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DALBAVANCIN HYDROCHLORIDE

All products: Limited Use (codes 677)

Other products in the same Health Canada class (J01X) — coverage varies; not interchangeable

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Xydalba · DIN 02480522 · 500mg/Vial · Pd for Sol (Preservative-Free)

Limited Use — Reason for Use code 677 requiredMarketed · checked 2026-09-19
StatusLimited Use — Reason for Use code 677 required
Write on scriptLU code 677 (patient must meet the criteria below)
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.

Ministry criteria list dated January 1, 2025; the program's current criteria may differ; SADIE shows the current version. Current criteria in SADIE

Ontario Limited Use criteria — code 677
Reason for Use code 677 For the treatment of adults with methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection meeting all the following criteria; 1. Patient is 18 years of age or older; AND 2. Diagnosed with an acute bacterial skin and skin structure infection (ABSSSI) (e.g. cellulitis/erysipelas, major cutaneous abscess, wound infection) that is known (i.e. confirmed by culture and sensitivity test) or suspected to be caused by MRSA; AND 3. Treatment with standard orally administered antibiotics is inappropriate or inadequate; AND 4. Patient is deemed to be at high risk of nonadherence to a standard antibiotic treatment for MRSA ABSSSI or treatment with dalbavancin rather than a standard antibiotic treatment for MRSA ABSSSI will avoid the need for hospitalization OR will limit the need for prolonged hospitalization; AND 5. Patient's ABSSSI is not caused by non-MRSA or methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA); AND 6. Patient does not have ABSSSI associated with any of the following types of infections: - Known or suspected osteomyelitis or septic arthritis - Infections complicated by the presence of prosthetic materials that would not be removed such as permanent cardiac pacemaker battery packs, or those involving joint replacement prosthesis - Self-limited infections such as isolated folliculitis and isolated furuncles or other infections that have a high cure rate after surgical incision alone - Patients who have had more than 2 surgical interventions or are expected to need more than 2 surgical interventions (defined as surgery that cannot be performed at the bedside) for the ABSSSI - Skin and skin structure infection with arterial insufficiency, such as deep diabetic foot ulcers, decubitus ulcers, and ischemic ulcers - Necrotizing fasciitis, gas gangrene - Burns greater than 20% of total body surface Approved dose: Up to 1500mg intravenously (IV), administered either as a single dose OR A two dose regimen of 1000mg IV followed one week later by 500mg IV. Duration: One treatment course using a single dose or a two dose regimen. Retreatment within 30 days from the initial dose may be considered on a case-by-case basis through the Exceptional Access Program (EAP). Please submit the culture and sensitivity report and other relevant clinical details regarding the patient's infection presentation including the dose, duration, and approximate date of treatment of all anti-infectives used to manage the infection. Coverage limit: LU Authorization Period: 7 days Exceptional Access Program criteria on record (ministry list dated 2025-01-01, not exhaustive): Ministry criteria list dated January 1, 2025; the program's current criteria may differ; SADIE shows the current version. https://www.ontario.ca/page/sadie-special-authorization-digital-information-exchange Dalbavancin Brand(s): Xydalba DOSAGE FORM/ STRENGTH: 500 mg vial for injection Effective date: May 31, 2024 Dalbavancin for the treatment of adults diagnosed with an acute bacterial skin and skin structure infection (ABSSSI) (e.g. cellulitis/erysipelas, major cutaneous abscess, wound infection) due to methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is funded as a Limited use benefit on the ODB formulary upon meeting specified funding criteria. Retreatment within 30 days from the initial dose may be considered on a case-by-case basis through the Exceptional access program (EAP). Please submit the culture and sensitivity report and other relevant clinical details regarding the patient’s infection presentation including the dose, duration, and approximate date of treatment of all anti- infectives used to manage the infection. Patients are not eligible if they have ABSSSI associated with any of the following types of infections: • Known or suspected osteomyelitis or septic arthritis • Infections complicated by the presence of prosthetic materials that would not be removed such as permanent cardiac pacemaker battery packs, or those involving joint replacement prosthesis • Self-limited infections such as isolated folliculitis and isolated furuncles or other infections that have a high cure rate after surgical incision alone • Patients who have had more than 2 surgical interventions or are expected to need more than 2 surgical interventions (defined as surgery that cannot be performed at the bedside) for the SSSI • Skin and skin structure infection with arterial insufficiency, such as deep diabetic foot ulcers, decubitus ulcers, and ischemic ulcers • Necrotizing fasciitis, gas gangrene • Burns greater than 20% of total body surface 39 Dalbavancin Brand(s): Xydalba DOSAGE FORM/ STRENGTH: 500 mg vial for Injection EAP funding criteria for Dalbavancin (Xydalba) if retreatment is required within 30 days of doses provided through the Limited use mechanism. For the retreatment of adult patients with acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI) meeting the following criteria: 1. Confirmed culture and sensitivity test showing that the patient continues to have one or more susceptible isolates of methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in spite of having had a treatment course of dalbavancin at least 2 weeks prior; AND 2. Patient is deemed to be at high risk of nonadherence to a standard antibiotic treatment for MRSA ABSSSI or treatment with standard antibiotic treatment for MRSA ABSSSI is not feasible. OR Treatment with dalbavancin rather than a standard antibiotic regimen for MRSA ABSSSI will avoid the need for hospitalization OR will limit the need for prolonged hospitalization; AND 3. Full or partial response and improvement is seen within the first 28 days from the initial dose; AND 4. Request is from an infectious disease specialist or has been requested in consultation with an infectious disease specialist (provide consult notes). Requests that are not from an infectious disease specialist may be reviewed on a case-by- case basis. Notes: 1. Submit the culture and sensitivity report and other relevant clinical details including the dose, duration, and approximate date of treatment of all anti-infectives used to manage the infection. Approved additional dose for ABSSSI: Up to 1500 mg intravenously (IV), administered either as a single dose OR A two dose regimen of 1000 mg IV followed one week later by 500 mg IV. 40 EAP source: eap-frequently-requested-drugs-2025-01-01.txt, page 39, record 20, corpus 2025-01-01; name match only, not an eligibility decision
How long EAP takes
Turnaround times The Exceptional Access Program receives between 250 and 500 requests a day. Requests are categorized in order of priority based on how quickly a drug is needed, the type of drug, and the condition for which the drug is being used. Turnaround times begin on the business day on which the EAP receives a complete request from a physician or nurse practitioner. You may have to wait longer if the request is missing information or supporting documents required by the EAP criteria, if a request requires external review, or if documents are sent by fax or mail instead of submitted via SADIE. EAP Weekly Progress Report Date: September 15, 2026 Processing categories and examples | Target | Current | Priority 1 — for drugs such as antibiotics, cancer medications, and initial requests for pain medications | 3 business days | 2 business day | Priority 2 — for antiviral drugs to treat HIV, drugs for multiple sclerosis, and pulmonary hypertension | 5 business days | 3 business days | Biologics — for biologic drugs to treat rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease | 10 business days | 4 business days | Chronic — for drugs used for chronic conditions such as migraines, chronic pain, Ménière's disease and symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. | 4 to 6 weeks | 11 business days | (ontario.ca, Updated September 15, 2026 ↗) For selected drugs, the Telephone Request Service is available to authorized prescribers or their delegates. In most cases, the funding decision is provided by the end of the call and processed within one business day. (ontario.ca, Updated September 15, 2026 ↗)
No interchangeable product listed in the Ontario extract
Xydalba · DIN 02480522 Manufacturer: Endo Ventures Ltd.; listing date 2024-05-31 Health Canada: Marketed since 2026-05-01 · brand XYDALBA · ATC J01XA04 DALBAVANCIN · form Powder for solution · route Intravenous · ingredients DALBAVANCIN (DALBAVANCIN HYDROCHLORIDE) 500 MG/VIAL · company Knight therapeutics inc. · schedule Prescription
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Xydalba: Formulary list price $1005.6100/unit (unit not stated in source; not the patient's cost)

