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Drug Benefits Management
Drug benefits managers in Canada use Prescribing Protocols, Special Authority Policies, and Reference Based Pricing Policies in an attempt to manage choices among therapeutically similar but chemically distinct products. |
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Drug Classification Systems
Two systems used to classify or group drugs include: 1) the American Hospital Formulary Service (AHFS) Pharmacologic-Therapeutic Classification System and 2) the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Classification System. The AHFS system is more commonly... |
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Drug Costs / Expenditures
see Expenditures for Pharmaceuticals. |
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Drug Data Support Files
This drug-based file, updated annually, was created at MCHP to enable creation of DIN lists over time from a given set of drug names or ATC classes. Value-added pieces include carrier listings specific to the Province of Manitoba for active and discontinu... |
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Drug Efficacy
The benefit a drug brings when it is taken in the context of a clinical trial or an ideal setting. This is in contrast to the effectiveness known as the benefit from a drug that the population receives when the drug is prescribed, dispensed and taken unde... |
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Drug Identification Number (DIN)
An eight digit number, assigned by the Therapeutic Products Directorate of Health Canada, to each drug approved for use in Canada in accordance with the Food and Drug Regulation. The same drug (e.g. Amoxicillin, 250 mg capsules) can have several different... |
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Drug Identification Number (DIN) Master File
Contains a list of all Drug Identification Numbers (DINs), one record per DIN, prepared annually by Manitoba Health as part of the Drug Program Information Network (DPIN) system. Consisting of approximately 700,000 records, this list includes DINs from ca... |
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Drug Interaction
A drug interaction is defined as the modification of the effects of 1 drug by the prior or concomitant administration of another. |
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Drug Product
A finished dosage form (tablet, capsule, etc, …) unique to the level of active ingredient, dosage form, strength and supplier type. |
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Drug Product Database (DPD)
The Drug Product Database (DPD) contains product specific information on drugs approved for use in Canada. It is available on the Health Canada Internet Website in the form of several data sets, which combined, form the DPD. |
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Drug Program Information Network (DPIN)
DPIN is an electronic, on-line, point-of-sale drug system. It links all community pharmacies (but not pharmacies in hospitals or nursing homes/personal care homes) and captures information about all Manitoba residents, including most prescriptions dispens... |
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Drug Program Information Network (DPIN) Data
An electronic, on-line, point-of-sale prescription drug database that connects Manitoba Health and pharmacies in Manitoba. The DPIN system generates complete drug profiles for each client including all transactions at the point of distribution. Informatio... |
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Drug Reimbursement Policies
The mechanisms used to reimburse pharmacies for products dispensed. Two commonly used drug reimbursement policies include: Maximum Allowable Cost pricing and Actual Acquisition Cost. These policies differ across provinces. |
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Drug Therapy
Prescribing pharmaceuticals to a patient as a means to regulate or improve their condition. |
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Drug Use
See Pharmaceutical Use. |
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Drug Utilization Indicator
A measure of how the population uses a drug (pharmaceutical). Examples of indicators include: access (the proportion of residents who are dispensed at least one prescription per year; such residents are called "pharmaceutical users"), intensity of use (to... |
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Drug Utilization Review (DUR)
Historically, DUR is a structured, ongoing organizationally authorized quality assurance process designed to ensure that drugs are used appropriately, safely and effectively. |
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DSM
The DSM acronym has multiple meanings, either: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM); OR Diagnostic Services Manitoba (DS... |
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Dummy Claims
See Shadow Billing |
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Dummy Variables
A dichotomous variable constructed from an originally qualitative (or quantitative) variable. The number of dichotomous variables one needs equals G-1, where G is the number of original categories. |
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