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Metamucil Fibre Therapy-Original Texture · DIN 02174812 · · Oral Pd

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StatusGeneral benefit
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No interchangeable product listed in the Ontario extract
Metamucil Fibre Therapy-Original Texture · DIN 02174812 Manufacturer: Proctor & Gamble Inc.; listing date 2002-07-29 Health Canada: not checked yet (expand to check)
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Metamucil Fibre Therapy-Original Texture: Formulary list price $0.0246/unit (unit not stated in source; not the patient's cost)

Ministry pays: $0.0246 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: not checked yet (expand to check) · Verify on the e-Formulary ↗ (DIN 02174812)

Source record
DIN 02174812: Metamucil Fibre Therapy-Original Texture Raw flags: sec3=Y, selfMed=Y Item: 561200017; group id 654; item number 1636; lccId None; manufacturer id PGI Source form: Oral Pd; strength: None Recorded listing: General benefit; self-medication (OTC-type) product Source prices (unrounded): $0.0246; ministry $0.0246 Source: ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26 DIN=02174812
Shortage status: no shortage or discontinuation reported (checked 2026-09-13T08:10:21.292534+00:00); reports as of 2026-09-13T08:10:21.292534+00:00 (Health Product Shortages Canada) Source: https://healthproductshortages.ca/search?term=02174812
Shortage record checked 2026-09-13T08:10:21.292534+00:00
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), LACTULOSE, MAGNESIUM OXIDE & CITRIC ACID & SODIUM PICOSULFATE, MINERAL OIL, 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

LACTULOSE

· 1 products · General benefit · strengths: 667mg/mL · O/L

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

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.
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