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TERAZOSIN HCL

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Apo-Terazosin · DIN 02234503 · 2mg · tablet

General benefitMarketed · checked 2026-09-02
StatusGeneral benefit
Write on scriptno code needed
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1 brand, same coverage
Apo-Terazosin · DIN 02234503 Manufacturer: Apotex Inc.; listing date 1998-12-31 Daily cost (source): $0.5005 Health Canada: Marketed since 2021-09-23 · brand APO-TERAZOSIN · ATC G04CA03 TERAZOSIN · form Tablet · route Oral · ingredients TERAZOSIN (TERAZOSIN HYDROCHLORIDE) 2 MG · company Apotex inc · schedule Prescription
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Apo-Terazosin: Formulary list price $0.5005/unit (unit not stated in source; not the patient's cost)

Ministry pays: $0.5005 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=55840 · Verify on the e-Formulary ↗ (DIN 02234503)

Source record
DIN 02234503: Apo-Terazosin Raw flags: chronicUseMed=Y, sec3=Y Item: 240800132; group id 355; item number 0821; lccId None; manufacturer id APX Source form: Tab; strength: 2mg Recorded listing: General benefit; chronic-use medication (100-day supply rule, dispensing-fee limit) Source prices (unrounded): $0.5005; ministry $0.5005 Source: ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26 DIN=02234503 Health Canada DPD extract of Sep 2, 2026 (Open Government Licence – Canada) · https://health-products.canada.ca/dpd-bdpp/info?lang=eng&code=55840
Interchangeable products
Hytrin · DIN 00818682 · not recorded PMS-Terazosin · DIN 02243519 · $0.5005
Shortage status: resolved shortage (ended 2024-05-09); reports as of 2026-09-13T08:10:21.292534+00:00 (Health Product Shortages Canada) Source: https://healthproductshortages.ca/search?term=02234503
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, LISINOPRIL & HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE, METHYLDOPA, NIFEDIPINE, PINDOLOL, PRAZOSIN HCL, QUINAPRIL, QUINAPRIL & HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE, RAMIPRIL, RAMIPRIL & HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE, TRANDOLAPRIL, VALSARTAN, VERAPAMIL HCL 24:08 Hypotensive Drugs (For Diuretics See 40:28)

ATENOLOL & CHLORTHALIDONE

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

BENAZEPRIL

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

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

CILAZAPRIL & HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE

· 2 products · General benefit · strengths: 5mg/12.5mg · Tab

CLONIDINE HCL

· 17 products · Off-Formulary Interchangeable, not an ODB benefit (7), Listed, not a benefit (2), General benefit (8) · strengths: 0.025mg, 0.1mg, 0.2mg · Tab

DOXAZOSIN MESYLATE

· 12 products · Listed, not a benefit (3), General benefit (9) · strengths: 1mg, 2mg, 4mg · Tab

ENALAPRIL MALEATE

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

FELODIPINE

· 12 products · General benefit (10), Listed, not a benefit (2) · strengths: 2.5mg, 5mg, 10mg · ER Tab, SR Tab

