Release Notes:  Version 20230914

About this release 

This release (version 20230914) 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 Gateway.  

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.

Non-proprietary Therapeutic Product (NTP)

 There is 1 new deprecated concept in this version resulting from a dose form correction in DPD.

ntp_code ntp_formal_name ntp_fr_description Change New ntp_codeNew ntp_formal_nameNew ntp_fr_description
9000008 phenytoin 50 mg oral tabletphénytoïne 50 mg comprimé oralDeprecated 9014908 phenytoin 50 mg chewable tabletphénytoïne 50 mg comprimé à croquer

Manufactured Product (MP)

The following MP formal name change has occurred resulting in the newly deprecated NTP shown above.

mp_code mp_formal_name August Releasemp_fr_description August Releasemp_formal_name (new) September Releasemp_fr_description (new) September Release
00023698 DILANTIN INFATABS (phenytoin 50 mg oral tablet) UPJOHN CANADA ULCDILANTIN INFATABS (phénytoïne 50 mg comprimé oral) UPJOHN CANADA ULCDILANTIN INFATABS (phenytoin 50 mg chewable tablet) BGP PHARMA ULCDILANTIN INFATABS (phénytoïne 50 mg comprimé à croquer) BGP PHARMA ULC


Questions, Concerns, Changes

Questions and concerns and suggestions for future consideration are welcomed and should be sent by e-mail at [email protected]

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