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BUSERELIN ACETATE

All products: general benefit

Other products in the same Health Canada class (L02A, L02AE) — coverage varies; not interchangeable

  • Goserelin (Zoladex): general benefit
  • Leuprolide (Lupron Depot PDS): general benefit
  • Triptorelin (Trelstar (1 Month)): general benefit
  • Megestrol (Megace): general benefit, Not a benefit

Suprefact Depot 3 Months · DIN 02240749 · 9.45mg · Implant Kit

General benefitDormant since 2024-10-13 · checked 2026-09-19 · What does dormant mean?
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.
No interchangeable product listed in the Ontario extract
Suprefact Depot 3 Months · DIN 02240749 Manufacturer: Cheplapharm Arzneimittel GmbH; listing date 2000-11-30 Health Canada: Dormant since 2024-10-13 · brand SUPREFACT DEPOT 3 MONTHS · ATC L02AE01 BUSERELIN · form Implant · route Subcutaneous · ingredients BUSERELIN (BUSERELIN ACETATE) 9.45 MG · company Cheplapharm arzneimittel gmbh · schedule Prescription
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Suprefact Depot 3 Months: Formulary list price $1376.9938/unit (unit not stated in source; not the patient's cost)

Ministry pays: $1376.9938 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=64338 · Verify on the e-Formulary ↗ (DIN 02240749)

Source record
DIN 02240749: Suprefact Depot 3 Months Raw flags: sec3=Y Item: 100000151; group id 147; item number 0248; lccId None; manufacturer id CHE Source form: Implant Kit; strength: 9.45mg Recorded listing: General benefit Source prices (unrounded): $1376.9938; ministry $1376.9938 Source: ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26 DIN=02240749 Health Canada DPD extract of Sep 2, 2026 (Open Government Licence – Canada) · https://health-products.canada.ca/dpd-bdpp/info?lang=eng&code=64338
Shortage status: not checked (no credentials)
Health Canada lists this DIN as Dormant since 2024-10-13 — choose a marketed DIN from the same-category list.
Other drugs in the same formulary class (10:00 ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS) and how they are covered

Matched class: 10:00 ANTINEOPLASTIC 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: ABIRATERONE ACETATE, ALTRETAMINE, ANASTROZOLE, BUSULFAN, CAPECITABINE, CHLORAMBUCIL, CYPROTERONE ACETATE, DAUNORUBICIN, DEGARELIX ACETATE, ETOPOSIDE, EXEMESTANE, FLUOROURACIL & SALICYLIC ACID, FULVESTRANT, GOSERELIN ACETATE, HYDROXYUREA, IMATINIB MESYLATE, LETROZOLE, LEUPROLIDE ACETATE, MELPHALAN, MERCAPTOPURINE, MITOTANE, PROCARBAZINE HCL, TEMOZOLOMIDE, THIOGUANINE, TRIPTORELIN PAMOATE Some products covered without a code (check the product listing): BICALUTAMIDE, CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE, FLUTAMIDE, LOMUSTINE (CCNU), MEGESTROL ACETATE, METHOTREXATE, TAMOXIFEN CITRATE, VINCRISTINE SULFATE 10:00 ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS

GOSERELIN ACETATE

· 2 products · General benefit · strengths: 3.6mg, 10.8mg · Depot Inj

LEUPROLIDE ACETATE

· 11 products · General benefit · strengths: 3.75mg, 7.5mg, 11.25mg, 22.5mg, 30mg, 3.75mg/Vial, 22.5mg/Vial, 45mg · Inj-Kit, Pd for Inj - Vial Pk, Pd Susp Inj-Pref Syr Kit

TRIPTORELIN PAMOATE

· 5 products · General benefit · strengths: 3.75mg/Vial, 11.25mg/Vial, 22.5mg/Vial · Inj Pd with Sterile Water-Vial Pk, Inj Pd-Vial Pk, SR Inj Pd with Sterile Water-Vial Pk

MEGESTROL ACETATE

· 4 products · Listed, not a benefit (2), General benefit (2) · strengths: 40mg, 160mg · Tab

ABIRATERONE ACETATE

· 18 products · General benefit · strengths: 250mg, 500mg · Tab

ALTRETAMINE

· 1 products · General benefit · strengths: 50mg · Cap

ANASTROZOLE

· 17 products · General benefit · strengths: 1mg · Tab

BICALUTAMIDE

· 9 products · Listed, not a benefit (1), General benefit (8) · strengths: 50mg · Tab

BUSULFAN

· 1 products · General benefit · strengths: 2mg · Tab

CAPECITABINE

· 15 products · General benefit · strengths: 150mg, 500mg · Tab

CHLORAMBUCIL

· 1 products · General benefit · strengths: 2mg · Tab

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE

· 3 products · General benefit (2), Listed, not a benefit (1) · strengths: 25mg, 50mg · Tab Source: formulary-ed43-front-matter.txt Part V; ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26; class 10:00 and 34 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
INDICATIONS AND CLINICAL USE SUPREFACT® (buserelin acetate) is indicated for: Subcutaneous injection:  The palliative treatment (initial and maintenance treatment) of patients with hormone- dependent advanced carcinoma of the prostate gland (Stage D). Nasal solution:  The palliative treatment (maintenance treatment) of patients with hormone-dependent advanced carcinoma of the prostate gland (Stage D).  The treatment of endometriosis in patients who do not require surgery as primary therapy. The duration of treatment is usually six months and should not exceed nine months. SUPREFACT injection should be administered under the supervision of a health care professional. Geriatrics: No data is available. Page 3 of 57 Pediatrics (< 18 years of age): Experience with SUPREFACT for the management of endometriosis has been limited to women 18 years of age and older. https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00056627.PDF PM date: June 2, 2020 Source product: SUPREFACT; DIN 02225166; fetched 2026-09-10 Product monograph posted by Health Canada; excerpt for lookup only.
Health Canada: dormant products
Health Canada defines dormant products as: “products that were previously marketed in Canada but for which the manufacturer has suspended sale for period of at least 12 months.” (canada.ca, Sep 10, 2026 ↗)