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ESCITALOPRAM

All products: general benefit

Other products in the same Health Canada class (N06A, N06AB) — coverage varies; not interchangeable

  • Citalopram (Celexa): general benefit, Not a benefit
  • Fluoxetine (Prozac): general benefit, Not a benefit
  • Fluvoxamine (Luvox): general benefit
  • Paroxetine (Paxil): general benefit, Not a benefit
  • Sertraline (Zoloft): general benefit
  • Amitriptyline (Elavil): general benefit

17 more in the class list below

Act Escitalopram ODT · DIN 02454300 · 20mg · Orally Disintegrating 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
Act Escitalopram ODT · DIN 02454300 Manufacturer: Actavis Pharma Company; listing date 2016-11-30 Health Canada: Marketed since 2020-05-01 · brand ACT ESCITALOPRAM ODT · ATC N06AB10 ESCITALOPRAM · form Tablet (orally-disintegrating) · route Oral · ingredients ESCITALOPRAM 20 MG · company Teva canada limited · schedule Prescription
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Act Escitalopram ODT: Formulary list price $1.4052/unit (unit not stated in source; not the patient's cost)

Ministry pays: $1.4052 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=94082 · Verify on the e-Formulary ↗ (DIN 02454300)

Source record
DIN 02454300: Act Escitalopram ODT Raw flags: sec3=Y Item: 281604128; group id 460; item number 1151; lccId None; manufacturer id ACV Source form: Orally Disintegrating Tablet; strength: 20mg Recorded listing: General benefit Source prices (unrounded): $1.4052; ministry $1.4052 Source: ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26 DIN=02454300 Health Canada DPD extract of Sep 2, 2026 (Open Government Licence – Canada) · https://health-products.canada.ca/dpd-bdpp/info?lang=eng&code=94082
Interchangeable products
Cipralex MELTZ · DIN 02391457 · not recorded
Shortage status: not checked (no credentials)
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, FLUOXETINE HCL, IMIPRAMINE, MIRTAZAPINE, MOCLOBEMIDE, PAROXETINE HCL, TRAZODONE HYDROCHLORIDE, TRIMIPRAMINE 28:16:04 Antidepressants

CITALOPRAM HYDROBROMIDE

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

FLUOXETINE HCL

· 41 products · Off-Formulary Interchangeable, not an ODB benefit (17), Listed, not a benefit (2), General benefit (22) · strengths: 10mg, 20mg, 40mg, 60mg, 20mg/5mL · Cap, Oral Sol

FLUVOXAMINE MALEATE

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

PAROXETINE HCL

· 47 products · Off-Formulary Interchangeable, not an ODB benefit (16), General benefit (31) · strengths: 10mg, 20mg, 30mg · Tab

SERTRALINE HCL

· 49 products · General benefit · strengths: 25mg, 50mg, 100mg · Cap

AMITRIPTYLINE

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

DULOXETINE

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

IMIPRAMINE

· 9 products · Listed, not a benefit (3), General benefit (6) · strengths: 10mg, 25mg, 50mg · Tab

MIRTAZAPINE

· 25 products · General benefit (16), Off-Formulary Interchangeable, not an ODB benefit (9) · strengths: 15mg, 30mg, 45mg · Orally Disintegrating Tab, Tab 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
1 INDICATIONS CIPRALEX (escitalopram oxalate) is indicated in adults for: • the symptomatic relief of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). The efficacy of CIPRALEX in maintaining an antidepressant response, in patients with major depressive disorder who responded during an 8-week, acute-treatment phase while taking CIPRALEX and were then observed for relapse during a period of up to 36 weeks, was demonstrated in a placebo-controlled trial (see 14.1 Clinical Trial by Indication, Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)). • the symptomatic relief of anxiety causing clinically significant distress in patients with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). The efficacy of CIPRALEX in maintaining anxiolytic response for at least 6 months in patients with GAD was demonstrated in a long-term placebo-controlled trial (in patients who had initially responded to CIPRALEX during a 12-week open-label phase. • the symptomatic relief of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The obsessions and compulsions must be experienced as intrusive, markedly distressing, time consuming or interfering significantly w… https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00072474.PDF PM date: DEC 24, 2004 Source product: CIPRALEX -10MG; DIN 02263238; fetched 2026-09-10 Product monograph posted by Health Canada; excerpt for lookup only.