Food and Drug Regulations

C.01.005 (1) The principal display panel of both the inner label and outer label of a drug in dosage form shall show the drug identification number assigned for that drug, preceded by the expression “Drug Identification Number” or “Drogue : identification numérique”, or both, or the abbreviation “DIN”.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to

• (a) a drug in dosage form that is compounded by a pharmacist under a prescription or by a practitioner; or

• (b) a drug in dosage form that is sold under a prescription if the following information appears on the drug’s label:

  • (i) the drug’s proper name, common name or brand name,

  • (ii) the drug’s potency, and

  • (iii) the name of the drug’s manufacturer.

(3) In this section and in sections C.01.005.1 and C.01.014, drug in dosage form means a drug in a form in which it is ready for use by the consumer without requiring any further manufacturing.

(4) and (5) [Repealed, SOR/81-248, s. 1]