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IRBESARTAN

All products: general benefit

Other products in the same Health Canada class (C09CA) — coverage varies; not interchangeable

  • Candesartan cilexetil (Atacand): general benefit
  • Losartan (Cozaar): general benefit
  • Olmesartan medoxomil (Olmetec): general benefit
  • Telmisartan (Micardis): general benefit
  • Valsartan (Diovan): general benefit, Not a benefit
  • Eprosartan (Teveten): general benefit

Avapro · DIN 02237925 · 300mg · 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: RxHelp ONE lists AVAPRO (read 2026-09-10) — brand-name savings card, free; cannot be combined with another card on the same claim. (rxhelp.ca ↗)
1 brand, same coverage
Avapro · DIN 02237925 Manufacturer: Sanofi Aventis Pharma; listing date 1999-04-15 Health Canada: Marketed since 2007-05-03 · brand AVAPRO · ATC C09CA04 IRBESARTAN · form Tablet · route Oral · ingredients IRBESARTAN 300 MG · company Sanofi-aventis canada inc · schedule Prescription
Check this DIN again · Health Canada product record

Ministry pays: $0.2281 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=61290 · Verify on the e-Formulary ↗ (DIN 02237925)

Source record
DIN 02237925: Avapro Raw flags: chronicUseMed=Y, sec3=Y Item: 240800233; group id 330; item number 0739; lccId None; manufacturer id SAV Source form: Tab; strength: 300mg Recorded listing: General benefit; chronic-use medication (100-day supply rule, dispensing-fee limit) Source prices (unrounded): $1.3200; ministry $0.2281 Source: ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26 DIN=02237925 Health Canada DPD extract of Sep 2, 2026 (Open Government Licence – Canada) · https://health-products.canada.ca/dpd-bdpp/info?lang=eng&code=61290
Interchangeable products
Apo-Irbesartan · DIN 02386984 · $0.2281 Auro-Irbesartan · DIN 02406128 · $0.2281 Co Irbesartan · DIN 02328100 · $0.2281 Irbesartan · DIN 02372398 · $0.2281 Irbesartan · DIN 02385309 · $0.2281 Jamp Irbesartan · DIN 02545241 · $0.2281 Jamp-Irbesartan · DIN 02418215 · $0.2281 M-Irbesartan · DIN 02524848 · $0.2281 Mint-Irbesartan · DIN 02423006 · $0.2281 PMS-Irbesartan · DIN 02317087 · $0.2281 Ran-Irbesartan · DIN 02406837 · $0.2281 Sandoz Irbesartan · DIN 02328496 · $0.2281 Teva-Irbesartan · DIN 02316412 · $0.2281
Shortage status: resolved shortage (ended 2022-09-16); reports as of 2026-09-13T08:10:21.292534+00:00 (Health Product Shortages Canada) Source: https://healthproductshortages.ca/search?term=02237925
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 & HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE, LISINOPRIL, 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)

CANDESARTAN CILEXETIL

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

LOSARTAN POTASSIUM

· 42 products · General benefit · strengths: 25mg, 50mg, 100mg · Tab

OLMESARTAN MEDOXOMIL

· 22 products · General benefit · strengths: 20mg, 40mg · Tab

TELMISARTAN

· 25 products · General benefit · strengths: 40mg, 80mg · Tab

VALSARTAN

· 38 products · Off-Formulary Interchangeable, not an ODB benefit (10), General benefit (28) · strengths: 40mg, 80mg, 160mg, 320mg · Tab

EPROSARTAN MESYLATE

· 2 products · General benefit; DIN status E (meaning unconfirmed); confirm discontinuation/availability with Health Canada · strengths: 400mg, 600mg · Tab

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 & 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 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
1. Indications AVAPRO® (irbesartan) is indicated for the treatment of: • essential hypertension. AVAPRO may be used alone or concomitantly with thiazide diuretics. • hypertensive patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and renal disease to reduce the rate of progression of nephropathy as measured by the reduction of microalbuminuria, and the occurrence of doubling of serum creatinine (see CLINICAL TRIALS). 1.1. Pediatrics Pediatrics (< 18 years of age): The safety and efficacy of AVAPRO in patients <18 years of age have not been established. Therefore, Health Canada has not authorized an indication for pediatric use (see WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS, Special Populations). 1.2. Geriatrics Geriatrics (> 65 years of age): In clinical studies, no overall differences in safety or efficacy were observed between patients > 65 years of age and younger patients (see WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS, Special Populations). https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00083554.PDF PM date: not printed or not captured Source product: AVAPRO; DIN 02237924; fetched 2026-09-10 Product monograph posted by Health Canada; excerpt for lookup only.