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ABACAVIR SULFATE

All products: general benefit

Other products in the same Health Canada class (J05AF) — coverage varies; not interchangeable

  • Lamivudine (3tc): general benefit, Limited Use 502, 503, 504, Not a benefit
  • Entecavir (Baraclude): limited Use 505, 506, 507, 508
  • Tenofovir alafenamide (Vemlidy): limited Use 517, 518, 519, 520, 521
  • Tenofovir disoproxil (Viread): limited Use 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522
  • Adefovir dipivoxil (Hepsera): not a benefit
  • Zidovudine (Retrovir): not a benefit

48 more in the class list below

Ziagen · DIN 02240357 · 300mg · tablet

General benefit; Health Canada lists this DIN as Cancelled post market since 2024-01-31 — choose a marketed DIN from the same-category list.Discontinued 2024-01-31 · checked 2026-09-20
StatusGeneral benefit; Health Canada lists this DIN as Cancelled post market since 2024-01-31 — choose a marketed DIN from the same-category list.
Write on scriptno code needed; Health Canada lists this DIN as Cancelled post market since 2024-01-31 — choose a marketed DIN from the same-category list.
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
Ziagen · DIN 02240357 Manufacturer: ViiV Healthcare ULC; listing date 2000-01-17 Health Canada: Cancelled post market since 2024-01-31 · brand ZIAGEN · ATC J05AF06 ABACAVIR · form Tablet · route Oral · ingredients ABACAVIR (ABACAVIR SULFATE) 300 MG · company Viiv healthcare ulc · schedule Prescription
Check this DIN again · Health Canada product record

Ministry pays: $3.4828 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=63899 · Verify on the e-Formulary ↗ (DIN 02240357)

Source record
DIN 02240357: Ziagen Raw flags: sec3=Y Item: 081800053; group id 60; item number 0120; lccId None; manufacturer id VIH Source form: Tab; strength: 300mg Recorded listing: General benefit Source prices (unrounded): $8.6725; ministry $3.4828 Source: ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26 DIN=02240357 Health Canada DPD extract of Sep 2, 2026 (Open Government Licence – Canada) · https://health-products.canada.ca/dpd-bdpp/info?lang=eng&code=63899
Interchangeable products
Apo-Abacavir · DIN 02396769 · $3.4828 Mint-Abacavir · DIN 02480956 · $3.4828
Shortage status: not checked (no credentials)
Health Canada lists this DIN as Cancelled post market since 2024-01-31 — choose a marketed DIN from the same-category list.
Other drugs in the same formulary class (08:18 Antivirals) and how they are covered

Matched class: 08:18 Antivirals

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: ABACAVIR & LAMIVUDINE & ZIDOVUDINE, ABACAVIR SULFATE & LAMIVUDINE, BICTEGRAVIR SODIUM/EMTRICITABINE/TENOFOVIR ALAFENAMIDE HEMIFUMARATE, CABOTEGRAVIR, CABOTEGRAVIR & RILPIVIRINE, COBICISTAT & ELVITEGRAVIR & EMTRICITABINE & TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL FUMARATE, DARUNAVIR & COBICISTAT, DARUNAVIR & COBICISTAT & EMTRICITABINE & TENOFOVIR ALAFENAMIDE, DELAVIRDINE MESYLATE, DOLUTEGRAVIR, DOLUTEGRAVIR & ABACAVIR & LAMIVUDINE, DOLUTEGRAVIR & RILPIVIRINE, DOLUTEGRAVIR SODIUM/LAMIVUDINE, DORAVIRINE, DORAVIRINE/LAMIVUDINE/TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL FUMARATE, EFAVIRENZ/TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL FUMARATE/EMTRICITABINE, ELVITEGRAVIR & COBICISTAT & EMTRICITABINE & TENOFOVIR ALAFENAMIDE, EMTRICITABINE & RILPIVIRINE HCL & TENOFOVIR ALAFENAMIDE HEMIFUMARATE, EMTRICITABINE & RILPIVIRINE HCL & TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL, EMTRICITABINE & TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL FUMARATE, ETRAVIRINE, FOSAMPRENAVIR CALCIUM, GANCICLOVIR SODIUM, LAMIVUDINE & ZIDOVUDINE, LOPINAVIR & RITONAVIR, MARAVIROC, NELFINAVIR MESYLATE, RALTEGRAVIR POTASSIUM, RILPIVIRINE HYDROCHLORIDE, RITONAVIR Some products covered without a code (check the product listing): ACYCLOVIR, ATAZANAVIR SULFATE, DARUNAVIR, EFAVIRENZ, LAMIVUDINE, NEVIRAPINE, VALACYCLOVIR 08:18 Antivirals

