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HYDROCORTISONE

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Cortoderm · PIN 00716685 · 0.5% · Oint

General benefitOntario PIN; no Health Canada record under this code
StatusGeneral benefit
Write on scriptno code needed
Patient paysPatient pays: program not supplied; amount cannot be determined.

No Health Canada record under this code: Ontario lists it under a product identification number (PIN), not a DIN. Look up the brand's own DIN on Health Canada: https://health-products.canada.ca/dpd-bdpp/index-eng.jsp

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Cortoderm · DIN 00716685 Manufacturer: Taro Pharmaceuticals Inc.; listing date 1996-10-01 No Health Canada record under this code: Ontario lists it under a product identification number (PIN), not a DIN. Look up the brand's own DIN on Health Canada: https://health-products.canada.ca/dpd-bdpp/index-eng.jsp
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Cortoderm: Formulary list price $0.1400/unit (unit not stated in source; not the patient's cost)

Ministry pays: $0.1400 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 · Ontario PIN; see Health Canada brand lookup · Verify on the e-Formulary ↗ (DIN 00716685)

Source record
DIN 00716685: Cortoderm Raw flags: sec3=Y Item: 840600027; group id 846; item number 2059; lccId None; manufacturer id TAR Source form: Oint; strength: 0.5% Recorded listing: General benefit Source prices (unrounded): $0.1400; ministry $0.1400 Source: ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26 DIN=00716685 Look up the brand's own DIN on Health Canada: https://health-products.canada.ca/dpd-bdpp/index-eng.jsp
Interchangeable products
Cortate · DIN 00513261 · not recorded
Shortage status: not checked (no credentials)
Other drugs in the same formulary class (84:06 Anti-Inflammatory) and how they are covered

Matched class: 84:06 Anti-Inflammatory

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: BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE, BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE IN A BASE CONTAINING PROPYLENE GLYCOL, BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE IN PROPYLENE GLYCOL BASE, CALCIPOTRIOL & BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE, HALOBETASOL PROPIONATE, MOMETASONE FUROATE Some products covered without a code (check the product listing): AMCINONIDE, BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE, BETAMETHASONE VALERATE, CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE, DESONIDE, FLUOCINONIDE, HYDROCORTISONE ACETATE, HYDROCORTISONE VALERATE, TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE, TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE 0.1% IN ORABASE 84:06 Anti-Inflammatory

AMCINONIDE

· 2 products · Listed, not a benefit (1), General benefit (1) · strengths: 0.1% · Cr

BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE

· 2 products · General benefit · strengths: 0.025% · Cr, Oint

BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE

· 6 products · General benefit (5), General benefit; DIN status E (meaning unconfirmed); confirm discontinuation/availability with Health Canada (1) · strengths: 0.05% · Cr, Lot, Oint

BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE IN A BASE CONTAINING PROPYLENE GLYCOL

· 2 products · General benefit · strengths: 0.05% · Oint

BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE IN PROPYLENE GLYCOL BASE

· 2 products · General benefit · strengths: 0.05% · Cr

BETAMETHASONE VALERATE

· 19 products · Listed, not a benefit (7), General benefit (12) · strengths: 0.05%, 0.1% · Cr, Lot, Oint, Scalp Lot

CALCIPOTRIOL & BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE

· 5 products · General benefit · strengths: 50mcg/g & 0.5mg/g · Oint, Top Aero Foam, Top Gel

CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE

· 20 products · General benefit (11), Off-Formulary Interchangeable, not an ODB benefit (9) · strengths: 0.05%, 0.05% w/w · Cr, Oint, Scalp Lot, Top Shampoo, Top Sol Sp

DESONIDE

· 4 products · Listed, not a benefit (2), General benefit (2) · strengths: 0.05% · Cr, Oint

FLUOCINONIDE

· 8 products · General benefit (4), Listed, not a benefit (4) · strengths: 0.05% · Cr, Emol Cr, Gel, Oint

HALOBETASOL PROPIONATE

· 1 products · General benefit · strengths: 0.01% w/w · Lot

HYDROCORTISONE ACETATE

· 2 products · Listed, not a benefit (1), General benefit (1) · strengths: 1% · Cr Source: formulary-ed43-front-matter.txt Part V; ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26; class 84:06 and 5 more
Full class listing Related classes: 84:04 Anti-Infectives, 84:28 Keratolytic Agents, 84:36 Miscellaneous Skin and Mucous Membrane Agents Same formulary class, not same indication: class membership alone does not establish equivalent uses.
Other drugs whose Health Canada label lists a similar indication: endocrine disorders, neoplastic diseases
From Health Canada product monographs; label wording only, not a treatment recommendation. Matching is lexical and uses one held product label per generic; formulations and qualifying criteria may differ. Covered without a code on the Ontario formulary: METHYLPREDNISOLONE METHOTREXATE · General benefit (29), Listed, not a benefit (1), Off-Formulary Interchangeable, not an ODB benefit (4) 1 INDICATIONS pms-METHOTREXATE is indicated for Neoplastic diseases: • Choriocarcinoma: Methotrexate – as single chemotherapy or in combination with other drugs. PM: https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00078227.PDF; date JAN 08, 2025; DIN 02170698; fetched 2026-09-10 Product monograph METHYLPREDNISOLONE · General benefit 1. Endocrine Disorders PM: https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00080809.PDF; date 2025-06-13; DIN 00030988; fetched 2026-09-10 Product monograph Coverage source: ON formulary extract 2026-08-26
What the Health Canada label says it is for
1 Indications CORTEF (hydrocortisone) is indicated for: • Endocrine Disorders: Primary or secondary adrenocortical insufficiency (hydrocortisone or cortisone is the first choice; synthetic analogs may be used in conjunction with mineralocorticoids where applicable; in infancy, mineralocorticoid supplementation is of particular importance); congenital adrenal hyperplasia; nonsuppurative thyroiditis; hypercalcemia associated with cancer. • Rheumatic Disorders: As adjunctive therapy for short term administration (to tide the patient over an acute episode or exacerbation) in: psoriatic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, including juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (selected cases may require low dose maintenance therapy), ankylosing spondylitis, acute and subacute bursitis, acute nonspecific tenosynovitis, acute gouty arthritis, posttraumatic osteoarthritis, synovitis of osteoarthritis, epicondylitis. • Collagen Diseases: During an exacerbation or as maintenance therapy in selected cases of: systemic lupus erythematosus, acute rheumatic carditis, systemic dermatomyositis (polymyositis). • Dermatologic Diseases: pemphigus, bullous der… https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00082414.PDF PM date: OCT 20, 2025 Source product: CORTEF; DIN 00030910; fetched 2026-09-10 Product monograph posted by Health Canada; excerpt for lookup only.