Alternative Drug Categories

Please note that the three-character alpha manufacturer codes have been replaced with numerical codes up to six digits. This required a change to the layout of this file. Please see the File Layout table below for the new data positions.

Variable Descriptions

VARIABLE	DESCRIPTION
ALT	"A" indicates a generic drug that is a partial benefit.
CDIC	Canadian Drug Identification Number
BEN	Benefit group(s) under which the drug is eligible
DRUGNM	Brand name of the drug
MNFCTRR	Manufacturer of the drug
BRAND	"Y" indicates a brand drug, "N" indicates a generic
CHEMNAME	Active ingredient of the drug
CLASS	American Hospital Formulary Service Pharmacologic Therapeutic Classification

File Layout

VARIABLE	DATA TYPE	POSITIONS
BLANK		1
ALT	CHAR	2
BLANK		3
CDIC	INTEGER	4 - 11
BLANK		12
BEN	CHAR	13 - 28
BLANK		29
DRGNM	CHAR	30 - 64
BLANK		65 - 69
MNFCTRR	CHAR	70 - 75
BLANK		76
BRAND	CHAR	77
BLANK		78
CHEMNAME	CHAR	79 - 113
BLANK		114
THCL	CHAR	115 - 127