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ALLOPURINOL

All products: general benefit

Other products in the same Health Canada class (M04AA) — coverage varies; not interchangeable

  • Febuxostat (Uloric): not a benefit

Mar-Allopurinol · DIN 02396343 · 300mg · tablet

General benefitMarketed · checked 2026-09-02
StatusGeneral benefit
Write on scriptno code needed
Patient paysPatient pays: program not supplied; amount cannot be determined.
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1 brand, same coverage
Mar-Allopurinol · DIN 02396343 Manufacturer: Marcan Pharmaceuticals Inc.; listing date 2013-02-28 Health Canada: Marketed since 2013-04-17 · brand MAR-ALLOPURINOL · ATC M04AA01 ALLOPURINOL · form Tablet · route Oral · ingredients ALLOPURINOL 300 MG · company Marcan pharmaceuticals inc · schedule Prescription
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Mar-Allopurinol: Formulary list price $0.2125/unit (unit not stated in source; not the patient's cost)

Ministry pays: $0.2125 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=88138 · Verify on the e-Formulary ↗ (DIN 02396343)

Source record
DIN 02396343: Mar-Allopurinol Raw flags: chronicUseMed=Y, sec3=Y Item: 920000013; group id 894; item number 2147; lccId None; manufacturer id MAR Source form: Tab; strength: 300mg Recorded listing: General benefit; chronic-use medication (100-day supply rule, dispensing-fee limit) Source prices (unrounded): $0.2125; ministry $0.2125 Source: ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26 DIN=02396343 Health Canada DPD extract of Sep 2, 2026 (Open Government Licence – Canada) · https://health-products.canada.ca/dpd-bdpp/info?lang=eng&code=88138
Interchangeable products
Apo-Allopurinol · DIN 02402785 · not recorded Apo-Allopurinol Tablets · DIN 00402796 · $0.2125 Zyloprim · DIN 00294322 · not recorded
Shortage status: no shortage or discontinuation reported (checked 2026-09-13T08:10:21.292534+00:00); reports as of 2026-09-13T08:10:21.292534+00:00 (Health Product Shortages Canada) Source: https://healthproductshortages.ca/search?term=02396343
Shortage record checked 2026-09-13T08:10:21.292534+00:00
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, AMANTADINE HCL, BROMOCRIPTINE, CLOPIDOGREL BISULFATE, LEVODOPA & CARBIDOPA, MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL, OCTREOTIDE, RISEDRONATE SODIUM, ROPINIROLE, SELEGILINE HCL, TAMSULOSIN HCL 92:00 UNCLASSIFIED THERAPEUTIC AGENTS

FEBUXOSTAT

· 6 products · Off-Formulary Interchangeable, not an ODB benefit · strengths: 80mg · Tab

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

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 APO-ALLOPURINOL TABLETS (Allopurinol) is indicated for: • Treatment of gout, either primary, or secondary to hyperuricemia which occurs in blood dyscrasias and their therapy. • Treatment of primary or secondary uric acid nephropathy, with or without accompanying signs or symptoms of gout. • Prophylactically, to prevent tissue urate deposition or renal calculi in patients with leukemias, lymphomas or other malignancies, receiving antineoplastic treatment (radiation or cytotoxic drugs) which might induce increased uricemia levels. Also in the therapy and prophylaxis of acute urate nephropathy and resultant renal failure in patients with neoplastic disease who are particularly susceptible to hyperuricemia and uric acid stone formation (especially after radiation therapy or use of antineoplastic drugs). • Prevention of the occurrence and recurrence of uric acid stones or gravel and renal calcium lithiasis in patients with hyperuricemia and/or hyperuricosuria. 1.1 Pediatrics Pediatrics (<18 years of age): Allopurinol tablets are contraindicated in children with the exception of those with hyperuricemia secondary to malignancy or with Lesch… https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00076177.PDF PM date: JUL 05, 2024 Source product: APO-ALLOPURINOL TABLETS; DIN 00402796; fetched 2026-09-10 Product monograph posted by Health Canada; excerpt for lookup only.