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SALMETEROL XINAFOATE & FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE

All products: Limited Use (codes 330)

Other products in the same Health Canada class (R03A, R03AK) — coverage varies; not interchangeable

  • Budesonide + formoterol (Symbicort 100 Turbuhaler): limited Use 330
  • Fluticasone furoate + vilanterol (Breo Ellipta): limited Use 330, Limited Use 330, 456
  • Formoterol + mometasone furoate (Zenhale): limited Use 330
  • Salbutamol (Teva-Salbutamol Sterinebs P.F.): general benefit, Limited Use 256, 257, 258, 259, Limited Use 265, 266, 267, 268, Not a benefit
  • Terbutaline (Bricanyl Turbuhaler): general benefit
  • Aclidinium + formoterol (Duaklir Genuair): limited Use 459

8 more in the class list below

Advair Diskus · DIN 02240836 · 50/250mcg · inhaler, 60 doses

Limited Use — Reason for Use code 330 requiredMarketed · checked 2026-09-19
StatusLimited Use — Reason for Use code 330 required
Write on scriptLU code 330 (patient must meet the criteria below)
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.
Ontario Limited Use criteria — code 330
Reason for Use code 330 For the treatment of asthma in patients who are using optimum anti-inflammatory treatment and are still experiencing breakthrough symptoms. Coverage limit: LU Authorization Period: Indefinite
Savings card: innoviCares lists Advair Diskus (Ontario list dated 2026-09-10) — pays part of the brand-versus-generic difference after other coverage; free sign-up. (innovicares.ca ↗)
1 brand, same coverage
Advair Diskus · DIN 02240836 Manufacturer: GlaxoSmithKline Inc., GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Health Care; listing date 2000-07-17 Health Canada: Marketed since 2002-04-03 · brand ADVAIR 250 DISKUS · ATC R03AK06 SALMETEROL AND FLUTICASONE · form Powder · route Inhalation · ingredients SALMETEROL (SALMETEROL XINAFOATE) 50 MCG/ACT, FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE 250 MCG/ACT · company Glaxosmithkline inc · schedule Prescription
Check this DIN again · Health Canada product record

Ministry pays: $50.7600 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=64427 · Verify on the e-Formulary ↗ (DIN 02240836)

Source record
DIN 02240836: Advair Diskus Raw flags: sec12=Y, sec3=Y Item: 121200080; group id 237; item number 0422; lccId 00044; manufacturer id GSK Source form: Inh-60 Dose Pk; strength: 50/250mcg Recorded listing: Limited Use: paid only with a Reason for Use code and the criteria below Source prices (unrounded): $138.4500; ministry $50.7600 Source: ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26 DIN=02240836 Health Canada DPD extract of Sep 2, 2026 (Open Government Licence – Canada) · https://health-products.canada.ca/dpd-bdpp/info?lang=eng&code=64427
Interchangeable products
PMS-FluticasonePropionateSalmeterol DPI · DIN 02494515 · $50.7600 Wixela Inhub · DIN 02495600 · $50.7600
Shortage status: not checked (no credentials)
Other drugs in the same formulary class (12:12 Sympathomimetic (Adrenergic) Agents) and how they are covered

Matched class: 12:12 Sympathomimetic (Adrenergic) 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: EPINEPHRINE HCL, TERBUTALINE SULFATE Some products covered without a code (check the product listing): ORCIPRENALINE SULFATE, SALBUTAMOL 12:12 Sympathomimetic (Adrenergic) Agents

BUDESONIDE & FORMOTEROL FUMARATE DIHYDRATE

· 2 products · Limited Use, codes 330 · strengths: 100mcg/6mcg, 200mcg/6mcg · Pd Inh-120 Dose Pk

FLUTICASONE FUROATE & VILANTEROL

· 2 products · Limited Use, codes 330, 456 (1), Limited Use, codes 330 (1) · strengths: 100mcg & 25mcg, 200mcg & 25mcg · Blister Pd Inh-30 Dose Pk

MOMETASONE FUROATE & FORMOTEROL FUMARATE DIHYDRATE

· 2 products · Limited Use, codes 330 · strengths: 100mcg & 5mcg, 200mcg & 5mcg · Metered Dose Inh-120 Dose Pk

