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BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE

All products: general benefit

Other products in the same Health Canada class (R03BA) — coverage varies; not interchangeable

  • Budesonide (Pulmicort Nebuamp): general benefit, Limited Use 260, 261, 262, 263, 264
  • Ciclesonide (Alvesco): general benefit
  • Fluticasone furoate (Arnuity Ellipta): general benefit
  • Fluticasone (Flovent HFA): general benefit
  • Mometasone furoate (Asmanex Twisthaler): general benefit

QVAR · DIN 02242030 · 100mcg/Metered Dose · Aero inhaler, 200 doses

General benefitMarketed · checked 2026-09-19
StatusGeneral benefit
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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
QVAR · DIN 02242030 Manufacturer: Graceway Pharmaceuticals; listing date 2001-03-07 Health Canada: Marketed since 2021-01-01 · brand QVAR · ATC R03BA01 BECLOMETASONE · form Aerosol (metered-dose) · route Inhalation · ingredients BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE 100 MCG/ACT · company Bausch health, canada inc. · schedule Prescription
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QVAR: Formulary list price $87.5568/unit (unit not stated in source; not the patient's cost)

Ministry pays: $87.5568 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=65701 · Verify on the e-Formulary ↗ (DIN 02242030)

Source record
DIN 02242030: QVAR Raw flags: sec3=Y Item: 680400083; group id 703; item number 1736; lccId None; manufacturer id GRA Source form: Aero Inh-200 Dose Pk; strength: 100mcg/Metered Dose Recorded listing: General benefit Source prices (unrounded): $87.5568; ministry $87.5568 Source: ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26 DIN=02242030 Health Canada DPD extract of Sep 2, 2026 (Open Government Licence – Canada) · https://health-products.canada.ca/dpd-bdpp/info?lang=eng&code=65701
Shortage status: not checked (no credentials)
Other drugs in the same formulary class (68:04 Corticosteroids) and how they are covered

Matched class: 68:04 Corticosteroids

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: CICLESONIDE, FLUDROCORTISONE ACETATE, FLUTICASONE FUROATE, FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE, METHYLPREDNISOLONE, METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE, MOMETASONE FUROATE, TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE Some products covered without a code (check the product listing): BUDESONIDE, DEXAMETHASONE, DEXAMETHASONE 21-PHOSPHATE, HYDROCORTISONE, PREDNISOLONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE, PREDNISONE 68:04 Corticosteroids

BUDESONIDE

· 12 products · Limited Use, codes 260, 261, 262, 263, 264 (9), General benefit (3) · strengths: 0.125mg/mL, 0.25mg/mL, 0.5mg/mL, 100mcg/Metered Dose, 200mcg/Metered Dose, 400mcg/Metered Dose · Inh Susp, Pd Inh-200 Dose Pk

CICLESONIDE

· 3 products · General benefit · strengths: 100mcg/Actuation, 200mcg/Actuation, 50mcg/Actuation · Inh-120 Dose Pk, Metered Dose Nas Sp-120 Dose Pk

FLUTICASONE FUROATE

· 2 products · General benefit · strengths: 100mcg, 200mcg · Blister Pd Inh-30 Dose Pk

FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE

· 14 products · General benefit · strengths: 50mcg/Metered Dose, 125mcg/Metered Dose, 250mcg/Metered Dose, 55mcg/Actuation, 113mcg/Actuation, 232mcg/Actuation, 250mcg/Blister, 500mcg/Blister · Inh-120 Dose Pk, Pd Inh-60 Dose Pk

MOMETASONE FUROATE

· 3 products · General benefit · strengths: 400mcg/Metered Dose, 200mcg/Metered Dose · Pd Inh-30 Dose Pk, Pd Inh-60 Dose Pk

DEXAMETHASONE

· 6 products · Listed, not a benefit (2), General benefit (4) · strengths: 0.5mg, 4mg · Tab

DEXAMETHASONE 21-PHOSPHATE

· 3 products · Listed, not a benefit (1), General benefit (2) · strengths: 4mg/mL · Inj Sol

FLUDROCORTISONE ACETATE

· 2 products · General benefit · strengths: 0.1mg · Tab

HYDROCORTISONE

· 5 products · General benefit (4), Temporary benefit (1) · strengths: 10mg, 20mg · Tab

METHYLPREDNISOLONE

· 1 products · General benefit · strengths: 4mg · Tab

METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE

· 3 products · General benefit · strengths: 40mg/mL, 80mg/mL, 100mg/5mL · Inj Susp-1mL Pk, Inj Susp-5mL Pk

PREDNISOLONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE

· 2 products · Listed, not a benefit (1), General benefit (1) · strengths: 6.7mg/5mL · O/L Source: formulary-ed43-front-matter.txt Part V; ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26; class 68:04 and 5 more
Full class listing Related classes: 68:08 Androgens, 68:12 Contraceptives, 68:16 Estrogens, 68:20 Anti-Diabetic Agents, 68:24 Parathyroid Agents, 68:28 Pituitary Agents, 68:32 Progestogens and Oral Contraceptives, 68:36 Thyroids, 68:38 Anti-Thyroids 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 USES PROPADERM is indicated for all skin conditions where a topical anti-inflammatory steroid is indicated, including psoriasis, eczema, allergic dermatoses, neurodermatitis, seborrhea, intertrigo, lichen simplex, lichen planus, discoid lupus erythematosus and anogenital pruritus. https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00059265.PDF PM date: December 10, 2020 Source product: PROPADERM; DIN 02089602; fetched 2026-09-10 Product monograph posted by Health Canada; excerpt for lookup only.