Canadian Clinical Drug Data Set - Initial Release Announcement

Hello!
Health Canada and Infoway are pleased to announce the new national drug terminology known as the Canadian Clinical Drug Data Set is available for use.

The link to the "landing" page that provides navigation to the files and supporting documentation for the Canadian Clinical Drug Data Set is here - infocentral.infoway-inforoute.ca/en/standards/health-information/ccdd

The files can be found here: tgateway.infoway-inforoute.ca/ccdd.html?id=2.16.840.1.113883.2.20.6.1

The supporting documentation including release notes, editorial guidelines and the technical specification can be found on InfoScribe here:
infoscribe.infoway-inforoute.ca/display/CCDD/Canadian+Clinical+Drug+Data+Set

Please note, the Canadian Clinical Drug Data Set is not complete at this time. We are working on expanding it beyond the top 250 moieties dispensed in Canada. There are ongoing discussions in the Medication Management Community if anyone wishes to follow this product.

thankyou
Beverly