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MEGESTROL ACETATE

All products: general benefit

Other products in the same Health Canada class (L02A) — coverage varies; not interchangeable

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Megestrol · DIN 02195925 · 160mg · 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.
1 brand, same coverage
Megestrol · DIN 02195925 Manufacturer: A A Pharma Inc.; listing date 1996-10-01 Health Canada: Marketed since 2021-09-23 · brand MEGESTROL · ATC L02AB01 MEGESTROL · form Tablet · route Oral · ingredients MEGESTROL ACETATE 160 MG · company Aa pharma inc · schedule Prescription
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Megestrol: Formulary list price $5.8151/unit (unit not stated in source; not the patient's cost)

Ministry pays: $5.8151 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=20026 · Verify on the e-Formulary ↗ (DIN 02195925)

Source record
DIN 02195925: Megestrol Raw flags: sec3=Y Item: 100000063; group id 172; item number 0304; lccId None; manufacturer id AAP Source form: Tab; strength: 160mg Recorded listing: General benefit Source prices (unrounded): $5.8151; ministry $5.8151 Source: ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26 DIN=02195925 Health Canada DPD extract of Sep 2, 2026 (Open Government Licence – Canada) · https://health-products.canada.ca/dpd-bdpp/info?lang=eng&code=20026
Interchangeable products
Megace · DIN 00731323 · not recorded
Shortage status: resolved shortage (ended 2025-04-03); reports as of 2026-09-13T08:10:21.292534+00:00 (Health Product Shortages Canada) Source: https://healthproductshortages.ca/search?term=02195925
Shortage record checked 2026-09-13T08:10:21.292534+00:00
Other drugs in the same formulary class (10:00 ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS) and how they are covered

Matched class: 10:00 ANTINEOPLASTIC 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: ABIRATERONE ACETATE, ALTRETAMINE, ANASTROZOLE, BUSERELIN ACETATE, BUSULFAN, CAPECITABINE, CHLORAMBUCIL, CYPROTERONE ACETATE, DAUNORUBICIN, DEGARELIX ACETATE, ETOPOSIDE, EXEMESTANE, FLUOROURACIL & SALICYLIC ACID, FULVESTRANT, GOSERELIN ACETATE, HYDROXYUREA, IMATINIB MESYLATE, LETROZOLE, LEUPROLIDE ACETATE, MELPHALAN, MERCAPTOPURINE, MITOTANE, PROCARBAZINE HCL, TEMOZOLOMIDE, THIOGUANINE, TRIPTORELIN PAMOATE Some products covered without a code (check the product listing): BICALUTAMIDE, CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE, FLUTAMIDE, LOMUSTINE (CCNU), METHOTREXATE, TAMOXIFEN CITRATE, VINCRISTINE SULFATE 10:00 ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS

BUSERELIN ACETATE

· 4 products · General benefit · strengths: 6.3mg, 9.45mg, 1mg/mL · Implant Kit, Inj Sol-5.5mL Pk, Nas Sp-10mL Pk

GOSERELIN ACETATE

· 2 products · General benefit · strengths: 3.6mg, 10.8mg · Depot Inj

LEUPROLIDE ACETATE

· 11 products · General benefit · strengths: 3.75mg, 7.5mg, 11.25mg, 22.5mg, 30mg, 3.75mg/Vial, 22.5mg/Vial, 45mg · Inj-Kit, Pd for Inj - Vial Pk, Pd Susp Inj-Pref Syr Kit

TRIPTORELIN PAMOATE

· 5 products · General benefit · strengths: 3.75mg/Vial, 11.25mg/Vial, 22.5mg/Vial · Inj Pd with Sterile Water-Vial Pk, Inj Pd-Vial Pk, SR Inj Pd with Sterile Water-Vial Pk

ABIRATERONE ACETATE

· 18 products · General benefit · strengths: 250mg, 500mg · Tab

ALTRETAMINE

· 1 products · General benefit · strengths: 50mg · Cap

ANASTROZOLE

· 17 products · General benefit · strengths: 1mg · Tab

BICALUTAMIDE

· 9 products · Listed, not a benefit (1), General benefit (8) · strengths: 50mg · Tab

BUSULFAN

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

CAPECITABINE

· 15 products · General benefit · strengths: 150mg, 500mg · Tab

CHLORAMBUCIL

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

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE

· 3 products · General benefit (2), Listed, not a benefit (1) · strengths: 25mg, 50mg · Tab Source: formulary-ed43-front-matter.txt Part V; ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26; class 10:00 and 34 more
Full class listing Related classes: Same formulary class, not same indication: class membership alone does not establish equivalent uses.
What the Health Canada label says it is for
INDICATIONS AND CLINICAL USE MEGESTROL (megestrol acetate) is indicated for adjunctive or palliative treatment of recurrent, inoperable or metastatic carcinoma of the breast and endometrium and for palliative treatment of hormone responsive advanced (Stage D2) carcinoma of the prostate. MEGESTROL should not be used in lieu of currently accepted procedures such as surgery and radiation. Objective or subjective responses or arrest of tumour growth may occur for one to several months while on therapy. MEGESTROL is also indicated for the treatment of anorexia, cachexia or weightloss secondary to metastatic cancer. https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00063015.PDF PM date: September 21, 2021 Source product: MEGESTROL; DIN 02195917; fetched 2026-09-10 Product monograph posted by Health Canada; excerpt for lookup only.