HL7 Terminology (THO)
5.2.0 - Publication
This page is part of the HL7 Terminology (v5.2.0: Release) based on FHIR R4. This is the current published version in its permanent home (it will always be available at this URL). For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions
Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/NamingSystem/ca-hc-din | Version: 4.0.1 | |||
Active as of 2021-10-04 | Responsible: Health Canada | Computable Name: HcDIN | ||
Other Identifiers: id: urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.5.1105 |
A Drug Identification Number (DIN) is a computer-generated eight digit number assigned by Health Canada to a drug product prior to being marketed in Canada. It uniquely identifies all drug products sold in a dosage form in Canada and is located on the label of prescription and over-the-counter drug products that have been evaluated and authorized for sale in Canada. A DIN uniquely identifies the following product characteristics:
Note: The number has a leading zero.
Further information about this Code System can be found at https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-health-products/drug-products/applications-submissions/guidance-documents/regulatory-requirements-drug-identification-numbers/document.html
This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets:
This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/NamingSystem/ca-hc-din
defines codes, but no codes are represented here
History
Date | Action | Author | Custodian | Comment |
2022-07-22 | revise | Jessica Bota | TSMG | Add default value of TRUE for code systems missing caseSensitive element unless otherwise specified; UP-322 |
2021-10-05 | revise | Jessica Bota | HTA | Update Preferred URI for HcDIN; UP-238 |
2021-03-19 | revise | Joan Harper | Canada Health Infoway | Change current CodeSystem.URL to the new Canonical URL and fix description;UP-176 |