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TRAZODONE HYDROCHLORIDE

All products: general benefit

Other products in the same Health Canada class (N06AX) — coverage varies; not interchangeable

  • Duloxetine (Cymbalta): general benefit, Not a benefit
  • Mirtazapine (Remeron RD): general benefit, Not a benefit
  • Venlafaxine (Effexor XR): general benefit
  • Vortioxetine (Trintellix): general benefit
  • Bupropion (Wellbutrin XL): limited Use 315, Not a benefit
  • Desvenlafaxine (Pristiq): not a benefit

17 more in the class list below

Trazodone · DIN 02348772 · 50mg · tablet

General benefitMarketed · checked 2026-09-02
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.
1 brand, same coverage
Trazodone · DIN 02348772 Manufacturer: Sanis Health Inc.; listing date 2011-10-25 Health Canada: Marketed since 2014-07-31 · brand TRAZODONE · ATC N06AX05 TRAZODONE · form Tablet · route Oral · ingredients TRAZODONE HYDROCHLORIDE 50 MG · company Sanis health inc · schedule Prescription
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Trazodone: Formulary list price $0.0554/unit (unit not stated in source; not the patient's cost)

Ministry pays: $0.0554 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=83411 · Verify on the e-Formulary ↗ (DIN 02348772)

Source record
DIN 02348772: Trazodone Raw flags: sec3=Y Item: 281604040; group id 472; item number 1185; lccId None; manufacturer id SAI Source form: Tab; strength: 50mg Recorded listing: General benefit Source prices (unrounded): $0.0554; ministry $0.0554 Source: ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26 DIN=02348772 Health Canada DPD extract of Sep 2, 2026 (Open Government Licence – Canada) · https://health-products.canada.ca/dpd-bdpp/info?lang=eng&code=83411
Interchangeable products
Apo-Trazodone · DIN 02147637 · $0.0554 Desyrel · DIN 00579351 · not recorded Jamp Trazodone · DIN 02442809 · $0.0554 PMS-Trazodone · DIN 01937227 · $0.0554 Teva-Trazodone · DIN 02144263 · $0.0554
Shortage status: active shortage (reported 2025-12-08, last updated 2026-01-05); reports as of 2026-09-13T08:10:21.292534+00:00 (Health Product Shortages Canada) Source: https://healthproductshortages.ca/search?term=02348772
Shortage record checked 2026-09-13T08:10:21.292534+00:00
Other drugs in the same formulary class (28:16:04 Antidepressants) and how they are covered

Matched class: 28:16:04 Antidepressants

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: AMITRIPTYLINE, CLOMIPRAMINE HCL, FLUVOXAMINE MALEATE, NORTRIPTYLINE, PHENELZINE SULFATE, SERTRALINE HCL, TRANYLCYPROMINE SULFATE, VENLAFAXINE HCL, VORTIOXETINE HYDROBROMIDE Some products covered without a code (check the product listing): CITALOPRAM HYDROBROMIDE, DESIPRAMINE, DOXEPIN HCL, DULOXETINE, ESCITALOPRAM, FLUOXETINE HCL, IMIPRAMINE, MIRTAZAPINE, MOCLOBEMIDE, PAROXETINE HCL, TRIMIPRAMINE 28:16:04 Antidepressants

DULOXETINE

· 38 products · Listed, not a benefit (2), General benefit (36) · strengths: 30mg, 60mg · DR Cap

MIRTAZAPINE

· 25 products · General benefit (16), Off-Formulary Interchangeable, not an ODB benefit (9) · strengths: 15mg, 30mg, 45mg · Orally Disintegrating Tab, Tab

VENLAFAXINE HCL

· 45 products · General benefit · strengths: 37.5mg, 75mg, 150mg · ER Cap

VORTIOXETINE HYDROBROMIDE

· 6 products · General benefit · strengths: 5mg, 10mg, 20mg · Tab

BUPROPION HCL

· 12 products · Limited Use, codes 315 (10), Listed, not a benefit (2) · strengths: 150mg, 300mg, 100mg · ER Tab, Tab

DESVENLAFAXINE

· 18 products · Off-Formulary Interchangeable, not an ODB benefit · strengths: 50mg, 100mg · ER Tab

VILAZODONE HYDROCHLORIDE

· 6 products · Off-Formulary Interchangeable, not an ODB benefit · strengths: 10mg, 20mg, 40mg · Tab

AMITRIPTYLINE

· 12 products · General benefit · strengths: 10mg, 25mg, 50mg · Tab

CITALOPRAM HYDROBROMIDE

· 51 products · Off-Formulary Interchangeable, not an ODB benefit (9), General benefit (42) · strengths: 10mg, 20mg, 40mg · Tab

CLOMIPRAMINE HCL

· 5 products · General benefit · strengths: 25mg, 50mg, 10mg · Tab

DESIPRAMINE

· 7 products · Listed, not a benefit (4), General benefit (3) · strengths: 25mg, 50mg, 75mg · Tab

DOXEPIN HCL

· 20 products · General benefit (12), Off-Formulary Interchangeable, not an ODB benefit (8) · strengths: 10mg, 25mg, 50mg, 75mg, 100mg · Cap Source: formulary-ed43-front-matter.txt Part V; ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26; class 28:16:04 and 12 more
Full class listing Related classes: 28:08:04 Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Agents, 28:08:08 Opiate Agonists, 28:08:12 Opiate Partial Agonists, 28:08:92 Miscellaneous Analgesics and Antipyretics, 28:16:08 Tranquilizers, 28:16:12 Other Psychotropics, 28:36:08 Anticholinergic Agents, 28:36:20 Dopamine Receptor Agonists 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 pms-TRAZODONE (trazodone hydrochloride) is of value in the symptomatic relief of depressive illness. Geriatrics (> 65 years of age): Use with caution in geriatric patients. See WARNINGS & PRECAUTIONS: Special Population. Pediatrics (< 18 years of age): Safety and efficacy have not been established in patients below 18 years of age. pms-TRAZODONE is not indicated in this age group. https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00030282.PDF PM date: April 15, 2015 Source product: PMS TRAZODONE HCL TAB 50MG; DIN 01937227; fetched 2026-09-10 Product monograph posted by Health Canada; excerpt for lookup only.

Availability

Trazodone · DIN 02348772 Shortage status: active shortage (reported 2025-12-08, last updated 2026-01-05); reports as of 2026-09-13T08:10:21.292534+00:00 (Health Product Shortages Canada) Source: https://healthproductshortages.ca/search?term=02348772

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