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URSODIOL

All products: Limited Use (codes 273, 386)

Urso DS · DIN 02245894 · 500mg · tablet

Limited Use — Reason for Use code 273, 386 required; Health Canada lists this DIN as Cancelled post market since 2023-06-26 — choose a marketed DIN from the same-category list.Discontinued 2023-06-26 · checked 2026-09-20
StatusLimited Use — Reason for Use code 273, 386 required; Health Canada lists this DIN as Cancelled post market since 2023-06-26 — choose a marketed DIN from the same-category list.
Write on scriptLU code 273, 386 (patient must meet the criteria below); Health Canada lists this DIN as Cancelled post market since 2023-06-26 — choose a marketed DIN from the same-category list.
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Ontario Limited Use criteria — code 273, 386
Reason for Use code 273 For the treatment of primary biliary cirrhosis. Coverage limit: LU Authorization Period: Indefinite Reason for Use code 386 For the treatment of primary sclerosing cholangitis. Coverage limit: LU Authorization Period: Indefinite
1 brand, same coverage
Urso DS · DIN 02245894 Manufacturer: Axcan Pharma Inc.; listing date 2004-04-06 Health Canada: Cancelled post market since 2023-06-26 · brand URSO DS · ATC A05AA02 URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID · form Tablet · route Oral · ingredients URSODIOL 500 MG · company Aptalis pharma canada ulc · schedule Prescription
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Ministry pays: $0.7242 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=70011 · Verify on the e-Formulary ↗ (DIN 02245894)

Source record
DIN 02245894: Urso DS Raw flags: sec12=Y, sec3=Y Item: 920000494; group id 974; item number 2307; lccId 00158; manufacturer id BFI Source form: Tab; strength: 500mg Recorded listing: Limited Use: paid only with a Reason for Use code and the criteria below Source prices (unrounded): $3.1751; ministry $0.7242 Source: ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26 DIN=02245894 Health Canada DPD extract of Sep 2, 2026 (Open Government Licence – Canada) · https://health-products.canada.ca/dpd-bdpp/info?lang=eng&code=70011
Interchangeable products
AG-Ursodiol · DIN 02505371 · $0.7242 GLN-Ursodiol · DIN 02426919 · $0.7242 Jamp-Ursodiol · DIN 02472406 · $0.7242 NRA-Ursodiol · DIN 02544024 · $0.7242 PMS-Ursodiol C · DIN 02273500 · $0.7242 Ursodiol C · DIN 02515539 · $0.7242
Shortage status: not checked (no credentials)
Health Canada lists this DIN as Cancelled post market since 2023-06-26 — choose a marketed DIN from the same-category list.
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, OCTREOTIDE, RISEDRONATE SODIUM, ROPINIROLE, SELEGILINE HCL, TAMSULOSIN HCL 92:00 UNCLASSIFIED THERAPEUTIC AGENTS

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

LANREOTIDE ACETATE

· 6 products · General benefit · strengths: 60mg/Syr, 90mg/Syr, 120mg/Syr · ER Pref Syr 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 pms-URSODIOL C (ursodiol tablets, USP), also known as ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) is indicated for: • the management of cholestatic liver diseases, such as primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). 1.1 Pediatrics No data are available to Health Canada; therefore, Health Canada has not authorized an indication for pediatric use. 1.2 Geriatrics No data are available to Health Canada; therefore, Health Canada has not authorized an indication for geriatric use. https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00072506.PDF PM date: SEP 11, 2023 Source product: PMS-URSODIOL C; DIN 02273497; fetched 2026-09-10 Product monograph posted by Health Canada; excerpt for lookup only.