DIN lookup
Find a Canadian medicine by its Drug Identification Number, in Health Canada’s Drug Product Database.
Official records from Health Canada · DPD, collected every day.
About this code
Health Canada assigns a Drug Identification Number (DIN) to every drug product authorised for sale in Canada. It is printed on the label.
A DIN has eight digits. Leading zeros are part of the number.
Example: 02238827
METFORMIN · 500 MG per TAB · TABLET
Sources that publish it
- Drug Product Database (DPD) Health Canada
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