Ministry pays: $1005.6100 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=97107 · Verify on the e-Formulary ↗ (DIN 02480522)

Source record
DIN 02480522: Xydalba Raw flags: sec12=Y, sec3=Y Item: 081228193; group id 47; item number 0104; lccId 00393; manufacturer id EVL Source form: Pd for Sol (Preservative-Free); strength: 500mg/Vial Recorded listing: Limited Use: paid only with a Reason for Use code and the criteria below Source prices (unrounded): $1005.6100; ministry $1005.6100 Source: ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26 DIN=02480522 Health Canada DPD extract of Sep 2, 2026 (Open Government Licence – Canada) · https://health-products.canada.ca/dpd-bdpp/info?lang=eng&code=97107
Shortage status: not checked (no credentials)
Other drugs in the same formulary class (08:12:28 Other Antibiotics) and how they are covered

Matched class: 08:12:28 Other Antibiotics

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: CEFIXIME, CLINDAMYCIN PALMITATE Some products covered without a code (check the product listing): CEFADROXIL, CEFPROZIL, CEFTRIAXONE DISODIUM, CEFUROXIME AXETIL, CEPHALEXIN MONOHYDRATE, CLINDAMYCIN HCL, CLINDAMYCIN PHOSPHATE, TOBRAMYCIN, TOBRAMYCIN SULFATE 08:12:28 Other Antibiotics

