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LETROZOLE

All products: general benefit

Other products in the same Health Canada class (L02B, L02BG) — coverage varies; not interchangeable

  • Anastrozole (Arimidex): general benefit
  • Exemestane (Aromasin): general benefit
  • Abiraterone (Zytiga): general benefit
  • Bicalutamide (Casodex): general benefit, Not a benefit
  • Degarelix (Firmagon): general benefit
  • Flutamide (Euflex): general benefit, Not a benefit

3 more in the class list below

Letrozole Tablets USP · DIN 02338459 · 2.5mg · tablet

General benefitMarketed · checked 2026-09-19
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.
Brand vs generic price
Lowest DBP recovery rule under medically necessary no-substitution claims: 6.2 Medically Necessary "No Substitution" Claims The Side Effect Reporting Form will not have to be renewed. However, the pharmacy must maintain a copy of the prescription that contains a direction that there be no substitution and the required Health Canada Side Effect Reporting Form (completed and signed by the prescriber). The prescriber must write “No Substitution” or “No Sub” on renewal or subsequent new written prescriptions, and indicate “No Substitution” on subsequent new oral prescriptions. The dispenser will be reimbursed the DBP plus a mark-up and the lesser of the posted usual and customary fee or the ODB dispensing fee minus the applicable ODB co-payment amount. Where a completed Side Effect Reporting Form is not available at the pharmacy during an inspection, the difference between the cost of the higher-cost product and the lowest DBP listed for the interchangeable category will be recovered. (ontario.ca, Revision #17; 2026-08-03 ↗) 6.2 Medically Necessary "No Substitution" Claims The Ministry will provide reimbursement of a higher-cost interchangeable product in medically necessary circumstances where a patient has experienced a significant adverse reaction with two (2) lower-cost interchangeable drug products, where available. When a prescriber identifies a patient for which it is medically necessary that a higher cost interchangeable product be provided, the prescriber must: • Complete, sign and forward to the pharmacist a copy of the Health Canada side effect reporting form for each lower-cost interchangeable drug product trialed (Side Effect Reporting Form[s]); and • Write “No Substitution” or “No Sub” on a written prescription or indicate “No Substitution” to the pharmacist in the case of a verbal prescription. The prescriber should keep a copy of the completed form in the patient’s record for future use and reference. In the case of a written prescription, when the pharmacist or dispensing physician receives a prescription with the written notation “No Substitution” or “No Sub”, reimbursement will be provided for the higher-cost interchangeable product only if the prescription is accompanied by a completed Health Canada Side Effect Reporting Form for each of the lower-cost interchangeable drug products trialed. This form must be completely filled out noting the details of the adverse reaction and signed by the prescriber. In the case of a verbal prescription, the prescriber must satisfy the operator of the pharmacy or dispensing physician that a completed Health Canada Side Effect Reporting Form for each of the lower-cost interchangeable drug products trialed has been completed and signed by the prescriber. A written record of this verbal prescription and the completed Health Canada Side Effect Reporting Form must be received by the pharmacy prior to claim submission. Upon receipt, the pharmacist must: • Fax, submit online or mail the completed and signed form to Health Canada’s Canada Vigilance Program; and • Retain his or her copy of the completed and signed Side Effect Reporting Form. (ontario.ca, Revision #17; 2026-08-03 ↗)
1 brand, same coverage
Letrozole Tablets USP · DIN 02338459 Manufacturer: Accord Healthcare Inc.; listing date 2010-07-20 Health Canada: Marketed since 2014-05-03 · brand ACH-LETROZOLE · ATC L02BG04 LETROZOLE · form Tablet · route Oral · ingredients LETROZOLE 2.5 MG · company Accord healthcare inc · schedule Prescription
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Letrozole Tablets USP: Formulary list price $1.3780/unit (unit not stated in source; not the patient's cost)

Ministry pays: $1.3780 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=82411 · Verify on the e-Formulary ↗ (DIN 02338459)

