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contributor:
  email: cthoyt@gmail.com
  github: cthoyt
  name: Charles Tapley Hoyt
  orcid: 0000-0003-4423-4370
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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.
example: 02069237
homepage: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs-health-products/drug-products/fact-sheets/drug-identification-number.html
keywords: []
mappings:
  hl7: 2.16.840.1.113883.5.1105
name: Health Canada Drug Identification Number
pattern: ^\d{8}$
preferred_prefix: hc.din
prefix: hc.din
providers: []
publications: []
references:
- http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/prodpharma/databasdon/index-eng.php
synonyms: []
