Health Canada Active Ingredient Group Code / Active Ingredient Group Number

Hi Joan,

CIHI's National Prescription Drug Utilization (NPDUIS) database have Active Ingredient Group Number (AIG number - 10 digit number) as reported in the Health Canada Drug Product database.

For more info on NPDUIS, please see the following:
www.cihi.ca/en/national-prescription-drug-utilization-information-system-metadata
www.cihi.ca/sites/default/files/document/npduis_datadir_pub_en.pdf

Finnie

Could anybody who uses either of these Code Systems please let us know.

We are preparing to load Health Canada code systems into the HL7 Universal Terminology Gateway (UTG).
We would like note on the submission where the code systems are being used.