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CEPHALEXIN MONOHYDRATE

All products: not a benefit

Ceporex · DIN 00253146 · 500mg · capsule

Listed, not a benefitHealth Canada: not checked yet (expand to check)
StatusListed, not a benefit
Write on scriptnot a benefit; no Exceptional Access criteria on record; see alternatives
Patient paysPatient pays: program not supplied; amount cannot be determined.
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1 brand, same coverage
Ceporex · DIN 00253146 Manufacturer: Glaxo Canada Inc.; listing date 2006-06-15 Daily cost (source): $2.9008 Health Canada: not checked yet (expand to check)
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Ceporex: Formulary list price not recorded/unit (unit not stated in source; not the patient's cost)

Formulary data: Ontario extract of Aug 26, 2026 · Health Canada: not checked yet (expand to check) · Verify on the e-Formulary ↗ (DIN 00253146)

Source record
DIN 00253146: Ceporex Raw flags: notABenefit=Y, sec3=Y Item: 081228029; group id 43; item number 0095; lccId None; manufacturer id GLA Source form: Cap; strength: 500mg Recorded listing: Listed, not a benefit; ODB pays only for the benefit products in this interchangeable category Source prices (unrounded): not recorded; ministry not recorded Source: ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26 DIN=00253146
Interchangeable products
Teva-Cephalexin · DIN 00342114 · $0.7252
Shortage status: no shortage or discontinuation reported (checked 2026-09-13T08:10:21.292534+00:00); reports as of 2026-09-13T08:10:21.292534+00:00 (Health Product Shortages Canada) Source: https://healthproductshortages.ca/search?term=00253146
Shortage record checked 2026-09-13T08:10:21.292534+00:00
Other drugs in the same formulary class (08:12:28 Other Antibiotics) and how they are covered

Matched class: 08:12:28 Other Antibiotics

Drug-class inventory only. Lists recorded Ontario formulary products, not every Canadian medication; does not recommend treatment. Covered without a code on the Ontario formulary: CEFIXIME, CLINDAMYCIN PALMITATE Some products covered without a code (check the product listing): CEFADROXIL, CEFPROZIL, CEFTRIAXONE DISODIUM, CEFUROXIME AXETIL, CLINDAMYCIN HCL, CLINDAMYCIN PHOSPHATE, TOBRAMYCIN, TOBRAMYCIN SULFATE 08:12:28 Other Antibiotics

CEFADROXIL

· 4 products · Listed, not a benefit (1), General benefit (3) · strengths: 500mg · Cap

CEFIXIME

· 4 products · General benefit · strengths: 20mg/mL, 400mg · Oral Susp, Tab

CEFPROZIL

· 17 products · General benefit (11), Listed, not a benefit (6) · strengths: 125mg/5mL, 250mg/5mL, 250mg, 500mg · Oral Susp-100mL Pk, Oral Susp-75mL Pk, Tab

CEFTRIAXONE DISODIUM

· 16 products · Listed, not a benefit (3), General benefit (10), Off-Formulary Interchangeable, not an ODB benefit (3) · strengths: 0.25g/Vial, 1g/Vial, 2g/Vial, 10g/Vial · Inj Pd-Vial Pk

CEFUROXIME AXETIL

· 9 products · General benefit (7), Listed, not a benefit (2) · strengths: 125mg/5mL, 250mg, 500mg · Susp, Tab

CLINDAMYCIN HCL

· 20 products · Listed, not a benefit (2), General benefit (18) · strengths: 150mg, 300mg · Cap

CLINDAMYCIN PALMITATE

· 1 products · General benefit · strengths: 15mg/mL · Pd for Oral Susp

CLINDAMYCIN PHOSPHATE

· 2 products · General benefit (1), Listed, not a benefit (1) · strengths: 300mg/2mL · Inj Sol-2mL Pk

TOBRAMYCIN

· 3 products · Limited Use, codes 472 (1), General benefit (2) · strengths: 28mg, 300mg/5mL · Inh Pd-Cap, Inh Sol-5mL Pk

TOBRAMYCIN SULFATE

· 4 products · Listed, not a benefit (1), General benefit (3) · strengths: 80mg/2mL · Inj Sol-2mL Pk

DALBAVANCIN HYDROCHLORIDE

· 1 products · Limited Use, codes 677 · strengths: 500mg/Vial · Pd for Sol (Preservative-Free)

RIFAXIMIN

· 1 products · Limited Use, codes 475 · strengths: 550mg · Tab Source: formulary-ed43-front-matter.txt Part V; ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26; class 08:12:28 and 4 more
Full class listing Related classes: 08:12:04 Antifungals, 08:12:07 Carbapenems, 08:12:12 Erythromycins, 08:12:16 Penicillins, 08:12:24 Tetracyclines, 08:14:08 Azoles Same formulary class, not same indication: class membership alone does not establish equivalent uses.
What the Health Canada label says it is for
INDICATIONS TEVA-CEPHALEXIN may be indicated for the treatment of bacterial infections of the respiratory tract (1,12)(l3,l4), including otitis media (1,2) , genitourinary tract (3), bone and joints (4,5), skin and soft tissue (6,7), when the infection is caused by susceptible organisms. Culture and susceptibility studies should be performed. To reduce the development of drug-resistant bacteria and maintain the effectiveness of TEVA- CEPHALEXIN and other antibacterial drugs, TEVA-CEPHALEXIN should be used only to treat infections that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by susceptible bacteria. When culture and susceptibility information are available, they should be considered in selecting or modifying antibacterial therapy. In the absence of such data, local epidemiology and susceptibility patterns may contribute to the empiric selection of therapy. 2 https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00057614.PDF PM date: August 12, 2020 Source product: TEVA-CEPHALEXIN; DIN 00342084; fetched 2026-09-10 Product monograph posted by Health Canada; excerpt for lookup only.

Other review policies

For Ceporex: no applicable EAP criteria are held and no ODB benefit is established. These policies do not establish coverage.

For rare, immediately life-, limb- or organ-threatening circumstances, the Compassionate Review Policy may consider an unfunded drug or indication, subject to its criteria and without bypassing the drug review process. Compassionate Review Policy

Compassionate Review Policy: source quote
Where there are rare clinical circumstances in immediately life, limb, or organ-threatening conditions, the Executive Officer will also consider requests for drugs or indications in situations where there has not been a decision by the Executive Officer to provide funding of the drug or indication as part of the Ontario Drug Benefit program (and the EAP), and the drug or indication requested would not circumvent the established review process for new drugs or indications as part of the drug submission process for listing within the Ontario Drug Benefit program. Requests must meet the criteria for the Compassionate Review Policy.

Ontario source; updated September 15, 2026

For cancer drugs, Case-by-Case Review considers rare, immediately life-threatening circumstances when no satisfactory funded treatment exists; its criteria and application process apply. Case-by-Case Review (cancer drugs)

Case-by-Case Review (cancer drugs): source quote
Note: Requests for cancer drugs are considered under the Case-by-Case Review Program (CBCRP) which is administered by Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) on behalf of the Ministry of Health. The CBCRP considers funding requests for drugs (both oral therapies and injectable drugs) for the treatment of cancer in patients who have a rare clinical circumstance that is immediately life-threatening (death is likely within a matter of months) and who require treatment with an unfunded drug, because there is no other satisfactory and funded treatment. Please refer to the Ontario Health website for information on the application process, FAQs, eligibility criteria and program policies.

Ontario source; updated September 15, 2026