get_hc_companies: Get Companies from Health Canada Drug Product Database

In MedxR: Access Drug Regulatory Data via FDA and Health Canada APIs

Get Companies from Health Canada Drug Product Database

Description

Retrieves information on all pharmaceutical companies listed in the Health Canada Drug Product Database (DPD) using the RESTful API endpoint /drug/company.

This includes details such as the company code, company name, address, city, province, postal code, and country. Each record corresponds to a company associated with one or more approved or discontinued drug products.

Usage

get_hc_companies()

Details

This function sends a GET request to the Health Canada Drug Product Database API. It supports caching via the memoise package to avoid redundant calls, and includes a small rate limit delay between successive API requests.

The columns post_office_box and suite_number are automatically removed as they generally contain incomplete or irrelevant information.

If the API request fails or returns an error status code, the function returns NULL with an informative message.

Value

A tibble with the following columns:

• company_code: Unique identifier for the company

• company_name: Official registered name of the company

• company_type: Type of company (e.g., "DIN OWNER", "Manufacturer")

• city_name: City where the company is located

• province_name: Province or territory (if applicable)

• country_name: Country name

• postal_code: Postal code or ZIP code

• street_name: Street address

Note

Requires an active internet connection.

Source

Health Canada Drug Product Database (DPD) API: https://health-products.canada.ca/api/documentation/dpd-documentation-en.html

See Also

GET, fromJSON, as_tibble

Examples

  # This function requires an internet connection and downloads data from Health Canada
  get_hc_companies()

MedxR documentation built on Jan. 14, 2026, 5:08 p.m.