DAPTOMYCIN

· 4 products · Off-Formulary Interchangeable, not an ODB benefit · strengths: 500mg/Vial · Pd for Inj Sol-Vial Pk

CEFADROXIL

· 4 products · Listed, not a benefit (1), General benefit (3) · strengths: 500mg · Cap

CEFIXIME

· 4 products · General benefit · strengths: 20mg/mL, 400mg · Oral Susp, Tab

CEFPROZIL

· 17 products · General benefit (11), Listed, not a benefit (6) · strengths: 125mg/5mL, 250mg/5mL, 250mg, 500mg · Oral Susp-100mL Pk, Oral Susp-75mL Pk, Tab

CEFTRIAXONE DISODIUM

· 16 products · Listed, not a benefit (3), General benefit (10), Off-Formulary Interchangeable, not an ODB benefit (3) · strengths: 0.25g/Vial, 1g/Vial, 2g/Vial, 10g/Vial · Inj Pd-Vial Pk

CEFUROXIME AXETIL

· 9 products · General benefit (7), Listed, not a benefit (2) · strengths: 125mg/5mL, 250mg, 500mg · Susp, Tab

CEPHALEXIN MONOHYDRATE

· 29 products · Listed, not a benefit (6), General benefit (23) · strengths: 250mg, 500mg, 25mg/mL, 50mg/mL · Cap, Pd for Oral Susp, Tab

CLINDAMYCIN HCL

· 20 products · Listed, not a benefit (2), General benefit (18) · strengths: 150mg, 300mg · Cap

CLINDAMYCIN PALMITATE

· 1 products · General benefit · strengths: 15mg/mL · Pd for Oral Susp

CLINDAMYCIN PHOSPHATE

· 2 products · General benefit (1), Listed, not a benefit (1) · strengths: 300mg/2mL · Inj Sol-2mL Pk

TOBRAMYCIN

· 3 products · Limited Use, codes 472 (1), General benefit (2) · strengths: 28mg, 300mg/5mL · Inh Pd-Cap, Inh Sol-5mL Pk

TOBRAMYCIN SULFATE

· 4 products · Listed, not a benefit (1), General benefit (3) · strengths: 80mg/2mL · Inj Sol-2mL Pk Source: formulary-ed43-front-matter.txt Part V; ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26; class 08:12:28 and 4 more
Full class listing Related classes: 08:12:04 Antifungals, 08:12:07 Carbapenems, 08:12:12 Erythromycins, 08:12:16 Penicillins, 08:12:24 Tetracyclines, 08:14:08 Azoles 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 XYDALBA (dalbavancin for injection) is indicated for: • treatment of adults and pediatric patients aged 3 months and older with acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI), caused by susceptible isolates of the following gram-positive microorganisms: Staphylococcus aureus (including methicillin- susceptible and methicillin-resistant strains), Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus agalactiae, Streptococcus dysgalactiae, Streptococcus anginosus group (including Streptococcus anginosus, Streptococcus intermedius, Streptococcus constellatus) and Enterococcus faecalis (vancomycin susceptible strains). XYDALBA is not active against gram-negative bacteria; therefore, combination therapy may be clinically indicated if the ABSSSI is polymicrobial and includes a suspected or documented gram- negative pathogen. XYDALBA has been studied in the treatment of cellulitis/erysipelas, major cutaneous abscesses, or wound infections. Other types of complicated skin infections (including diabetic foot ulcer, necrotizing fasciitis, or decubitus ulcer) have not been studied. To reduce the development of drug-resistant bacteria a… https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00084567.PDF PM date: MAY 1, 2026 Source product: XYDALBA; DIN 02480522; fetched 2026-09-10 Product monograph posted by Health Canada; excerpt for lookup only.

Prepare an Exceptional Access request

SADIE has its own form for many drugs; this checklist prepares the answers; the ministry decides. Open SADIE

Use this text in SADIE’s free-text fields or read from it on a Telephone Request Service call. Review marks do not indicate eligibility. Evidence stays in this page until you copy it; nothing entered here is sent or saved. Do not enter patient identifiers.

