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OCTREOTIDE

All injection strengths: general benefit

Other products in the same Health Canada class (H01CB) — coverage varies; not interchangeable

  • Lanreotide (Somatuline Autogel): general benefit

Sandostatin LAR · DIN 02239324 · 20mg · injection Kit Pk

General benefitMarketed · checked 2026-09-19
StatusGeneral benefit
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Patient paysPatient pays: program not supplied; amount cannot be determined.
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1 brand, same coverage
Sandostatin LAR · DIN 02239324 Manufacturer: Novartis Pharma Canada Inc.; listing date 2007-01-02 Health Canada: Marketed since 1999-01-27 · brand SANDOSTATIN LAR · ATC H01CB02 OCTREOTIDE · form Powder for suspension (sustained-release · route Intramuscular · ingredients OCTREOTIDE (OCTREOTIDE ACETATE) 20 MG/VIAL · company Novartis pharmaceuticals canada inc · schedule Prescription
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Ministry pays: $938.6190 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=62793 · Verify on the e-Formulary ↗ (DIN 02239324)

Source record
DIN 02239324: Sandostatin LAR Raw flags: sec3=Y Item: 920000333; group id 941; item number 2239; lccId None; manufacturer id NOV Source form: Inj Kit Pk; strength: 20mg Recorded listing: General benefit Source prices (unrounded): $1706.5800; ministry $938.6190 Source: ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26 DIN=02239324 Health Canada DPD extract of Sep 2, 2026 (Open Government Licence – Canada) · https://health-products.canada.ca/dpd-bdpp/info?lang=eng&code=62793
Interchangeable products
Octreotide Depot · DIN 02567784 · $938.6190
Shortage status: not checked (no credentials)
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, RISEDRONATE SODIUM, ROPINIROLE, SELEGILINE HCL, TAMSULOSIN HCL 92:00 UNCLASSIFIED THERAPEUTIC AGENTS

LANREOTIDE ACETATE

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

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

BROMOCRIPTINE

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

LEFLUNOMIDE

· 16 products · General benefit · strengths: 10mg, 20mg · Tab

LEVODOPA & BENSERAZIDE

· 3 products · General benefit · strengths: 50mg & 12.5mg, 100mg & 25mg, 200mg & 50mg · Cap 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
1. Indications SANDOSTATIN® (octreotide Injection) is indicated for: • The control of symptoms in patients with metastatic carcinoid and vasoactive intestinal peptide- secreting tumours (VIPomas) as well as in patients with acromegaly. Data are insufficient to determine whether SANDOSTATIN decreases the size, rate of growth, or development of metastases in patients with these tumours. • The prevention of complications following pancreatic surgery in patients undergoing high-risk procedures. • The emergency management of bleeding gastro-oesophageal varices in patients with cirrhosis and as protection from re-bleeding. SANDOSTATIN is used in association with specific intervention such as endoscopic sclerotherapy. Carcinoid Tumours SANDOSTATIN is indicated for the symptomatic treatment of metastatic carcinoid tumours where it suppresses or inhibits the severe diarrhoea and flushing episodes associated with the disease. Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide Tumours (VIPomas) SANDOSTATIN is indicated for the treatment of the profuse watery diarrhoea associated with VIP- secreting tumours. Significant improvement has been noted in the overall condition of these othe… https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00083516.PDF PM date: 2026-02-16 Source product: SANDOSTATIN; DIN 00839191; fetched 2026-09-10 Product monograph posted by Health Canada; excerpt for lookup only.