Release Notes: Version 20250515
About this release
This release (version 20250515) provides the latest updates to the Canadian Clinical Drug Data Set in English and French. A separate InfoScribe location for the French supporting documents, including the French Release Notes, can be found here.
There is no change to the Technical Specification or the Editorial Guidelines.
The Canadian Clinical Drug Data Set is available for browsing and download via the Infoway Terminology Server.
Supporting general information can be found on Infoway Canadian Clinical Drug Data Set InfoCentral page.
General Notes
The following files are 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, in English (MP-NTP-TM Relationship),
- Manufactured Product-Non-proprietary Therapeutic Product-Therapeutic Product Relationship, in French (Relation PM-PTC-FT),
- 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.
NOTE: The “Delta" release which is intended to contain only those concepts that have been added or changed since the previous release will be considered for a future enhancement at a later date.
This release reflects additions and changes that have occurred in DPD since the last CCDD release.
Therapeutic Moiety (TM)
In response to user feedback, the following TM was deprecated and replaced with 2 unique TMs. Please note that this creates a duplicate tm formal name but the status of each are unique.
tm_code | tm_formal_name | tm_fr_description | Status | Comments |
8002530 | oxybate | oxybate | Deprecated | Replaced by TMs 8002536 and 8002542 |
8002536 | calcium oxybate and magnesium oxybate and potassium oxybate and sodium oxybate | oxybate de calcium et oxybate de magnésium et oxybate de potassium et oxybate de sodium | Active | First of two TMs replacing TM 8002530 (oxybate) |
8002542 | sodium oxybate | oxybate de sodium | Active | Second of two TMs replacing TM 8002530 (oxybate) |
8001940 | sodium oxybate | oxybate de sodium | Deprecated | TM previously deprecated in March 2025 |
Questions, Concerns, Changes
Questions and concerns and suggestions for future consideration are welcomed and should be sent by e-mail at [email protected]