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LACTULOSE

All products: general benefit

Other products in the same Health Canada class (A06A) — coverage varies; not interchangeable

  • Bisacodyl (Dulcolax): general benefit
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  • Citric acid + oxide + picosulfate (Pico-Salax): general benefit
  • Mineral oil (Fleet Enema Mineral Oil): general benefit

PMS-Lactulose · DIN 00703486 · 667mg/mL · oral liquid

General benefitDormant since 2025-08-01 · checked 2026-09-20 · What does dormant mean?
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.
No interchangeable product listed in the Ontario extract
PMS-Lactulose · DIN 00703486 Manufacturer: Pharmascience Inc.; listing date 1996-10-01 Health Canada: Dormant since 2025-08-01 · brand PMS-LACTULOSE SYR 667MG/ML · ATC A06AD11 LACTULOSE · form Solution · route Oral · ingredients LACTULOSE 667 MG/ML · company Pharmascience inc · schedule Non-prescription drugs
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PMS-Lactulose: Formulary list price $0.0147/unit (unit not stated in source; not the patient's cost)

Ministry pays: $0.0147 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=38260 · Verify on the e-Formulary ↗ (DIN 00703486)

Source record
DIN 00703486: PMS-Lactulose Raw flags: sec3=Y Item: 561200047; group id 651; item number 1633; lccId None; manufacturer id PMS Source form: O/L; strength: 667mg/mL Recorded listing: General benefit Source prices (unrounded): $0.0147; ministry $0.0147 Source: ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26 DIN=00703486 Health Canada DPD extract of Sep 2, 2026 (Open Government Licence – Canada) · https://health-products.canada.ca/dpd-bdpp/info?lang=eng&code=38260
Shortage status: not checked (no credentials)
Health Canada lists this DIN as Dormant since 2025-08-01 — choose a marketed DIN from the same-category list.
Other drugs in the same formulary class (56:12 Cathartics) and how they are covered

Matched class: 56:12 Cathartics

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: BISACODYL, DOCUSATE SODIUM (DIOCTYL SODIUM SULFOSUCCINATE), MAGNESIUM OXIDE & CITRIC ACID & SODIUM PICOSULFATE, MINERAL OIL, PSYLLIUM MUCILLOID, SENNOSIDES A & B, SODIUM BIPHOSPHATE & SODIUM PHOSPHATE Some products covered without a code (check the product listing): GRAIN & CITRUS FIBRE 56:12 Cathartics

BISACODYL

· 5 products · General benefit · strengths: 5mg, 10mg · Ent Tab, Sup

DOCUSATE SODIUM (DIOCTYL SODIUM SULFOSUCCINATE)

· 6 products · General benefit · strengths: 100mg, 4mg/mL, 10mg/mL · Cap, O/L

GRAIN & CITRUS FIBRE

· 2 products · General benefit (1), Listed, not a benefit (1) · strengths: · Tab

MAGNESIUM OXIDE & CITRIC ACID & SODIUM PICOSULFATE

· 2 products · General benefit · strengths: 3.5g & 12g & 10mg · Pd for Sol-12g Sachet

MINERAL OIL

· 1 products · General benefit · strengths: 100% · Enema

PSYLLIUM MUCILLOID

· 1 products · General benefit · strengths: · Oral Pd

SENNOSIDES A & B

· 2 products · General benefit · strengths: 8.6mg · Tab

SODIUM BIPHOSPHATE & SODIUM PHOSPHATE

· 2 products · General benefit · strengths: 160mg & 60mg/mL · Ped Rect Sol, Rect Sol (with Preservative) Source: formulary-ed43-front-matter.txt Part V; ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26; class 56:12
Full class listing Related classes: 56:04 Antacids and Adsorbents, 56:08 Antidiarrhea Agents, 56:16 Digestants, 56:22 Antiemetics and Antinauseants, 56:40 Miscellaneous G.I. Drugs Same formulary class, not same indication: class membership alone does not establish equivalent uses.
What the Health Canada label says it is for
Product monograph unavailable: no link
Health Canada: dormant products
Health Canada defines dormant products as: “products that were previously marketed in Canada but for which the manufacturer has suspended sale for period of at least 12 months.” (canada.ca, Sep 10, 2026 ↗)