SALBUTAMOL

· 20 products · Limited Use, codes 265, 266, 267, 268 (4), Listed, not a benefit (8), Limited Use, codes 256, 257, 258, 259 (1), General benefit (7) · strengths: 1mg/mL, 2mg/mL, 5mg/mL, 100mcg/Metered Dose, 2mg, 4mg · Inh Sol- 2.5mL Pk, Inh Sol-10mL Pk, Inh-200 dose Pk, Tab

TERBUTALINE SULFATE

· 2 products · General benefit · strengths: 0.5mg/Dose · Inh-100 Dose Pk, Inh-120 Dose Pk

ACLIDINIUM BROMIDE & FORMOTEROL FUMARATE DIHYDRATE

· 1 products · Limited Use, codes 459 · strengths: 400mcg & 12mcg · Metered Dose Pd Inh-60 Dose Pk

BUDESONIDE&GLYCOPYRRONIUM (GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE)&FORMOTEROL FUMARATE DIHYDRATE

· 1 products · Limited Use, codes 638 · strengths: 160mcg & 7.2mcg & 5mcg/Act · Metered Dose Inh-120 Dose Pk

FLUTICASONE FUROATE & UMECLIDINIUM BROMIDE & VILANTEROL TRIFENATATE

· 1 products · Limited Use, codes 567 · strengths: 100mcg & 62.5mcg & 25mcg · Pd Inh-30 Dose Pk

FORMOTEROL FUMARATE

· 1 products · Limited Use, codes 132 · strengths: 12mcg/Cap · Inh Pd-Device Pk

FORMOTEROL FUMARATE DIHYDRATE

· 2 products · Limited Use, codes 132 · strengths: 6mcg/Metered Dose, 12mcg/Metered Dose · Pd Inh-60 Dose Pk

INDACATEROL

· 1 products · Limited Use, codes 443 · strengths: 75mcg · Inh Pd-Cap

INDACATEROL & GLYCOPYRRONIUM

· 1 products · Limited Use, codes 459 · strengths: 110mcg & 50mcg · Inh Pd-Cap Source: formulary-ed43-front-matter.txt Part V; ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26; class 12:12 and 4 more
Full class listing Related classes: 12:04 Parasympathomimetic (Cholinergic) Agents, 12:08 Parasympatholytic (Cholinergic Blocking) Agents, 12:20 Skeletal Muscle Relaxants Same formulary class, not same indication: class membership alone does not establish equivalent uses.
Other drugs whose Health Canada label lists a similar indication: copd
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. No displayed matched alternative is a general benefit. FLUTICASONE FUROATE & VILANTEROL · Limited Use, codes 330, 456 (1), Limited Use, codes 330 (1) BREO ELLIPTA 100/25 mcg once daily is the only strength indicated for the treatment of COPD. PM: https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00049111.PDF; date January 7, 2019; DIN 02408872; fetched 2026-09-10 Product monograph Coverage source: ON formulary extract 2026-08-26
What the Health Canada label says it is for
INDICATIONS AND CLINICAL USE Asthma ADVAIR/ADVAIR DISKUS (fluticasone propionate/salmeterol) is a combination of an inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) and a long-acting beta2-adrenergic agonist (LABA) indicated for the maintenance treatment of asthma, in patients with reversible obstructive airways disease. ADVAIR/ADVAIR DISKUS should be prescribed for patients not adequately controlled on a long-term asthma control medication, such as an ICS, or whose disease severity clearly warrants treatment with both an ICS and a LABA. ADVAIR/ADVAIR DISKUS is not indicated for patients whose asthma can be managed by occasional use of a rapid onset, short duration, inhaled beta2-agonist, or for patients whose asthma can be successfully managed by inhaled corticosteroids along with occasional use of a rapid onset, short duration, inhaled beta2-agonist. Page 3 of 70 ADVAIR/ADVAIR DISKUS should not be used as a rescue medication. To relieve acute asthmatic symptoms, a rapid onset, short duration inhaled bronchodilator (e.g. salbutamol) should be used. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ADVAIR DISKUS 250 a… https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00056976.PDF PM date: June 17, 2020 Source product: ADVAIR 100 DISKUS; DIN 02240835; fetched 2026-09-10 Product monograph posted by Health Canada; excerpt for lookup only.