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QUINAGOLIDE HCL

All products: Limited Use (codes 405)

Other products in the same Health Canada class (G02CB) — coverage varies; not interchangeable

  • Bromocriptine (Parlodel): general benefit, Not a benefit
  • Cabergoline (Dostinex): limited Use 656

Norprolac · DIN 02223775 · 0.15mg · tablet

Limited Use — Reason for Use code 405 required; Health Canada lists this DIN as Cancelled post market since 2021-06-02 — choose a marketed DIN from the same-category list.Discontinued 2021-06-02 · checked 2026-09-02
StatusLimited Use — Reason for Use code 405 required; Health Canada lists this DIN as Cancelled post market since 2021-06-02 — choose a marketed DIN from the same-category list.
Write on scriptLU code 405 (patient must meet the criteria below); Health Canada lists this DIN as Cancelled post market since 2021-06-02 — choose a marketed DIN from the same-category list.
Patient paysPatient pays: program not supplied; amount cannot be determined.
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Ontario Limited Use criteria — code 405
Reason for Use code 405 For the treatment of hyperprolactinemia in patients who have: * Failed to respond to a greater than or equal to 3 month trial of bromocriptine; or * Failed to tolerate bromocriptine; or * Failed to shrink a prolactinoma by greater than 1 cm after 12 months of bromocriptine therapy Coverage limit: LU Authorization Period: 5 years.
No interchangeable product listed in the Ontario extract
Norprolac · DIN 02223775 Manufacturer: Ferring Inc.; listing date 2006-10-23 Health Canada: Cancelled post market since 2021-06-02 · brand NORPROLAC · ATC G02CB04 QUINAGOLIDE · form Tablet · route Oral · ingredients QUINAGOLIDE (QUINAGOLIDE HYDROCHLORIDE) 0.15 MG · company Ferring inc · schedule Prescription
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Norprolac: Formulary list price $1.7294/unit (unit not stated in source; not the patient's cost)

Ministry pays: $1.7294 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=43392 · Verify on the e-Formulary ↗ (DIN 02223775)

Source record
DIN 02223775: Norprolac Raw flags: sec12=Y, sec3=Y Item: 920000542; group id 949; item number 2255; lccId 00197; manufacturer id FEI Source form: Tab; strength: 0.15mg Recorded listing: Limited Use: paid only with a Reason for Use code and the criteria below Source prices (unrounded): $1.7294; ministry $1.7294 Source: ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26 DIN=02223775 Health Canada DPD extract of Sep 2, 2026 (Open Government Licence – Canada) · https://health-products.canada.ca/dpd-bdpp/info?lang=eng&code=43392
Shortage status: discontinued (2021-06-02, reported by FERRING INC); reports as of 2026-09-13T08:10:21.292534+00:00 (Health Product Shortages Canada) Source: https://healthproductshortages.ca/search?term=02223775
Shortage record checked 2026-09-13T08:10:21.292534+00:00
Health Canada lists this DIN as Cancelled post market since 2021-06-02 — choose a marketed DIN from the same-category list.
Other drugs in the same formulary class (92:00 UNCLASSIFIED THERAPEUTIC AGENTS) and how they are covered

Matched class: 92:00 UNCLASSIFIED THERAPEUTIC 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: ALENDRONATE & CHOLECALCIFEROL, AZATHIOPRINE, CYCLOSPORINE, GLUCAGON RDNA ORIGIN, LANREOTIDE ACETATE, LEFLUNOMIDE, LEVODOPA & BENSERAZIDE, MYCOPHENOLATE SODIUM Some products covered without a code (check the product listing): ALENDRONATE, ALLOPURINOL, AMANTADINE HCL, BROMOCRIPTINE, CLOPIDOGREL BISULFATE, LEVODOPA & CARBIDOPA, MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL, OCTREOTIDE, RISEDRONATE SODIUM, ROPINIROLE, SELEGILINE HCL, TAMSULOSIN HCL 92:00 UNCLASSIFIED THERAPEUTIC AGENTS

BROMOCRIPTINE

· 4 products · Listed, not a benefit (2), General benefit (2) · strengths: 5mg, 2.5mg · Cap, Tab

CABERGOLINE

· 3 products · Limited Use, codes 656 · strengths: 0.5mg · Tab

ALENDRONATE

· 28 products · Off-Formulary Interchangeable, not an ODB benefit (4), Listed, not a benefit (1), General benefit (23) · strengths: 5mg, 10mg, 70mg · Tab

ALENDRONATE & CHOLECALCIFEROL

· 6 products · General benefit · strengths: 70mg & 70mcg, 70mg & 140mcg · Tab

ALLOPURINOL

· 10 products · General benefit (6), Listed, not a benefit (4) · strengths: 100mg, 200mg, 300mg · Tab

AMANTADINE HCL

· 5 products · Listed, not a benefit (2), General benefit (3) · strengths: 100mg, 10mg/mL · Cap, O/L

AZATHIOPRINE

· 3 products · General benefit · strengths: 50mg · Tab

CLOPIDOGREL BISULFATE

· 19 products · General benefit (16), Off-Formulary Interchangeable, not an ODB benefit (3) · strengths: 75mg, 300mg · Tab

CYCLOSPORINE

· 8 products · General benefit · strengths: 10mg, 25mg, 50mg, 100mg, 100mg/mL · Cap, O/L

GLUCAGON RDNA ORIGIN

· 2 products · General benefit · strengths: 1mg/Vial · Inj Pd-Syr Pk, Inj Pd-Vial Pk

LANREOTIDE ACETATE

· 6 products · General benefit · strengths: 60mg/Syr, 90mg/Syr, 120mg/Syr · ER Pref Syr Pk

LEFLUNOMIDE

· 16 products · General benefit · strengths: 10mg, 20mg · Tab Source: formulary-ed43-front-matter.txt Part V; ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26; class 92:00 and 75 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
Product monograph unavailable: no marketed product found

Availability

Norprolac · DIN 02223775 Shortage status: discontinued (2021-06-02, reported by FERRING INC); reports as of 2026-09-13T08:10:21.292534+00:00 (Health Product Shortages Canada) Source: https://healthproductshortages.ca/search?term=02223775

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