EAP Telephone Request Service: The TRS can be accessed by calling toll-free at 1-866-811-9893 or 416-327-8109 (Toronto area) between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday (except holidays) and selecting the TRS option. Source; updated September 15, 2026

EAP fax: In Ontario: 1-866-811-9908 or 416-327-7526 (Toronto area). Outside Ontario: 1-833-905-4260. Source; updated September 15, 2026

Posted turnaround and Telephone Request Service scope
Turnaround times The Exceptional Access Program receives between 250 and 500 requests a day. Requests are categorized in order of priority based on how quickly a drug is needed, the type of drug, and the condition for which the drug is being used. Turnaround times begin on the business day on which the EAP receives a complete request from a physician or nurse practitioner. You may have to wait longer if the request is missing information or supporting documents required by the EAP criteria, if a request requires external review, or if documents are sent by fax or mail instead of submitted via SADIE. EAP Weekly Progress Report Date: September 15, 2026 Processing categories and examples | Target | Current | Priority 1 — for drugs such as antibiotics, cancer medications, and initial requests for pain medications | 3 business days | 2 business day | Priority 2 — for antiviral drugs to treat HIV, drugs for multiple sclerosis, and pulmonary hypertension | 5 business days | 3 business days | Biologics — for biologic drugs to treat rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease | 10 business days | 4 business days | Chronic — for drugs used for chronic conditions such as migraines, chronic pain, Ménière's disease and symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. | 4 to 6 weeks | 11 business days |
For selected drugs, the Telephone Request Service is available to authorized prescribers or their delegates. In most cases, the funding decision is provided by the end of the call and processed within one business day.
Source; updated September 15, 2026

Dalbavancin (Xydalba)

Ministry criteria list dated January 1, 2025; the program's current criteria may differ; SADIE shows the current version. Current criteria in SADIE

Prepare answers: See the ministry wording below; no separate indication heading is held.

Ministry criteria corpus 2025-01-01; page 39

Dalbavancin Brand(s): Xydalba DOSAGE FORM/ STRENGTH: 500 mg vial for injection Effective date: May 31, 2024
Dalbavancin for the treatment of adults diagnosed with an acute bacterial skin and skin structure infection (ABSSSI) (e.g. cellulitis/erysipelas, major cutaneous abscess, wound infection) due to methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is funded as a Limited use benefit on the ODB formulary upon meeting specified funding criteria.
Retreatment within 30 days from the initial dose may be considered on a case-by-case basis through the Exceptional access program (EAP). Please submit the culture and sensitivity report and other relevant clinical details regarding the patient’s infection presentation including the dose, duration, and approximate date of treatment of all anti- infectives used to manage the infection.
Patients are not eligible if they have ABSSSI associated with any of the following types of infections:
• Known or suspected osteomyelitis or septic arthritis
• Infections complicated by the presence of prosthetic materials that would not be removed such as permanent cardiac pacemaker battery packs, or those involving joint replacement prosthesis
• Self-limited infections such as isolated folliculitis and isolated furuncles or other infections that have a high cure rate after surgical incision alone
• Patients who have had more than 2 surgical interventions or are expected to need more than 2 surgical interventions (defined as surgery that cannot be performed at the bedside) for the SSSI
• Skin and skin structure infection with arterial insufficiency, such as deep diabetic foot ulcers, decubitus ulcers, and ischemic ulcers
• Necrotizing fasciitis, gas gangrene
• Burns greater than 20% of total body surface
39 Dalbavancin Brand(s): Xydalba DOSAGE FORM/ STRENGTH: 500 mg vial for Injection
EAP funding criteria for Dalbavancin (Xydalba) if retreatment is required within 30 days of doses provided through the Limited use mechanism.
For the retreatment of adult patients with acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI) meeting the following criteria:
1. Confirmed culture and sensitivity test showing that the patient continues to have one or more susceptible isolates of methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in spite of having had a treatment course of dalbavancin at least 2 weeks prior; AND
2. Patient is deemed to be at high risk of nonadherence to a standard antibiotic treatment for MRSA ABSSSI or treatment with standard antibiotic treatment for MRSA ABSSSI is not feasible. OR Treatment with dalbavancin rather than a standard antibiotic regimen for MRSA ABSSSI will avoid the need for hospitalization OR will limit the need for prolonged hospitalization;
AND
3. Full or partial response and improvement is seen within the first 28 days from the initial dose; AND
4. Request is from an infectious disease specialist or has been requested in consultation with an infectious disease specialist (provide consult notes).
Requests that are not from an infectious disease specialist may be reviewed on a case-by- case basis.
Notes:
1. Submit the culture and sensitivity report and other relevant clinical details including the dose, duration, and approximate date of treatment of all anti-infectives used to manage the infection.
Approved additional dose for ABSSSI: Up to 1500 mg intravenously (IV), administered either as a single dose OR A two dose regimen of 1000 mg IV followed one week later by 500 mg IV.
40

Prepared from the ministry's published criteria; eligibility is decided by the Exceptional Access Program.