LAMIVUDINE

· 10 products · General benefit (7), Listed, not a benefit (1), Limited Use, codes 502, 503, 504 (2) · strengths: 10mg/mL, 100mg, 150mg, 300mg · O/L, Tab

ENTECAVIR

· 8 products · Limited Use, codes 505, 506, 507, 508 · strengths: 0.5mg · Tab

TENOFOVIR ALAFENAMIDE

· 1 products · Limited Use, codes 517, 518, 519, 520, 521 · strengths: 25mg · Tab

TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL

· 11 products · Limited Use, codes 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522 · strengths: 300mg · Tab

ADEFOVIR DIPIVOXIL

· 2 products · Off-Formulary Interchangeable, not an ODB benefit · strengths: 10mg · Tab

ZIDOVUDINE

· 2 products · Off-Formulary Interchangeable, not an ODB benefit · strengths: 100mg · Cap

ABACAVIR & LAMIVUDINE & ZIDOVUDINE

· 2 products · General benefit · strengths: 300mg & 150mg & 300mg · Tab

ABACAVIR SULFATE & LAMIVUDINE

· 7 products · General benefit · strengths: 600mg & 300mg · Tab

ACYCLOVIR

· 15 products · Listed, not a benefit (2), General benefit (13) · strengths: 200mg, 400mg, 800mg · Tab

ATAZANAVIR SULFATE

· 12 products · General benefit (8), Off-Formulary Interchangeable, not an ODB benefit (4) · strengths: 150mg, 200mg, 300mg · Cap

BICTEGRAVIR SODIUM/EMTRICITABINE/TENOFOVIR ALAFENAMIDE HEMIFUMARATE

· 1 products · General benefit · strengths: 50mg & 200mg & 25mg · Tab

CABOTEGRAVIR

· 3 products · General benefit · strengths: 200mg/mL, 30mg · Inj Sol-ER Susp 3mL Vial Kit Pk, Tab Source: formulary-ed43-front-matter.txt Part V; ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26; class 08:18 and 42 more
Full class listing Related classes: 08:08 Anthelmintics, 08:12 Antibiotics, 08:14 Antifungals, 08:16 Antitubercular Agents, 08:20 Plasmodicides (Antimalarials), 08:24 Sulfonamides, 08:30 Antiprotozoals, 08:32 Trichomonacides, 08:36 Urinary Anti-Infectives, 08:40 Miscellaneous Anti-Infectives Same formulary class, not same indication: class membership alone does not establish equivalent uses.
Other drugs whose Health Canada label lists a similar indication: human immunodeficiency virus
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: RALTEGRAVIR POTASSIUM RALTEGRAVIR POTASSIUM · General benefit 1 INDICATIONS Adults ISENTRESS® and ISENTRESS HD® (raltegravir) are indicated in combination with other antiretroviral agents for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) infection in adult patients. 1.1 Pediatrics Pediatrics (2 - 18 years of age and weighing at least 7kg): ISENTRESS® is indicated in combination with other antiretroviral agents for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in children and adolescents 2 years of age and older with body weight at least 7 kg. PM: https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00073112.PDF; date November 9, 2007; DIN 02301881; fetched 2026-09-10 Product monograph Coverage source: ON formulary extract 2026-08-26
What the Health Canada label says it is for
1 INDICATIONS ZIAGEN (abacavir) is indicated in antiretroviral combination therapy for the treatment of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection. 1.1 Pediatrics Pediatrics (≥ 3 months to < 18 years of age): ZIAGEN is indicated in pediatric patients aged 3 months and older in combination with other antiretroviral agents. The safety and efficacy of ZIAGEN in pediatric patients less than 3 months of age have not been established; therefore, Health Canada has not authorized an indication for pediatric use in patients less than 3 months of age. 1.2 Geriatrics Geriatrics (≥ 65 years of age): Clinical studies of ZIAGEN did not include sufficient numbers of patients aged 65 and older to determine whether they respond differently from younger patients. In general, dose selection for an elderly patient should be cautious, reflecting the greater frequency of decreased hepatic, renal, or cardiac function, and of concomitant disease or other drug therapy. https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00071490.PDF PM date: JUL 05, 2023 Source product: ZIAGEN; DIN 02240358; fetched 2026-09-10 Product monograph posted by Health Canada; excerpt for lookup only.