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PegLyte Powder · DIN 00777838 · · Pd-4L Pk

General benefitMarketed · checked 2026-09-02
StatusGeneral benefit
Write on scriptno code needed
Patient paysPatient pays: program not supplied; amount cannot be determined.
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1 brand, same coverage
PegLyte Powder · DIN 00777838 Manufacturer: Pendopharm, Division of Pharmascience Inc.; listing date 1996-10-01 Health Canada: Marketed since 2013-05-22 · brand PEGLYTE POWDER · ATC A06AD10 MINERAL SALTS IN COMBINATION · form Powder for solution · route Oral · ingredients MACROGOL 238.18 G/BOTTLE, SODIUM CHLORIDE 5.85 G/BOTTLE, SODIUM SULFATE 22.96 G/BOTTLE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE 3.05 G/BOTTLE, SODIUM BICARBONATE 6.76 G/BOTTLE · company Pendopharm division of pharmascience inc · schedule Ethical
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PegLyte Powder: Formulary list price $16.4640/unit (unit not stated in source; not the patient's cost)

Ministry pays: $16.4640 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=9351 · Verify on the e-Formulary ↗ (DIN 00777838)

Source record
DIN 00777838: PegLyte Powder Raw flags: sec3=Y Item: 401200040; group id 549; item number 1481; lccId None; manufacturer id PEN Source form: Pd-4L Pk; strength: None Recorded listing: General benefit Source prices (unrounded): $16.4640; ministry $16.4640 Source: ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26 DIN=00777838 Health Canada DPD extract of Sep 2, 2026 (Open Government Licence – Canada) · https://health-products.canada.ca/dpd-bdpp/info?lang=eng&code=9351
Interchangeable products
Colyte · DIN 00677442 · not recorded JampLyte · DIN 02378329 · $16.4640
Shortage status: resolved shortage (ended 2022-01-13); reports as of 2026-09-13T08:10:21.292534+00:00 (Health Product Shortages Canada) Source: https://healthproductshortages.ca/search?term=00777838
Shortage record checked 2026-09-13T08:10:21.292534+00:00
Other drugs in the same formulary class (40:12 Replacement Agents) and how they are covered

Matched class: 40:12 Replacement 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: ELECTROLYTE & DEXTROSE 40:12 Replacement Agents

ELECTROLYTE & DEXTROSE

· 2 products · General benefit · strengths: · O/L Source: formulary-ed43-front-matter.txt Part V; ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26; class 40:12
Full class listing Related classes: 40:18 Potassium-Removing Resins, 40:28 Diuretics, 40:40 Uricosuric Drugs Same formulary class, not same indication: class membership alone does not establish equivalent uses.
Other drugs whose Health Canada label lists a similar indication: constipation
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: BISACODYL BISACODYL · General benefit INDICATIONS AND CLINICAL USE DULCOLAX is indicated for: • Relief of occasional constipation • Under medical supervision, for the preparation of diagnostic procedures, in pre- and postoperative treatment, and in conditions which require defecation to be facilitated. PM: https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00076868.PDF; date November 3, 2022; DIN 00003875; fetched 2026-09-10 Product monograph PRUCALOPRIDE · Off-Formulary Interchangeable, not an ODB benefit 1 INDICATIONS RESOTRAN® (prucalopride succinate tablets) is indicated for: • The treatment of chronic idiopathic constipation in adult female patients in whom laxatives failed to provide adequate relief. PM: https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00073288.PDF; date NOV 08, 2023; DIN 02377012; fetched 2026-09-10 Product monograph Coverage source: ON formulary extract 2026-08-26
What the Health Canada label says it is for
INDICATIONS AND CLINICAL USE Adults Colyte® (PEG 3350 and Electrolytes) is indicated for:  bowel cleansing prior to colonoscopy or barium enema x-ray examination or surgical procedures requiring a clean colon.  the treatment of constipation https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00061814.PDF PM date: March 25, 2021 Source product: COLYTE; DIN 00677442; fetched 2026-09-10 Product monograph posted by Health Canada; excerpt for lookup only.