Distinct Identification Numbers (DINs) assigned by Health Canada indicate the variety of individual products eligible for some degree of PharmaCare coverage in 2010-11. The dataset is a tabular representation of this count, published by the Government of British Columbia. It was last updated on the open_canada platform in April 2026.
Use Cases
- Analyze the scope of pharmaceutical coverage based on the count of eligible DINs.
- Compare drug variety across different coverage programs based on the PharmaCare eligibility indicator.
- Study pharmaceutical policy impact based on the 2010-11 temporal coverage.
Strengths
- Data originates from the authoritative Government of British Columbia.
- Temporal coverage is explicitly defined as the 2010-11 period.
- Last update metadata is precise: 2026-04-17 15:25:10.008971.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to the 2010-11 period.
Provenance
- Source
- Government of British Columbia
- Time Range
- 2010-11
- Geography
- British Columbia, Canada