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BISOPROLOL FUMARATE

All products: general benefit

Other products in the same Health Canada class (C07A, C07AB) — coverage varies; not interchangeable

  • Acebutolol (Sectral): general benefit, Not a benefit
  • Atenolol (Apo-Atenol): general benefit
  • Metoprolol (Lopresor SR): general benefit, Not a benefit
  • Nebivolol (Bystolic): not a benefit
  • Nadolol (Corgard): general benefit, Not a benefit
  • Propranolol (Inderal-LA): general benefit, Not a benefit

3 more in the class list below

Bisoprolol · DIN 02391597 · 10mg · 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.
1 brand, same coverage
Bisoprolol · DIN 02391597 Manufacturer: Sanis Health Inc.; listing date 2020-11-30 Health Canada: Marketed since 2020-08-27 · brand BISOPROLOL · ATC C07AB07 BISOPROLOL · form Tablet · route Oral · ingredients BISOPROLOL FUMARATE 10 MG · company Sanis health inc · schedule Prescription
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Bisoprolol: Formulary list price $0.0885/unit (unit not stated in source; not the patient's cost)

Ministry pays: $0.0885 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=87692 · Verify on the e-Formulary ↗ (DIN 02391597)

Source record
DIN 02391597: Bisoprolol Raw flags: chronicUseMed=Y, sec3=Y Item: 240400158; group id 277; item number 0575; lccId None; manufacturer id SAI Source form: Tab; strength: 10mg Recorded listing: General benefit; chronic-use medication (100-day supply rule, dispensing-fee limit) Source prices (unrounded): $0.0885; ministry $0.0885 Source: ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26 DIN=02391597 Health Canada DPD extract of Sep 2, 2026 (Open Government Licence – Canada) · https://health-products.canada.ca/dpd-bdpp/info?lang=eng&code=87692
Interchangeable products
Apo-Bisoprolol · DIN 02256177 · $0.0885 Bisoprolol Tablets · DIN 02495570 · $0.0885 Jamp Bisoprolol · DIN 02518791 · $0.0885 Mint-Bisoprolol · DIN 02465620 · $0.0885 Monocor · DIN 02241149 · not recorded PRZ-Bisoprolol · DIN 02541408 · $0.0885 Sandoz Bisoprolol Tablets · DIN 02494043 · $0.0885 Teva-Bisoprolol · DIN 02267489 · $0.0885
Shortage status: not checked (no credentials)
Other drugs in the same formulary class (24:04 Cardiac Drugs) and how they are covered

Matched class: 24:04 Cardiac Drugs

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: ATENOLOL, DIGOXIN, PROPAFENONE HCL Some products covered without a code (check the product listing): ACEBUTOLOL HCL, AMIODARONE HCL, AMLODIPINE, DILTIAZEM HCL, DISOPYRAMIDE, FLECAINIDE ACETATE, METOPROLOL TARTRATE, MEXILETINE HCL, NADOLOL, NIFEDIPINE, PROPRANOLOL, SOTALOL HCL, TIMOLOL MALEATE, VERAPAMIL HCL 24:00 CARDIOVASCULAR DRUGS

RANOLAZINE

· 2 products · Off-Formulary Interchangeable, not an ODB benefit · strengths: 500mg · ER Tab Source: formulary-ed43-front-matter.txt Part V; ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26; class 24:00 24:04 Cardiac Drugs

ACEBUTOLOL HCL

· 9 products · Listed, not a benefit (3), General benefit (6) · strengths: 100mg, 200mg, 400mg · Tab

ATENOLOL

· 26 products · General benefit · strengths: 50mg, 100mg · Tab

METOPROLOL TARTRATE

· 28 products · Listed, not a benefit (6), General benefit (22) · strengths: 100mg, 200mg, 50mg · LA Tab, Tab

NEBIVOLOL HYDROCHLORIDE

· 8 products · Off-Formulary Interchangeable, not an ODB benefit · strengths: 2.5mg, 5mg, 10mg, 20mg · Tab

NADOLOL

· 8 products · Listed, not a benefit (3), General benefit (5) · strengths: 40mg, 80mg, 160mg · Tab

PROPRANOLOL

· 19 products · Off-Formulary Interchangeable, not an ODB benefit (8), General benefit (7), Listed, not a benefit (4) · strengths: 60mg, 80mg, 120mg, 160mg, 10mg, 20mg, 40mg · LA Cap, Tab

SOTALOL HCL

· 10 products · Listed, not a benefit (2), General benefit (8) · strengths: 80mg, 160mg · Tab

TIMOLOL MALEATE

· 6 products · Listed, not a benefit (3), General benefit (3) · strengths: 5mg, 10mg, 20mg · Tab

CARVEDILOL

· 36 products · Listed, not a benefit (4), Limited Use, codes 183 (32) · strengths: 3.125mg, 6.25mg, 12.5mg, 25mg · Tab

AMIODARONE HCL

· 9 products · Listed, not a benefit (1), General benefit (8) · strengths: 200mg · Tab

AMLODIPINE

· 56 products · Limited Use, codes 645, 706 (1), Off-Formulary Interchangeable, not an ODB benefit (11), General benefit (44) · strengths: 1mg/mL, 2.5mg, 5mg, 10mg · Oral Sol, Tab Source: formulary-ed43-front-matter.txt Part V; ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26; class 24:04 and 9 more
Full class listing Related classes: 24:06 Antilipemic Drugs, 24:08 Hypotensive Drugs (For Diuretics See 40:28), 24:12 Vasodilating Drugs, 24:32 Renin-Angiotensin Aldosterone Inhibitors 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 APO-BISOPROLOL (bisoprolol fumarate) is indicated in the management of patients with mild to moderate hypertension. It may be used alone or in combination with other antihypertensive agents, particularly thiazide diuretics. APO-BISOPROLOL is not recommended for the emergency treatment of hypertensive crisis. https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00084194.PDF PM date: APR 08, 2026 Source product: APO-BISOPROLOL; DIN 02256134; fetched 2026-09-10 Product monograph posted by Health Canada; excerpt for lookup only.