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DOLUTEGRAVIR

All products: general benefit

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

  • Cabotegravir (Apretude): 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

PMS-Dolutegravir · DIN 02556782 · 50mg · tablet

General benefitMarketed · checked 2026-09-20
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
PMS-Dolutegravir · DIN 02556782 Manufacturer: Pharmascience Inc.; listing date 2026-06-30 Health Canada: Marketed since 2026-04-29 · brand PMS-DOLUTEGRAVIR · ATC J05AJ03 DOLUTEGRAVIR · form Tablet · route Oral · ingredients DOLUTEGRAVIR (DOLUTEGRAVIR SODIUM) 50 MG · company Pharmascience inc · schedule Prescription
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PMS-Dolutegravir: Formulary list price $17.6525/unit (unit not stated in source; not the patient's cost)

Ministry pays: $17.6525 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=106017 · Verify on the e-Formulary ↗ (DIN 02556782)

Source record
DIN 02556782: PMS-Dolutegravir Raw flags: sec3=Y Item: 081800373; group id 73; item number 0141; lccId None; manufacturer id PMS Source form: Tab; strength: 50mg Recorded listing: General benefit Source prices (unrounded): $17.6525; ministry $17.6525 Source: ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26 DIN=02556782 Health Canada DPD extract of Sep 2, 2026 (Open Government Licence – Canada) · https://health-products.canada.ca/dpd-bdpp/info?lang=eng&code=106017
Interchangeable products
Tivicay · DIN 02414945 · $17.6525
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, CABOTEGRAVIR & RILPIVIRINE, COBICISTAT & ELVITEGRAVIR & EMTRICITABINE & TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL FUMARATE, DARUNAVIR & COBICISTAT, DARUNAVIR & COBICISTAT & EMTRICITABINE & TENOFOVIR ALAFENAMIDE, DELAVIRDINE MESYLATE, 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

CABOTEGRAVIR

· 3 products · General benefit · strengths: 200mg/mL, 30mg · Inj Sol-ER Susp 3mL Vial Kit Pk, 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.
What the Health Canada label says it is for
1 Indications TIVICAY, in combination with other antiretroviral agents, is indicated for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) infection in adults and in INSTI-naïve pediatric patients aged 4 weeks and older and weighing at least 3 kg. 1.1 Pediatrics Pediatrics (aged less than 4 weeks or weighing less than 3 kg or INSTI-experienced): Safety and efficacy of TIVICAY have not been established in children aged less than 4 weeks or weighing less than 3 kg or who are INSTI-experienced with documented or clinical suspected resistance to other INSTIs. 1.2 Geriatrics Geriatrics (≥ 65 years of age): Clinical studies of TIVICAY did not include sufficient numbers of patients aged 65 years and older to determine whether they respond differently from adult patients < 65 years of age. https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00082179.PDF PM date: 2025-10-24 Source product: TIVICAY; DIN 02414945; fetched 2026-09-10 Product monograph posted by Health Canada; excerpt for lookup only.