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LISINOPRIL

All products: general benefit

Other products in the same Health Canada class (C09AA) — coverage varies; not interchangeable

  • Benazepril (Lotensin): general benefit, Not a benefit
  • Captopril (Noyada): general benefit, Limited Use 707, 723, Not a benefit
  • Cilazapril (Inhibace): general benefit, Not a benefit
  • Enalapril (Vasotec): general benefit, Not a benefit
  • Fosinopril (Monopril): general benefit, Not a benefit
  • Perindopril erbumine (Coversyl): general benefit

3 more in the class list below

Zestril · DIN 02049333 · 5mg · tablet

General benefitMarketed · checked 2026-09-02
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.
Savings card: innoviCares lists Zestril (Ontario list dated 2026-09-10) — pays part of the brand-versus-generic difference after other coverage; free sign-up. (innovicares.ca ↗)
Savings card: RxHelp ONE lists ZESTRIL (read 2026-09-10) — brand-name savings card, free; cannot be combined with another card on the same claim. (rxhelp.ca ↗)
Limit of one Prescription Drug Card Program / Patient Financial Assistance Card from any adjudicator per DIN and claim submitted. The RxHelpONE card CANNOT be combined with any other card or offer. (Terms of Use) (rxhelp.ca, Sep 10, 2026 ↗)
1 brand, same coverage
Zestril · DIN 02049333 Manufacturer: AstraZeneca; listing date 1996-10-01 Daily cost (source): $0.5770 Health Canada: Marketed since 2022-02-28 · brand ZESTRIL · ATC C09AA03 LISINOPRIL · form Tablet · route Oral · ingredients LISINOPRIL 5 MG · company Searchlight pharma inc · schedule Prescription
Check this DIN again · Health Canada product record

Ministry pays: $0.1347 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=17126 · Verify on the e-Formulary ↗ (DIN 02049333)

Source record
DIN 02049333: Zestril Raw flags: chronicUseMed=Y, sec3=Y Item: 240800150; group id 333; item number 0748; lccId None; manufacturer id AZC Source form: Tab; strength: 5mg Recorded listing: General benefit; chronic-use medication (100-day supply rule, dispensing-fee limit) Source prices (unrounded): $0.5770; ministry $0.1347 Source: ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26 DIN=02049333 Health Canada DPD extract of Sep 2, 2026 (Open Government Licence – Canada) · https://health-products.canada.ca/dpd-bdpp/info?lang=eng&code=17126
Interchangeable products
Apo-Lisinopril · DIN 02217481 · $0.1347 Auro-Lisinopril · DIN 02394472 · $0.1347 Co Lisinopril · DIN 02271443 · $0.1347 Jamp-Lisinopril · DIN 02361531 · $0.1347 Lisinopril · DIN 02386232 · $0.1347 Lisinopril (Type Z) · DIN 02525186 · $0.1347 Lisinopril Tablets · DIN 02554488 · $0.1347 Ran-Lisinopril · DIN 02294230 · $0.1347 Sandoz Lisinopril · DIN 02289199 · $0.1347 Teva-Lisinopril (Type Z) · DIN 02285118 · $0.1347
Shortage status: resolved shortage (ended 2026-01-15); reports as of 2026-09-13T08:10:21.292534+00:00 (Health Product Shortages Canada) Source: https://healthproductshortages.ca/search?term=02049333
Shortage record checked 2026-09-13T08:10:21.292534+00:00
Other drugs in the same formulary class (24:08 Hypotensive Drugs (For Diuretics See 40:28)) and how they are covered

Matched class: 24:08 Hypotensive Drugs (For Diuretics See 40:28)

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: CANDESARTAN CILEXETIL, CANDESARTAN CILEXETIL & HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE, CILAZAPRIL & HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE, LABETALOL HCL, LOSARTAN POTASSIUM, LOSARTAN POTASSIUM & HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE, MINOXIDIL, OLMESARTAN MEDOXOMIL, OLMESARTAN MEDOXOMIL & HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE, PERINDOPRIL ERBUMINE, PERINDOPRIL ERBUMINE & INDAPAMIDE, PINDOLOL & HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE, TELMISARTAN, TELMISARTAN & AMLODIPINE BESYLATE, TELMISARTAN & HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE, VALSARTAN & HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE Some products covered without a code (check the product listing): ATENOLOL & CHLORTHALIDONE, BENAZEPRIL, CAPTOPRIL, CILAZAPRIL, CLONIDINE HCL, DOXAZOSIN MESYLATE, ENALAPRIL MALEATE, FELODIPINE, FOSINOPRIL SODIUM, HYDRALAZINE HCL, IRBESARTAN, IRBESARTAN & HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE, LISINOPRIL & HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE, METHYLDOPA, NIFEDIPINE, PINDOLOL, PRAZOSIN HCL, QUINAPRIL, QUINAPRIL & HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE, RAMIPRIL, RAMIPRIL & HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE, TERAZOSIN HCL, TRANDOLAPRIL, VALSARTAN, VERAPAMIL HCL 24:08 Hypotensive Drugs (For Diuretics See 40:28)

