Drug Product Database (DPD)
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Health Canada is the federal regulator of therapeutic products. We are
not a manufacturer. We do not take or fill orders for these products.
For information on where these products are sold, please contact the individual
company directly.
For information related to treatment options, choices of medications and
their uses, illnesses, side effects or drug interactions - contact your
health care professional (e.g. doctor, pharmacist, etc.). We do not provide
medical advice on the use of the products identified in this database.
The DPD extract files have been updated. They will now contain complete product information for all discontinued (inactivated) products. The product information available for discontinued (inactivated) products will be the same as the one we have been providing for marketed (active) products in the extract files.
In addition to the new information available for all discontinued (inactivated) products, the previous "inactive.txt" extract will remain available to users and will not be removed.
For more information, please go to the READ ME.
What is the Drug Product Database (DPD)?
The DPD contains product specific information on drugs approved for use
in Canada. The database is managed by Health Canada and includes human
pharmaceutical and biological drugs, veterinary drugs and disinfectant
products. It contains approximately 23,000 products which companies have
notified Health Canada as being marketed.
Information available in the database includes the following parameters:
- Brand Name
- Drug Identification
Number (DIN)
- Company
- Active Ingredient(s)
- Route of Administration
- Pharmaceutical
Form
- Package Sizes
- Therapeutic Classification (AHFS and ATC)
- Active
Ingredient Group (AIG) Number
- Pharmaceutical Standard
- Veterinary
Species
Additionnal information regarding the DPD online query:
- the data found in the DPD online query is updated nightly,
- use the Search Tips to help navigate the database,
- use the Terminology to get an understanding of the words used in the DPD online query,
- use the Data Extracts to download the content of the DPD online query,
- please note that, products that were discontinued (inactivated) prior to 1996 are not available in this database.
Product and company information for drug products marketed in
Canada can be found using the DPD ONLINE Query.
For general questions about the contents of the DPD contact:
sipdmail@hc-sc.gc.ca
For technical support about the database contact:
DPD Data Administrator
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