| Name | Value | Comments |
|---|
 caseSensitive | false | |
| compositional | | |
| content | not-present | |
| copyright | | |
| date | 2021-10-04T00:00:00-04:00 | |
| description | 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:
* manufacturer
* product name
* active ingredient(s)
* strength(s) of active ingredient(s)
* pharmaceutical form, and
* route of administration.
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 | |
| experimental | false | |
| hierarchyMeaning | | |
| jurisdiction | | |
| name | HcDIN | |
| publisher | Health Canada | |
| purpose | | |
| status | active | |
| title | Health Canada Drug Id Number | |
| url | http://hl7.org/fhir/NamingSystem/ca-hc-din | |
| version | 4.0.1 | |
| versionNeeded | | |