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CABOTEGRAVIR

All products: general benefit

Other products in the same Health Canada class (J05A, J05AJ) — coverage varies; not interchangeable

  • Dolutegravir (Tivicay): general benefit
  • Raltegravir (Isentress): general benefit
  • Abacavir + lamivudine + zidovudine (Trizivir): general benefit
  • Abacavir (Ziagen): general benefit
  • Abacavir + lamivudine (Kivexa): general benefit
  • Acyclovir (Zovirax): general benefit, Not a benefit

48 more in the class list below

Apretude · DIN 02547465 · 30mg · 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.

ViiV Supports Patient Support Program

Manufacturer assistance may reduce out-of-pocket costs. If this ViiV medication is prescribed and cost is a barrier, ask your pharmacist about ViiV Supports. Canadian residence and a valid prescription are required; the program assesses financial need.

1-855-525-5300 · Canadian ViiV support and registration

Manufacturer assistance is not subtracted from public estimates. Final out-of-pocket cost is not established.

Assistance conditions and dated sources

The amount, maximum, duration and detailed financial eligibility have not been confirmed. Assistance is not guaranteed.

A Trillium deductible interaction is not stated in the public materials checked. Ask ViiV Supports and the pharmacist to confirm. No assistance is subtracted from public estimates.

Ask your pharmacist about ViiV Supports, or call the Canadian program before registering. It can help check public and private coverage options.

A valid prescription for a participating ViiV product is required. A product match does not establish the reason it was prescribed or financial eligibility.

The current welcome page states Monday to Friday, 8 am to 8 pm EST; confirm availability with the program.

Possible temporary financial assistance at the manufacturer's discretion; eligibility is not guaranteed and support may change or end.

“The program offers reimbursement navigation services to assist patients in obtaining public and/or private coverage.” June 2026, code PM-CA-HVX-WCNT-260001; accessed 2026-09-18

“Your eligibility in the Program is not guaranteed” Undated current linked terms, pages 1-2; accessed 2026-09-18

No interchangeable product listed in the Ontario extract
Apretude · DIN 02547465 Manufacturer: ViiV Healthcare ULC; listing date 2025-03-31 Health Canada: Marketed since 2024-06-19 · brand APRETUDE · ATC J05AJ04 CABOTEGRAVIR · form Tablet · route Oral · ingredients CABOTEGRAVIR (CABOTEGRAVIR SODIUM) 30 MG · company Viiv healthcare ulc · schedule Prescription
Check this DIN again · Health Canada product record

Apretude: Formulary list price $31.4127/unit (unit not stated in source; not the patient's cost)

Ministry pays: $31.4127 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=103642 · Verify on the e-Formulary ↗ (DIN 02547465)

Source record
DIN 02547465: Apretude Raw flags: sec3=Y Item: 081800416; group id 66; item number 0132; lccId None; manufacturer id VIH Source form: Tab; strength: 30mg Recorded listing: General benefit Source prices (unrounded): $31.4127; ministry $31.4127 Source: ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26 DIN=02547465 Health Canada DPD extract of Sep 2, 2026 (Open Government Licence – Canada) · https://health-products.canada.ca/dpd-bdpp/info?lang=eng&code=103642
Shortage status: not checked (no credentials)
Other drugs in the same formulary class (08:18 Antivirals) and how they are covered

Matched class: 08:18 Antivirals

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: ABACAVIR & LAMIVUDINE & ZIDOVUDINE, ABACAVIR SULFATE, ABACAVIR SULFATE & LAMIVUDINE, BICTEGRAVIR SODIUM/EMTRICITABINE/TENOFOVIR ALAFENAMIDE HEMIFUMARATE, CABOTEGRAVIR & RILPIVIRINE, COBICISTAT & ELVITEGRAVIR & EMTRICITABINE & TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL FUMARATE, DARUNAVIR & COBICISTAT, DARUNAVIR & COBICISTAT & EMTRICITABINE & TENOFOVIR ALAFENAMIDE, DELAVIRDINE MESYLATE, DOLUTEGRAVIR, DOLUTEGRAVIR & ABACAVIR & LAMIVUDINE, DOLUTEGRAVIR & RILPIVIRINE, DOLUTEGRAVIR SODIUM/LAMIVUDINE, DORAVIRINE, DORAVIRINE/LAMIVUDINE/TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL FUMARATE, EFAVIRENZ/TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL FUMARATE/EMTRICITABINE, ELVITEGRAVIR & COBICISTAT & EMTRICITABINE & TENOFOVIR ALAFENAMIDE, EMTRICITABINE & RILPIVIRINE HCL & TENOFOVIR ALAFENAMIDE HEMIFUMARATE, EMTRICITABINE & RILPIVIRINE HCL & TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL, EMTRICITABINE & TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL FUMARATE, ETRAVIRINE, FOSAMPRENAVIR CALCIUM, GANCICLOVIR SODIUM, LAMIVUDINE & ZIDOVUDINE, LOPINAVIR & RITONAVIR, MARAVIROC, NELFINAVIR MESYLATE, RALTEGRAVIR POTASSIUM, RILPIVIRINE HYDROCHLORIDE, RITONAVIR Some products covered without a code (check the product listing): ACYCLOVIR, ATAZANAVIR SULFATE, DARUNAVIR, EFAVIRENZ, LAMIVUDINE, NEVIRAPINE, VALACYCLOVIR 08:18 Antivirals

