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ALLOPURINOL

All products: not a benefit

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

  • Febuxostat (Uloric): not a benefit

Apo-Allopurinol · DIN 02402785 · 300mg · tablet

Listed, not a benefitDormant since 2025-09-28 · checked 2026-09-19 · What does dormant mean?
StatusListed, not a benefit
Write on scriptnot a benefit; no Exceptional Access criteria on record; see alternatives
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
Apo-Allopurinol · DIN 02402785 Manufacturer: Apotex Inc.; listing date 2013-07-30 Health Canada: Dormant since 2025-09-28 · brand APO-ALLOPURINOL · ATC M04AA01 ALLOPURINOL · form Tablet · route Oral · ingredients ALLOPURINOL 300 MG · company Apotex inc · schedule Prescription
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Apo-Allopurinol: Formulary list price not recorded/unit (unit not stated in source; not the patient's cost)

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=88762 · Verify on the e-Formulary ↗ (DIN 02402785)

Source record
DIN 02402785: Apo-Allopurinol Raw flags: chronicUseMed=Y, notABenefit=Y, sec3=Y Item: 920000013; group id 894; item number 2147; lccId None; manufacturer id APX Source form: Tab; strength: 300mg Recorded listing: Listed, not a benefit; ODB pays only for the benefit products in this interchangeable category; chronic-use medication (100-day supply rule, dispensing-fee limit) Source prices (unrounded): not recorded; ministry not recorded Source: ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26 DIN=02402785 Health Canada DPD extract of Sep 2, 2026 (Open Government Licence – Canada) · https://health-products.canada.ca/dpd-bdpp/info?lang=eng&code=88762
Interchangeable products
Apo-Allopurinol Tablets · DIN 00402796 · $0.2125 Mar-Allopurinol · DIN 02396343 · $0.2125 Zyloprim · DIN 00294322 · not recorded
Shortage status: not checked (no credentials)
Health Canada lists this DIN as Dormant since 2025-09-28 — 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, 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.
Health Canada: dormant products
Health Canada defines dormant products as: “products that were previously marketed in Canada but for which the manufacturer has suspended sale for period of at least 12 months.” (canada.ca, Sep 10, 2026 ↗)

Other review policies

For Apo-Allopurinol: no applicable EAP criteria are held and no ODB benefit is established. These policies do not establish coverage.

For rare, immediately life-, limb- or organ-threatening circumstances, the Compassionate Review Policy may consider an unfunded drug or indication, subject to its criteria and without bypassing the drug review process. Compassionate Review Policy

Compassionate Review Policy: source quote
Where there are rare clinical circumstances in immediately life, limb, or organ-threatening conditions, the Executive Officer will also consider requests for drugs or indications in situations where there has not been a decision by the Executive Officer to provide funding of the drug or indication as part of the Ontario Drug Benefit program (and the EAP), and the drug or indication requested would not circumvent the established review process for new drugs or indications as part of the drug submission process for listing within the Ontario Drug Benefit program. Requests must meet the criteria for the Compassionate Review Policy.

Ontario source; updated September 15, 2026

For cancer drugs, Case-by-Case Review considers rare, immediately life-threatening circumstances when no satisfactory funded treatment exists; its criteria and application process apply. Case-by-Case Review (cancer drugs)

Case-by-Case Review (cancer drugs): source quote
Note: Requests for cancer drugs are considered under the Case-by-Case Review Program (CBCRP) which is administered by Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) on behalf of the Ministry of Health. The CBCRP considers funding requests for drugs (both oral therapies and injectable drugs) for the treatment of cancer in patients who have a rare clinical circumstance that is immediately life-threatening (death is likely within a matter of months) and who require treatment with an unfunded drug, because there is no other satisfactory and funded treatment. Please refer to the Ontario Health website for information on the application process, FAQs, eligibility criteria and program policies.

Ontario source; updated September 15, 2026