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PREDNISOLONE ACETATE

All products: general benefit

Other products in the same Health Canada class (S01B, S01BA) — coverage varies; not interchangeable

  • Dexamethasone (Maxidex): general benefit
  • Fluorometholone (Fml): general benefit
  • Fluorometholone (Flarex): general benefit
  • Ketorolac tromethamine (Acular): general benefit
  • Bromfenac (Prolensa): not a benefit

Ratio-Prednisolone · DIN 00700401 · 1% · Oph suspension

General benefitMarketed · checked 2026-09-19
StatusGeneral benefit
Write on scriptno code needed
Patient paysPatient pays: program not supplied; amount cannot be determined.
Private plan unknown: ask. If yes, check its coverage and payer coordination; if no, see the public routes below.
1 brand, same coverage
Ratio-Prednisolone · DIN 00700401 Manufacturer: Ratiopharm Inc.; listing date 1996-10-01 Health Canada: Marketed since 2018-04-20 · brand TEVA-PREDNISOLONE · ATC S01BA04 PREDNISOLONE · form Suspension · route Ophthalmic · ingredients PREDNISOLONE ACETATE 1 % · company Performance health inc. · schedule Prescription
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Ratio-Prednisolone: Formulary list price $1.9400/unit (unit not stated in source; not the patient's cost)

Ministry pays: $1.9400 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=7042 · Verify on the e-Formulary ↗ (DIN 00700401)

Source record
DIN 00700401: Ratio-Prednisolone Raw flags: sec3=Y Item: 520800017; group id 600; item number 1560; lccId None; manufacturer id RPH Source form: Oph Susp; strength: 1% Recorded listing: General benefit Source prices (unrounded): $1.9400; ministry $1.9400 Source: ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26 DIN=00700401 Health Canada DPD extract of Sep 2, 2026 (Open Government Licence – Canada) · https://health-products.canada.ca/dpd-bdpp/info?lang=eng&code=7042
Interchangeable products
Pred Forte · DIN 00301175 · not recorded
Shortage status: not checked (no credentials)
Other drugs in the same formulary class (52:08 Anti-Inflammatory Agents) and how they are covered

Matched class: 52:08 Anti-Inflammatory Agents

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: DEXAMETHASONE, FLUMETHASONE PIVALATE & IODOCHLORHYDROXYQUIN, FLUOROMETHOLONE, FLUOROMETHOLONE ACETATE, KETOROLAC TROMETHAMINE, LODOXAMIDE TROMETHAMINE Some products covered without a code (check the product listing): BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE, BUDESONIDE 52:08 Anti-Inflammatory Agents

DEXAMETHASONE

· 2 products · General benefit · strengths: 0.1% · Oph Oint-3.5g Pk, Oph Susp

FLUOROMETHOLONE

· 1 products · General benefit · strengths: 0.1% · Oph Susp

FLUOROMETHOLONE ACETATE

· 1 products · General benefit · strengths: 0.1% · Oph Susp

KETOROLAC TROMETHAMINE

· 3 products · General benefit · strengths: 0.5%, 0.45% w/v · Oph Sol, Oph Sol-0.4mL Vial Pk (Preservative-Free)

BROMFENAC

· 2 products · Off-Formulary Interchangeable, not an ODB benefit · strengths: 0.07% w/v · Oph Sol (With Preservative)

BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE

· 3 products · General benefit (2), Listed, not a benefit (1) · strengths: 50mcg · Nas-Sp-200 Dose Pk

BUDESONIDE

· 3 products · General benefit (2), Listed, not a benefit (1) · strengths: 64mcg/Metered Dose, 100mcg/Metered Dose · Nas Sp-120 Dose Pk, Nas Sp-165 Dose Pk

FLUMETHASONE PIVALATE & IODOCHLORHYDROXYQUIN

· 1 products · General benefit · strengths: 0.02% & 1% · Ot Sol

LODOXAMIDE TROMETHAMINE

· 1 products · General benefit · strengths: 0.1% · Oph Sol

AZELASTINE HCL & FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE

· 3 products · Off-Formulary Interchangeable, not an ODB benefit · strengths: 137mcg/Actuation&50mcg/Actuation · Nas-Sp-120 Dose Pk

FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE

· 4 products · Off-Formulary Interchangeable, not an ODB benefit · strengths: 50mcg/Actuation · Nas Sp-120 Dose Pk

MOMETASONE FUROATE

· 6 products · Off-Formulary Interchangeable, not an ODB benefit · strengths: 50mcg/Dose · Nas Sp-140 Dose Pk Source: formulary-ed43-front-matter.txt Part V; ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26; class 52:08 and 2 more
Full class listing Related classes: 52:04 Anti-Infectives, 52:16 Local Anesthetics, 52:20 Miotics, 52:24 Mydriatics, 52:32 Vasoconstrictors, 52:36 Other Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Agents Same formulary class, not same indication: class membership alone does not establish equivalent uses.
What the Health Canada label says it is for
1 INDICATIONS PRED FORTE® (prednisolone acetate) is indicated for: • the treatment of steroid‐responsive inflammation of the palpebral and bulbar conjunctiva, cornea and anterior segment of the globe. 1.1 Pediatrics Pediatrics (< 18 years of age): No data are available to Health Canada; therefore, Health Canada has not authorized an indication for pediatric use. 1.2 Geriatrics No overall differences in safety or effectiveness have been observed in elderly patients https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00074796.PDF PM date: FEB 28, 2024 Source product: PRED FORTE; DIN 00301175; fetched 2026-09-10 Product monograph posted by Health Canada; excerpt for lookup only.