Look up one drug

Ontario coverage, price, criteria word for word, Health Canada status and shortages for one product

Patient plan: look up a medication list

DAPAGLIFLOZIN & METFORMIN

All products: general benefit

Other products in the same Health Canada class (A10B, A10BD) — coverage varies; not interchangeable

  • Empagliflozin + metformin (Synjardy): general benefit
  • Linagliptin + metformin (Jentadueto): general benefit
  • Metformin + saxagliptin (Komboglyze): general benefit
  • Metformin + sitagliptin (Janumet XR): general benefit
  • Canagliflozin (Invokana): general benefit
  • Dapagliflozin (Forxiga): general benefit

12 more in the class list below

Xigduo · DIN 02449943 · 5mg & 1000mg · 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.
Savings card: innoviCares lists Xigduo (Ontario list dated 2026-09-10) — pays part of the brand-versus-generic difference after other coverage; free sign-up. (innovicares.ca ↗)
Savings card: RxHelp ONE lists Xigduo (read 2026-09-10) — brand-name savings card, free; cannot be combined with another card on the same claim. (rxhelp.ca ↗)
Limit of one Prescription Drug Card Program / Patient Financial Assistance Card from any adjudicator per DIN and claim submitted. The RxHelpONE card CANNOT be combined with any other card or offer. (Terms of Use) (rxhelp.ca, Sep 10, 2026 ↗)
1 brand, same coverage
Xigduo · DIN 02449943 Manufacturer: AstraZeneca; listing date 2017-07-31 Health Canada: Marketed since 2016-02-08 · brand XIGDUO · ATC A10BD15 METFORMIN AND DAPAGLIFLOZIN, A10BD15 METFORMIN AND DAPAGLIFLOZIN · form Tablet · route Oral · ingredients METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE 1000 MG, DAPAGLIFLOZIN (DAPAGLIFLOZIN PROPANEDIOL MONOHYDRATE) 5 MG · company Astrazeneca canada inc · schedule Prescription
Check this DIN again · Health Canada product record

Ministry pays: $0.6432 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=93581 · Verify on the e-Formulary ↗ (DIN 02449943)

Source record
DIN 02449943: Xigduo Raw flags: chronicUseMed=Y, insOH=Y, sec3=Y Item: 682002064; group id 742; item number 1813; lccId None; manufacturer id AZC Source form: Tab; strength: 5mg & 1000mg Recorded listing: General benefit; chronic-use medication (100-day supply rule, dispensing-fee limit); diabetes medication flag Source prices (unrounded): $1.2863; ministry $0.6432 Source: ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26 DIN=02449943 Health Canada DPD extract of Sep 2, 2026 (Open Government Licence – Canada) · https://health-products.canada.ca/dpd-bdpp/info?lang=eng&code=93581 Therapeutic Notes (formulary) For the treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who are already stabilized on therapy with metformin and dapagliflozin, to replace the individual components of dapagliflozin and metformin for those patients who have inadequate glycemic control on metformin, a contraindication or intolerance to a sulfonylurea, and for whom insulin is not an option.
Interchangeable products
Apo-Dapagliflozin-Metformin · DIN 02536161 · $0.6432 Auro-Dapagliflozin / Metformin · DIN 02533081 · $0.6432
Shortage status: resolved shortage (ended 2019-04-12); reports as of 2026-09-13T08:10:21.292534+00:00 (Health Product Shortages Canada) Source: https://healthproductshortages.ca/search?term=02449943
Shortage record checked 2026-09-13T08:10:21.292534+00:00
Other drugs in the same formulary class (68:20:02 Oral Anti-Diabetic Agents) and how they are covered