DOLUTEGRAVIR

· 2 products · General benefit · strengths: 50mg · Tab

RALTEGRAVIR POTASSIUM

· 2 products · General benefit · strengths: 400mg, 600mg · Tab

ABACAVIR & LAMIVUDINE & ZIDOVUDINE

· 2 products · General benefit · strengths: 300mg & 150mg & 300mg · Tab

ABACAVIR SULFATE

· 4 products · General benefit · strengths: 20mg/mL, 300mg · O/L, Tab

ABACAVIR SULFATE & LAMIVUDINE

· 7 products · General benefit · strengths: 600mg & 300mg · Tab

ACYCLOVIR

· 15 products · Listed, not a benefit (2), General benefit (13) · strengths: 200mg, 400mg, 800mg · Tab

ATAZANAVIR SULFATE

· 12 products · General benefit (8), Off-Formulary Interchangeable, not an ODB benefit (4) · strengths: 150mg, 200mg, 300mg · Cap

BICTEGRAVIR SODIUM/EMTRICITABINE/TENOFOVIR ALAFENAMIDE HEMIFUMARATE

· 1 products · General benefit · strengths: 50mg & 200mg & 25mg · Tab

CABOTEGRAVIR & RILPIVIRINE

· 2 products · General benefit · strengths: 200mg/mL & 300mg/mL · Inj Sol-2mL Kit, Inj Sol-3mL Kit

COBICISTAT & ELVITEGRAVIR & EMTRICITABINE & TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL FUMARATE

· 1 products · General benefit · strengths: 150mg & 150mg & 200mg & 300mg · Tab

DARUNAVIR

· 8 products · Listed, not a benefit (2), General benefit (6) · strengths: 600mg, 800mg · Tab

