Canadian · Lookup
DIN lookup Canada.
Search a Canadian Drug Identification Number (DIN) in Health Canada’s Drug Product Database. The format check is local; the product lookup goes from your browser to Health Canada.
Search a DIN in Health Canada’s database
Health Canada DPD result
Enter a DIN and press Look up.
How a Canadian DIN works
A Drug Identification Number (DIN) is an 8-digit number Health Canada assigns to a drug product before it can be sold in Canada. It is assigned randomly and has no particular meaning, and it has no check digit, so there is no checksum to verify. The only offline test is the format: exactly 8 digits, with leading zeros kept (for example 00559407).
Whether a DIN exists is answered by the Drug Product Database (DPD). This tool queries the DPD web service for the product, then its status and active ingredients. If the DPD returns nothing, the number is not in the database.
This is the Canadian DIN. A bare “DIN” can also mean India’s Director Identification Number, which is unrelated.
Sources
- Health Canada, Drug Identification Number fact sheet: 8-digit number, assigned randomly, no particular meaning.
- Health Canada, Drug Product Database API documentation.
What a result does and doesn’t tell you
This tool confirms whether a DIN exists in Health Canada’s Drug Product Database and shows the status the DPD records. It is not medical advice and does not confirm that a product is in stock, safe, or right for you; ask a pharmacist or physician. The format check is format only: a DIN has no checksum, so a well-formed number can still be unissued. The lookup sends the DIN you type to health-products.canada.ca from your browser; nothing is sent to or stored by TNAADO.