Release Notes for the CCDD Files, Version 20180122
General Notes
The Health Canada Drug Product Database (DPD) versions included in this release are the July 2017, through January 2018 releases. The files include both active and inactive content and the file name reflects this version whether there has been a change made or not to the specific files. Please see the table below for details on the changes made.
The following files will be available as full release files within this version:
- Manufactured Product,
- Non-proprietary Therapeutic Product,
- Therapeutic Moiety,
- Manufactured Product, Non-proprietary Therapeutic Product, Therapeutic Product Relationship,
- Manufactured Product to DIN or NPN Mapping,
- Special Groupings,
- Coded Attribute, and
- Device Non-proprietary Therapeutic Product.
The 'Full" release contains one entry for every concept that has ever been released and new content added for that release. New content added for a specific release may at times include “Inactive” content.
The “Delta" release contains only those concepts that have been added or changed since the previous release. The type of changes would include; inactivated and changes to any description. Delta files will be provided in a future release.
The scope of this release includes most of the top 250 moieties plus additional content beyond the top 250. .
The table below provides the number of concepts within each CCDD file within this release.
| January, 2018 CCDD Files | Number of Concepts | Types of Changes in this release |
|---|---|---|
| Therapeutic Moiety Full Release | 288 | 22 additions 2 status date changes |
| Non-proprietary Therapeutic Product Full Release | 1284 | 98 additions 2 status date changes |
| Manufactured Product Full Release | 5767 | 342 additions 2 status date changes 26 mp_formal_name changes (see details below) |
Manufactured Product, Non-proprietary Therapeutic Product, Therapeutic Product Relationship | 5767 | Includes concept additions and changes to formal names as described above |
| Device Non-proprietary Therapeutic Product | 3 | no change |
| Special Groupings | 1002 | There are 238 new entries in this file, corresponding to new concepts added. |
| Coded Attributes | 6 | no change |
| Manufactured Product to DIN or NPN Mapping | 5767 |
Terminology Gateway Specific Comments
Users may use the "Change Logs" available when viewing each individual file on the Gateway. The change logs identify the additions and changes to a code or formal name only. If there has been a change to a status or status date, it will not appear in the change log at this time.