Drug and medical device databases

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Purpose

This list of Health Canada's drug and medical device databases briefly describes the information available in each database. It does not provide an in depth description of all the information they contain and their every use.

Health Canada's drug and medical device databases include information on:

Databases related to drug products regulated as natural health products are not included in the list.

Background

Health Canada's drug and medical device databases increase transparency and make information accessible to stakeholders and the general public. Although some information on drugs and medical devices can be accessed via other channels, Health Canada encourages stakeholders to use our databases as a primary means to access information.

Drugs

Drug product database

Drugs authorized for sale in Canada.

Learn more about the Drug product database.

Drug and health product portal

Marketed drugs for human use and information about health product safety and use in Canada. This includes information on medical devices and natural health products.

Drug and health product register

Marketed drugs for human use and information about health product safety and use in Canada. This includes information on medical devices, applicable drugs and natural health products.

Learn more about the Drug and health product register.

COVID-19 vaccines and treatments portal

Drug and vaccine authorizations for COVID-19

Learn more about Drug and vaccine authorizations for COVID-19.

Clinical trials database

Clinical trials involving pharmaceutical and biological drugs in patients in Canada.

Learn more about the Clinical trials database.

List of authorized clinical trials for COVID-19

Information on clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines and treatments in Canada.

Submissions under review list

Submissions currently under review and certain drug submissions formerly under review.

Generic submissions under review list

Abbreviated new drug submissions currently under review.

Refer to the list to understand if generic versions of prescription brand name drugs are under review in Canada.

Drug and health products inspections database

Information on establishment licences and inspections.

Drug submission tracking system - Industry access

Provides sponsors with access to information about their own drug submissions. Access is granted via user names and passwords.

Sponsors can search the database to view:

List of drugs for an urgent public health need

List of drugs not approved for sale in Canada that are allowed to be imported into Canada for urgent public health need and sold in the notifying jurisdiction for one year.

Notice of compliance database

Notice of Compliance information on drugs approved for sale in Canada.

Learn more about the Notice of compliance database.

Notice of compliance with conditions listing

Drugs approved under the Notice of Compliance with conditions policy.

Learn more about Notice of compliance with conditions.

Prescription drug list

Medicinal ingredients that when found in a drug require a prescription.

Includes listings of ingredients, their salts and derivatives when appropriate, some examples of these ingredients, any applicable qualifiers, and the date the listing came into effect.

The list does not include medicinal ingredients that when found in a drug, require a prescription if those ingredients are listed in the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act Schedules.

Has two sections: one that pertains to human use and the other to veterinary use.

Learn more about the Prescription drug list.

Product monograph brand safety updates table

Updated and new safety labelling changes to the Product Monographs of brand name pharmaceutical drugs. The purpose of this table is to facilitate updates to generic Product Monographs.

Learn more the about Product monograph brand safety updates table.

Public release of clinical information portal

Clinical information that was submitted by drug manufacturers for the approval of new products.

Refer to the portal to find data about the tests and trials that were performed on drugs to evaluate their safety and efficacy.

Learn more about the Public release of clinical information portal.

Intellectual property

Patent register

Patents and Certificates of Supplementary Protection associated with human and veterinary drugs in accordance with the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations.

Refer to the register to find out if a medicinal ingredient has a patent or a Certificate of Supplementary Protection.

Learn more about the Patent register.

Register of certificates of supplementary protection and applications

Register of innovative drugs

Human and veterinary drugs that are eligible for data protection and whether the data protection period is active or expired.

Search the register to find out if a medicinal ingredient has data protection and when the data protection ends.

Side effects, recalls and safety alerts

Recalls and safety alerts database

Comprehensive list of recalls, advisories and safety alerts.

Learn more about the Recalls and safety alerts database.

Canada Vigilance adverse reaction online database

Suspected adverse reactions (also known as side effects) to health products for sale in Canada that happen in Canada.

Search the database to find reports of an adverse reaction to a health product.

Learn more about the Canada vigilance adverse reaction online database.

Medical devices

Medical devices active licences search

Medical devices that are licensed for sale in Canada or have been licensed in the past.

Learn more about the Medical devices active licences search.

Medical devices establishment licence listing

Information on holders of an active medical devices establishment licence.

Find out which company holds an active establishment licence for a medical device and whether that company distributes, imports or manufactures that device.

Public release of clinical information portal

Clinical information that was submitted by medical device manufacturers for the approval of new products.

Refer to the portal to find data about the tests and trials that were performed on medical devices to evaluate their safety and efficacy.

Learn more about the Public release of clinical information portal.

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