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BACLOFEN

All products: general benefit

Other products in the same Health Canada class (M03B, M03BX) — coverage varies; not interchangeable

  • Cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril): not a benefit
  • Tizanidine (Zanaflex): not a benefit
  • Orphenadrine (Norflex): not a benefit

Lioresal DS · DIN 00636576 · 20mg · tablet

General benefit; Health Canada lists this DIN as Cancelled post market since 2020-02-26 — choose a marketed DIN from the same-category list.Discontinued 2020-02-26 · checked 2026-09-20
StatusGeneral benefit; Health Canada lists this DIN as Cancelled post market since 2020-02-26 — choose a marketed DIN from the same-category list.
Write on scriptno code needed; Health Canada lists this DIN as Cancelled post market since 2020-02-26 — choose a marketed DIN from the same-category list.
Patient paysPatient pays: program not supplied; amount cannot be determined.
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1 brand, same coverage
Lioresal DS · DIN 00636576 Manufacturer: Novartis Pharma Canada Inc.; listing date 1996-10-01 Health Canada: Cancelled post market since 2020-02-26 · brand LIORESAL D.S. TAB 20MG · ATC M03BX01 BACLOFEN · form Tablet · route Oral · ingredients BACLOFEN 20 MG · company Mc comber distributions · schedule Prescription
Check this DIN again · Health Canada product record

Ministry pays: $0.3104 per source unit.

Source explanation: The formulary price is what ODB pays; the cash price at the counter is set by the pharmacy.

Formulary data: Ontario extract of Aug 26, 2026 · Health Canada DPD extract of Sep 2, 2026 (Open Government Licence – Canada) · https://health-products.canada.ca/dpd-bdpp/info?lang=eng&code=6244 · Verify on the e-Formulary ↗ (DIN 00636576)

Source record
DIN 00636576: Lioresal DS Raw flags: sec3=Y Item: 122000006; group id 240; item number 0431; lccId None; manufacturer id NOV Source form: Tab; strength: 20mg Recorded listing: General benefit Source prices (unrounded): $1.7122; ministry $0.3104 Source: ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26 DIN=00636576 Health Canada DPD extract of Sep 2, 2026 (Open Government Licence – Canada) · https://health-products.canada.ca/dpd-bdpp/info?lang=eng&code=6244
Interchangeable products
Apo-Baclofen · DIN 02139391 · $0.3104 Baclofen · DIN 02287048 · $0.3104 Baclofen · DIN 02544679 · $0.3104 Jamp Baclofen · DIN 02544490 · $0.3104 Mylan-Baclofen · DIN 02088401 · $0.3104 PMS-Baclofen · DIN 02063743 · $0.3104 Ratio-Baclofen · DIN 02236508 · $0.3104
Shortage status: not checked (no credentials)
Health Canada lists this DIN as Cancelled post market since 2020-02-26 — choose a marketed DIN from the same-category list.
Other drugs in the same formulary class (12:20 Skeletal Muscle Relaxants) and how they are covered

Matched class: 12:20 Skeletal Muscle Relaxants

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: DANTROLENE SODIUM 12:20 Skeletal Muscle Relaxants

CYCLOBENZAPRINE HCL

· 12 products · Listed, not a benefit · strengths: 10mg · Tab

TIZANIDINE HCL

· 3 products · Off-Formulary Interchangeable, not an ODB benefit · strengths: 4mg · Tab

ORPHENADRINE CITRATE

· 2 products · Listed, not a benefit · strengths: 60mg/2mL · Inj Sol-2mL Pk

DANTROLENE SODIUM

· 1 products · General benefit · strengths: 25mg · Cap Source: formulary-ed43-front-matter.txt Part V; ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26; class 12:20
Full class listing Related classes: 12:04 Parasympathomimetic (Cholinergic) Agents, 12:08 Parasympatholytic (Cholinergic Blocking) Agents, 12:12 Sympathomimetic (Adrenergic) Agents Same formulary class, not same indication: class membership alone does not establish equivalent uses.
What the Health Canada label says it is for
INDICATIONS AND CLINICAL USE pms-BACLOFEN (baclofen) is useful for the alleviation of signs and symptoms of spasticity resulting from multiple sclerosis. pms-BACLOFEN may also be of some value in patients with spinal cord injuries and other spinal cord diseases. https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00059369.PDF PM date: December 11, 2020 Source product: PMS-BACLOFEN; DIN 02063735; fetched 2026-09-10 Product monograph posted by Health Canada; excerpt for lookup only.