Source record
DIN 02338459: Letrozole Tablets USP Raw flags: sec3=Y Item: 100000116; group id 169; item number 0286; lccId None; manufacturer id ACH Source form: Tab; strength: 2.5mg Recorded listing: General benefit Source prices (unrounded): $1.3780; ministry $1.3780 Source: ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26 DIN=02338459 Health Canada DPD extract of Sep 2, 2026 (Open Government Licence – Canada) · https://health-products.canada.ca/dpd-bdpp/info?lang=eng&code=82411
Interchangeable products
Apo-Letrozole · DIN 02358514 · $1.3780 CCP-Letrozole · DIN 02459884 · $1.3780 Femara · DIN 02231384 · $1.3780 Jamp Letrozole Tablets · DIN 02541912 · $1.3780 Jamp-Letrozole · DIN 02373009 · $1.3780 Letrozole · DIN 02348969 · $1.3780 Letrozole · DIN 02504472 · $1.3780 Letrozole · DIN 02524244 · $1.3780 Mar-Letrozole · DIN 02373424 · $1.3780 Med-Letrozole · DIN 02322315 · $1.3780 Mint-Letrozole · DIN 02508109 · $1.3780 NRA-Letrozole · DIN 02520486 · $1.3780 Nat-Letrozole · DIN 02421585 · $1.3780 PMS-Letrozole · DIN 02309114 · $1.3780 Ran-Letrozole · DIN 02372282 · $1.3780 Riva-Letrozole · DIN 02398656 · $1.3780 Sandoz Letrozole · DIN 02344815 · $1.3780 Teva-Letrozole · DIN 02343657 · $1.3780 Zinda-Letrozole · DIN 02378213 · $1.3780
Shortage status: not checked (no credentials)
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, BUSERELIN ACETATE, BUSULFAN, CAPECITABINE, CHLORAMBUCIL, CYPROTERONE ACETATE, DAUNORUBICIN, DEGARELIX ACETATE, ETOPOSIDE, EXEMESTANE, FLUOROURACIL & SALICYLIC ACID, FULVESTRANT, GOSERELIN ACETATE, HYDROXYUREA, IMATINIB MESYLATE, 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

ANASTROZOLE

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

EXEMESTANE

· 3 products · General benefit · strengths: 25mg · Tab

ABIRATERONE ACETATE

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

BICALUTAMIDE

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

DEGARELIX ACETATE

· 2 products · General benefit · strengths: 80mg, 120mg · Pd for Inj-Vial Pk

FLUTAMIDE

· 2 products · Listed, not a benefit (1), General benefit (1) · strengths: 250mg · Tab

FULVESTRANT

· 6 products · General benefit · strengths: 50mg/mL · Inj Sol

TAMOXIFEN CITRATE

· 8 products · General benefit (4), Listed, not a benefit (4) · strengths: 10mg, 20mg · Tab

ENZALUTAMIDE

· 5 products · Off-Formulary Interchangeable, not an ODB benefit · strengths: 40mg · Cap

ALTRETAMINE

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

BUSERELIN ACETATE

· 4 products · General benefit · strengths: 6.3mg, 9.45mg, 1mg/mL · Implant Kit, Inj Sol-5.5mL Pk, Nas Sp-10mL Pk

BUSULFAN

· 1 products · General benefit · strengths: 2mg · 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
1 INDICATIONS FEMARA® (letrozole) film-coated tablets is indicated for: • The adjuvant treatment of postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive invasive early breast cancer. Clinical effectiveness is based on superior Disease-Free Survival (DFS) compared to tamoxifen. Overall survival was not significantly different between the two treatments (see 14 CLINICAL TRIALS). • The extended adjuvant treatment of hormone receptor positive invasive early breast cancer in postmenopausal women who have received approximately 5 years of prior standard adjuvant tamoxifen therapy. Clinical effectiveness is based on superior Disease-Free Survival (DFS) compared to placebo in the overall study population, at a median follow-up of 28 months. However, overall survival was not significantly different between the two treatments for the overall population and an increase in deaths was seen in node-negative patients in the FEMARA arm versus the placebo arm (see 7 WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS and 14 CLINICAL TRIALS). • First-line therapy in postmenopausal women with advanced breast cancer. • … https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00071188.PDF PM date: May 16, 1997 Source product: FEMARA; DIN 02231384; fetched 2026-09-10 Product monograph posted by Health Canada; excerpt for lookup only.