Matched class: 68:20:02 Oral Anti-Diabetic 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: CANAGLIFLOZIN, DAPAGLIFLOZIN, EMPAGLIFLOZIN, EMPAGLIFLOZIN & METFORMIN, LINAGLIPTIN, LINAGLIPTIN & METFORMIN, SAXAGLIPTIN, SAXAGLIPTIN & METFORMIN, SITAGLIPTIN, SITAGLIPTIN & METFORMIN Some products covered without a code (check the product listing): GLICLAZIDE, GLYBURIDE, METFORMIN HCL 68:20:02 Oral Anti-Diabetic Agents

EMPAGLIFLOZIN & METFORMIN

· 6 products · General benefit · strengths: 5mg & 1000mg, 5mg & 500mg, 5mg & 850mg, 12.5mg & 1000mg, 12.5mg & 500mg, 12.5mg & 850mg · Tab

LINAGLIPTIN & METFORMIN

· 3 products · General benefit · strengths: 2.5mg & 1000mg, 2.5mg & 500mg, 2.5mg & 850mg · Tab

SAXAGLIPTIN & METFORMIN

· 3 products · General benefit · strengths: 2.5mg & 1000mg, 2.5mg & 500mg, 2.5mg & 850mg · Tab

SITAGLIPTIN & METFORMIN

· 39 products · General benefit · strengths: 50mg & 1000mg, 50mg & 500mg, 100mg & 1000mg, 50mg & 850mg · ER Tab, Tab

CANAGLIFLOZIN

· 8 products · General benefit · strengths: 100mg, 300mg · Tab

DAPAGLIFLOZIN

· 22 products · General benefit · strengths: 5mg, 10mg · Tab

EMPAGLIFLOZIN

· 2 products · General benefit · strengths: 10mg, 25mg · Tab

GLICLAZIDE

· 19 products · General benefit (18), Listed, not a benefit (1) · strengths: 60mg, 30mg, 80mg · ER Tab, SR Tab, Tab

GLYBURIDE

· 8 products · General benefit (6), Listed, not a benefit (2) · strengths: 2.5mg, 5mg · Tab

LINAGLIPTIN

· 1 products · General benefit · strengths: 5mg · Tab

METFORMIN HCL

· 53 products · Off-Formulary Interchangeable, not an ODB benefit (33), General benefit (19), Off-Formulary Interchangeable, not an ODB benefit; DIN status E (meaning unconfirmed); confirm discontinuation/availability with Health Canada (1) · strengths: 500mg, 1000mg, 850mg · ER Tab, Tab

SAXAGLIPTIN

· 6 products · General benefit · strengths: 2.5mg, 5mg · Tab Source: formulary-ed43-front-matter.txt Part V; ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26; class 68:20:02 and 6 more
Full class listing Related classes: 68:20:06 Incretin Mimetics, 68:20:10 Insulins (Rapid Acting), 68:20:12 Insulins (Intermediate Acting), 68:20:14 Insulins (Long Acting), 68:20:16 Insulins (Pre-Mixed) 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 XIGDUO (dapagliflozin and metformin hydrochloride tablets) is indicated for: • use as an adjunct to diet and exercise in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus who are already being treated with dapagliflozin and metformin as separate tablets and achieving glycemic control. See 14 Clinical Trials. • use in combination with a sulfonylurea as an adjunct to diet and exercise in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus who are already achieving glycemic control with dapagliflozin, metformin and a sulfonylurea. See 14 Clinical Trials. • use in combination with sitagliptin as an adjunct to diet and exercise in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus who are already achieving glycemic control with dapagliflozin, metformin and sitagliptin. See 14 Clinical Trials. • use in combination with insulin as an adjunct to diet and exercise in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus who are already achieving glycemic control with dapagliflozin, metformin and insulin. See 14 Clinical Trials. 1.1. Pediatrics Pediatrics (<18 years of age): XIGDUO should not be used in pediatric patients. Safety and efficacy of XIGDUO have not been established in p… https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00084123.PDF PM date: 2026-04-01 Source product: XIGDUO; DIN 02449935; fetched 2026-09-10 Product monograph posted by Health Canada; excerpt for lookup only.