BENAZEPRIL

· 6 products · Listed, not a benefit (3), General benefit (3) · strengths: 5mg, 10mg, 20mg · Tab

CAPTOPRIL

· 14 products · Limited Use, codes 707, 723 (2), Listed, not a benefit (4), General benefit (8) · strengths: 5mg/5mL, 25mg/5mL, 12.5mg, 25mg, 50mg, 100mg · Oral Sol, Tab

CILAZAPRIL

· 8 products · Listed, not a benefit (2), General benefit (6) · strengths: 1mg, 2.5mg, 5mg · Tab

ENALAPRIL MALEATE

· 52 products · Listed, not a benefit (1), General benefit (51) · strengths: 2.5mg, 5mg, 10mg, 20mg · Tab

FOSINOPRIL SODIUM

· 12 products · Listed, not a benefit (2), General benefit (10) · strengths: 10mg, 20mg · Tab

PERINDOPRIL ERBUMINE

· 45 products · General benefit · strengths: 2mg, 4mg, 8mg · Tab

QUINAPRIL

· 12 products · Listed, not a benefit (4), General benefit (8) · strengths: 5mg, 10mg, 20mg, 40mg · Tab

RAMIPRIL

· 67 products · General benefit (57), Listed, not a benefit (4), Off-Formulary Interchangeable, not an ODB benefit (6) · strengths: 1.25mg, 2.5mg, 5mg, 10mg, 15mg · Cap

TRANDOLAPRIL

· 26 products · Off-Formulary Interchangeable, not an ODB benefit (5), General benefit (21) · strengths: 0.5mg, 1mg, 2mg, 4mg · Cap

ATENOLOL & CHLORTHALIDONE

· 4 products · Listed, not a benefit (2), General benefit (2) · strengths: 50 & 25mg, 100 & 25mg · Tab

CANDESARTAN CILEXETIL

· 59 products · General benefit · strengths: 4mg, 8mg, 16mg, 32mg · Tab

CANDESARTAN CILEXETIL & HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE

· 21 products · General benefit · strengths: 16mg & 12.5mg, 32mg & 12.5mg, 32mg & 25mg · Tab Source: formulary-ed43-front-matter.txt Part V; ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26; class 24:08 and 35 more
Full class listing Related classes: 24:04 Cardiac Drugs, 24:06 Antilipemic Drugs, 24:12 Vasodilating Drugs, 24:32 Renin-Angiotensin Aldosterone Inhibitors Same formulary class, not same indication: class membership alone does not establish equivalent uses.
What the Health Canada label says it is for
INDICATIONS ZESTRIL (lisinopril) is indicated in adults for: • Hypertension: in the treatment of essential hypertension and in renovascular hypertension, alone or in combination with thiazide diuretics. A great majority of patients (>80%) with severe hypertension required combination therapy. • Heart Failure: in the management of symptomatic congestive heart failure as adjunctive treatment with diuretics, and where appropriate, digitalis. Treatment with ZESTRIL should be initiated under close medical supervision, usually in a hospital. High doses of ZESTRIL reduce the risk of the combined outcomes of mortality and hospitalization (see 4 DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION and 10 CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY). • Acute Myocardial Infarction: in the treatment of hemodynamically stable patients as early as within 24 hours following acute myocardial infarction, to improve survival. Patients should receive, as appropriate, the standard recommended treatments such as thrombolytics, ASA and beta blocker(s). Therapy with ZESTRIL should be reassessed after 6 weeks. If there is no evidence of symptomatic or asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction, treatment with ZESTRIL can be sto… https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00073496.PDF PM date: not printed or not captured Source product: ZESTRIL; DIN 02049333; fetched 2026-09-10 Product monograph posted by Health Canada; excerpt for lookup only.