DARUNAVIR & COBICISTAT

· 1 products · General benefit · strengths: 800mg & 150mg · Tab Source: formulary-ed43-front-matter.txt Part V; ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26; class 08:18 and 42 more
Full class listing Related classes: 08:08 Anthelmintics, 08:12 Antibiotics, 08:14 Antifungals, 08:16 Antitubercular Agents, 08:20 Plasmodicides (Antimalarials), 08:24 Sulfonamides, 08:30 Antiprotozoals, 08:32 Trichomonacides, 08:36 Urinary Anti-Infectives, 08:40 Miscellaneous Anti-Infectives Same formulary class, not same indication: class membership alone does not establish equivalent uses.
Other drugs whose Health Canada label lists a similar indication: hiv-1 infection
From Health Canada product monographs; label wording only, not a treatment recommendation. Matching is lexical and uses one held product label per generic; formulations and qualifying criteria may differ. Covered without a code on the Ontario formulary: CABOTEGRAVIR & RILPIVIRINE, DORAVIRINE, EFAVIRENZ/TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL FUMARATE/EMTRICITABINE, EMTRICITABINE & TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL FUMARATE, LOPINAVIR & RITONAVIR, RALTEGRAVIR POTASSIUM CABOTEGRAVIR & RILPIVIRINE · General benefit 1 Indications VOCABRIA (cabotegravir tablets) is indicated, in combination with EDURANT (rilpivirine tablets), as a complete regimen for short-term treatment of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection in patients, at least 12 years of age and weighing at least 35 kg, who are virologically stable and suppressed (HIV-1 RNA less than 50 copies/mL) as: • an oral lead-in to assess tolerability of cabotegravir prior to initiating CABENUVA • oral bridging therapy for missed CABENUVA injections CABENUVA (cabotegravir and rilpivirine extended release injectable suspensions) is indicated: • as a complete regimen for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in patients, at least 12 years of age and weighing at least 35 kg, to replace the current antiretroviral regimen in patients who are virologically stable and suppressed (HIV-1 RNA less than 50 copies/mL). 1.1 Pediatrics Pediatrics (≥ 12 and < 18 years of age): the use of VOCABRIA and CABENUVA in adolescent patients 12 years of age and older and weighing at least 35 kg is supported by the interim safety and pharmacokinetic data of an ongoing phase 1/2 open-label, non-comparative study in which oral and injectable cabotegravir or oral and injectable rilpivirine, each as a single agent, was administered in combination with other antiretroviral agents, and also by the pharmacokinetic data from studies with VOCABRIA, CABENUVA and oral and injectable rilpivirine use in adults (see 8.2.1 Clinical Trial Adverse Reactions-Pediatrics, 10.3 Pharmacokinetics, and 14 CLINICAL TRIALS; oral rilpivirine use refers to the EDURANT product monograph). PM: https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00080951.PDF; date 2025-06-30; DIN 02497220; fetched 2026-09-10 Product monograph DARUNAVIR · Listed, not a benefit (2), General benefit (6) 1 INDICATIONS Auro-Darunavir (darunavir), co-administered with 100 mg ritonavir, and with other antiretroviral agents, is indicated for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in patients ≥ 40 kg. PM: https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00073833.PDF; date December 7, 2023; DIN 02486121; fetched 2026-09-10 Product monograph DORAVIRINE · General benefit 1 Indications PIFELTRO® (doravirine) is indicated, in combination with other antiretroviral medicinal products, for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in adults and pediatric patients 12 years of age and older and weighing at least 35kg without past or present evidence of viral resistance to doravirine. 1.1 Pediatrics Pediatrics ( 12 to < 18 years of age): The safety and efficacy of PIFELTRO® in pediatric patients  12 years of age and weighing at least 35 kg receiving doravirine 100 mg once daily has been established (see 8.2.1 Clinical Trial Adverse Reactions – Pediatrics and 14 Clinical Trials). PM: https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00081853.PDF; date not captured; DIN 02481545; fetched 2026-09-10 Product monograph EFAVIRENZ · Listed, not a benefit (1), General benefit (4) INDICATIONS AND CLINICAL USE Mylan-Efavirenz (efavirenz) is indicated for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in combination with other antiretroviral agents. PM: https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00076879.PDF; date AUG 29, 2024; DIN 02381524; fetched 2026-09-10 Product monograph EFAVIRENZ/TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL FUMARATE/EMTRICITABINE · General benefit INDICATIONS AND CLINICAL USE TEVA-EFAVIRENZ/EMTRICITABINE/TENOFOVIR (efavirenz [EFV]/emtricitabine [FTC]/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate [TDF]) is indicated for use alone as a complete regimen or in combination with other antiretroviral agents for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in adults. PM: https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00056758.PDF; date June 1, 2020; DIN 02393549; fetched 2026-09-10 Product monograph EMTRICITABINE & TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL FUMARATE · General benefit INDICATIONS AND CLINICAL USE Treatment of HIV-1 Infection TRUVADA is indicated in combination with other antiretroviral agents (such as non- nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors or protease inhibitors) for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in adults. PM: https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00046237.PDF; date July 5, 2018; DIN 02274906; fetched 2026-09-10 Product monograph LOPINAVIR & RITONAVIR · General benefit Indications KALETRA (lopinavir/ritonavir) is indicated in combination with other antiretroviral agents when therapy is warranted for the treatment of HIV-1 infection. PM: https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00085373.PDF; date 2026-07-14; DIN 02243644; fetched 2026-09-10 Product monograph NEVIRAPINE · Listed, not a benefit (2), General benefit (5) INDICATIONS AND CLINICAL USE AURO-NEVIRAPINE (nevirapine) is indicated as an alternative for:  treatment of HIV-1 infection in combination with other antiretroviral agents. PM: https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00058912.PDF; date not captured; DIN 02318601; fetched 2026-09-10 Product monograph RALTEGRAVIR POTASSIUM · General benefit 1 INDICATIONS Adults ISENTRESS® and ISENTRESS HD® (raltegravir) are indicated in combination with other antiretroviral agents for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) infection in adult patients. 1.1 Pediatrics Pediatrics (2 - 18 years of age and weighing at least 7kg): ISENTRESS® is indicated in combination with other antiretroviral agents for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in children and adolescents 2 years of age and older with body weight at least 7 kg. PM: https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00073112.PDF; date November 9, 2007; DIN 02301881; fetched 2026-09-10 Product monograph TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL · Limited Use, codes 517, 518, 519, 520, 521, 522 INDICATIONS AND CLINICAL USE HIV-1 Infection VIREAD (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate [TDF]) is indicated for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in combination with other antiretroviral agents in patients 12 years of age and older. PM: https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00045932.PDF; date June 13, 2018; DIN 02247128; fetched 2026-09-10 Product monograph Coverage source: ON formulary extract 2026-08-26
What the Health Canada label says it is for
1 Indications VOCABRIA (cabotegravir tablets) is indicated, in combination with EDURANT (rilpivirine tablets), as a complete regimen for short-term treatment of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection in patients, at least 12 years of age and weighing at least 35 kg, who are virologically stable and suppressed (HIV-1 RNA less than 50 copies/mL) as: • an oral lead-in to assess tolerability of cabotegravir prior to initiating CABENUVA • oral bridging therapy for missed CABENUVA injections CABENUVA (cabotegravir and rilpivirine extended release injectable suspensions) is indicated: • as a complete regimen for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in patients, at least 12 years of age and weighing at least 35 kg, to replace the current antiretroviral regimen in patients who are virologically stable and suppressed (HIV-1 RNA less than 50 copies/mL). 1.1 Pediatrics Pediatrics (≥ 12 and < 18 years of age): the use of VOCABRIA and CABENUVA in adolescent patients 12 years of age and older and weighing at least 35 kg is supported by the interim safety and pharmacokinetic data of an ongoing phase 1/2 open-label, non-com… https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00080949.PDF PM date: 2025-06-30 Source product: VOCABRIA; DIN 02497204; fetched 2026-09-10 Product monograph posted by Health Canada; excerpt for lookup only.