FOSINOPRIL SODIUM

· 12 products · Listed, not a benefit (2), General benefit (10) · 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 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.
Other drugs whose Health Canada label lists a similar indication: hypertension, symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia
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: CANDESARTAN CILEXETIL, CANDESARTAN CILEXETIL & HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE, CILAZAPRIL & HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE ACEBUTOLOL HCL · Listed, not a benefit (3), General benefit (6) INDICATIONS AND CLINICAL USE APO-ACEBUTOLOL is indicated for the following:  Treatment of mild to moderate hypertension.  Long-term management of patients with angina pectoris due to ischemic heart disease. PM: https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00047998.PDF; date October 24, 2018; DIN 02147602; fetched 2026-09-10 Product monograph AMLODIPINE · Limited Use, codes 645, 706 (1), Off-Formulary Interchangeable, not an ODB benefit (11), General benefit (44) 1 INDICATIONS NORVASC (amlodipine besylate tablets) is indicated for: • Hypertension NORVASC is indicated in the treatment of mild to moderate essential hypertension. PM: https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00071908.PDF; date AUG 02, 2023; DIN 00878928; fetched 2026-09-10 Product monograph AZILSARTAN MEDOXOMIL · Off-Formulary Interchangeable, not an ODB benefit 1 Part 1: Healthcare Professional Information Indications • EDARBI (azilsartan medoxomil) is an angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) indicated for the treatment of mild to moderate essential hypertension. PM: https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00082489.PDF; date 2025-10-24; DIN 02381389; fetched 2026-09-10 Product monograph BENAZEPRIL · Listed, not a benefit (3), General benefit (3) Indications BENAZEPRIL (benazepril hydrochloride tablets) is indicated for:  Treatment of mild to moderate essential hypertension. PM: https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00080887.PDF; date 2025-06-24; DIN 02273918; fetched 2026-09-10 Product monograph CANDESARTAN CILEXETIL · General benefit • Heart Failure o The treatment of NYHA Class II and III heart failure with ejection fraction ≤ 40% in addition to standard therapy, with or without an ACE inhibitor. 1.1 Pediatrics Pediatrics (6 to 17 years of age): • Hypertension ATACAND is indicated for the treatment of essential hypertension in children and adolescents 6 to 17 years of age (see 7.1.3 Pediatrics, 14 CLINICAL TRIALS). PM: https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00085412.PDF; date JUL 17, 2026; DIN 02239090; fetched 2026-09-10 Product monograph • Hypertension PM: https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00085412.PDF; date JUL 17, 2026; DIN 02239090; fetched 2026-09-10 Product monograph CANDESARTAN CILEXETIL & HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE · General benefit 1 INDICATIONS ATACAND PLUS (candesartan cilexetil/hydrochlorothiazide) is indicated for: • the treatment of essential hypertension in patients for whom combination therapy is appropriate. PM: https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00076288.PDF; date JUN 18, 2001; DIN 02244021; fetched 2026-09-10 Product monograph CHLORTHALIDONE · Listed, not a benefit (1), General benefit (2) 1 INDICATIONS APO-CHLORTHALIDONE (chlorthalidone) is indicated for: • Treatment of hypertension. PM: https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00069909.PDF; date MAR 14, 2023; DIN 00360279; fetched 2026-09-10 Product monograph CILAZAPRIL & HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE · General benefit 1 INDICATIONS INHIBACE PLUS (cilazapril and hydrochlorothiazide) is indicated for:  treatment of mild to moderate essential hypertension in patients for whom combination therapy with both cilazapril and hydrochlorothiazide is appropriate. PM: https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00066994.PDF; date September 07, 1995; DIN 02181479; fetched 2026-09-10 Product monograph CLONIDINE HCL · Off-Formulary Interchangeable, not an ODB benefit (7), Listed, not a benefit (2), General benefit (8) INDICATIONS AND CLINICAL USE TEVA-CLONIDINE (clonidine hydrochloride) is indicated for the treatment of hypertension. PM: https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00024986.PDF; date April 25, 2014; DIN 02046121; fetched 2026-09-10 Product monograph DOXAZOSIN MESYLATE · Listed, not a benefit (3), General benefit (9) Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) APO-DOXAZOSIN is also indicated for the treatment of symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). PM: https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00048001.PDF; date October 29, 2018; DIN 02240588; fetched 2026-09-10 Product monograph and 21 more Coverage source: ON formulary extract 2026-08-26
What the Health Canada label says it is for
INDICATIONS AND CLINICAL USE APO-TERAZOSIN (terazosin hydrochloride) is indicated for: - the treatment of mild to moderate hypertension. - the treatment of symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Hypertension APO-TERAZOSIN (terazosin hydrochloride) is employed in a general treatment program in conjunction with a thiazide diuretic and/or other antihypertensive drugs as needed for proper patient response. APO-TERAZOSIN may be tried as a sole therapy in those patients in whom other agents caused adverse effects or are inappropriate. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia The onset of effect is rapid, with improvement in peak flow rate and symptoms observed at 2 weeks. The effect on these variables was well maintained throughout the study duration (18 months). APO- TERAZOSIN does not retard or stop the progression of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The long-term effects of terazosin hydrochloride on the incidence of surgery, acute urinary obstruction or other complications of BPH, are yet to be determined. Page 3 of 42 A number of clinical conditions can mimic symptomatic BPH (i.e. … https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00063013.PDF PM date: September 16, 2021 Source product: APO-TERAZOSIN; DIN 02234502; fetched 2026-09-10 Product monograph posted by Health Canada; excerpt for lookup only.