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HYDROCORTISONE VALERATE

Form:

4 of 4 products shown

2 general benefit · 2 not a benefit

Other products in the same Health Canada class (D07A, D07AA) — coverage varies; not interchangeable

  • Hydrocortisone (Cortate): general benefit, Not a benefit
  • Hydrocortisone (Corticreme): general benefit, Not a benefit
  • Amcinonide (Cyclocort): general benefit, Not a benefit
  • Beclomethasone dipropionate (Propaderm): general benefit
  • Betamethasone dipropionate (Diprosone): general benefit
  • Betamethasone dipropionate in a base containing propylene glycol (Diprolene): general benefit

8 more in the class list below

Hydroval · DIN 02242984 · 0.2% · Cr

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.
1 brand, same coverage
Hydroval · DIN 02242984 Manufacturer: TaroPharma, a Division of Taro Pharmaceuticals Inc.; listing date 2001-10-11 Health Canada: Marketed since 2004-03-30 · brand HYDROVAL CREAM 0.2% · ATC D07AA02 HYDROCORTISONE · form Cream · route Topical · ingredients HYDROCORTISONE VALERATE 0.2 % · company Taropharma, a division of taro pharmaceuticals inc. · schedule Prescription
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Hydroval: Formulary list price $0.1667/unit (unit not stated in source; not the patient's cost)

Ministry pays: $0.1667 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=66824 · Verify on the e-Formulary ↗ (DIN 02242984)

Source record
DIN 02242984: Hydroval Raw flags: sec3=Y Item: 840600060; group id 848; item number 2062; lccId None; manufacturer id TPH Source form: Cr; strength: 0.2% Recorded listing: General benefit Source prices (unrounded): $0.1667; ministry $0.1667 Source: ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26 DIN=02242984 Health Canada DPD extract of Sep 2, 2026 (Open Government Licence – Canada) · https://health-products.canada.ca/dpd-bdpp/info?lang=eng&code=66824
Interchangeable products
Westcort · DIN 01910124 · not recorded
Shortage status: resolved shortage (ended 2022-09-07); reports as of 2026-09-13T08:10:21.292534+00:00 (Health Product Shortages Canada) Source: https://healthproductshortages.ca/search?term=02242984
Shortage record checked 2026-09-13T08:10:21.292534+00:00

Hydroval · DIN 02242985 · 0.2% · Oint

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.
1 brand, same coverage
Hydroval · DIN 02242985 Manufacturer: TaroPharma, a Division of Taro Pharmaceuticals Inc.; listing date 2001-10-11 Health Canada: Marketed since 2004-04-06 · brand HYDROVAL OINTMENT 0.2% · ATC D07AA02 HYDROCORTISONE · form Ointment · route Topical · ingredients HYDROCORTISONE VALERATE 0.2 % · company Taropharma, a division of taro pharmaceuticals inc. · schedule Prescription
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Hydroval: Formulary list price $0.1667/unit (unit not stated in source; not the patient's cost)

Ministry pays: $0.1667 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=66825 · Verify on the e-Formulary ↗ (DIN 02242985)

Source record
DIN 02242985: Hydroval Raw flags: sec3=Y Item: 840600084; group id 848; item number 2063; lccId None; manufacturer id TPH Source form: Oint; strength: 0.2% Recorded listing: General benefit Source prices (unrounded): $0.1667; ministry $0.1667 Source: ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26 DIN=02242985 Health Canada DPD extract of Sep 2, 2026 (Open Government Licence – Canada) · https://health-products.canada.ca/dpd-bdpp/info?lang=eng&code=66825
Interchangeable products
Westcort · DIN 01910132 · not recorded
Shortage status: resolved shortage (ended 2022-12-22); reports as of 2026-09-13T08:10:21.292534+00:00 (Health Product Shortages Canada) Source: https://healthproductshortages.ca/search?term=02242985
Shortage record checked 2026-09-13T08:10:21.292534+00:00

Westcort · DIN 01910124 · 0.2% · Cr

Listed, not a benefit; Health Canada lists this DIN as Cancelled post market since 2006-12-18 — choose a marketed DIN from the same-category list.Discontinued 2006-12-18 · checked 2026-09-02
StatusListed, not a benefit; Health Canada lists this DIN as Cancelled post market since 2006-12-18 — choose a marketed DIN from the same-category list.
Write on scriptnot a benefit; no Exceptional Access criteria on record; see alternatives; Health Canada lists this DIN as Cancelled post market since 2006-12-18 — choose a marketed DIN from the same-category list.
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
Westcort · DIN 01910124 Manufacturer: Bristol Myers Squibb Canada Inc; listing date 1996-10-01 Health Canada: Cancelled post market since 2006-12-18 · brand WESTCORT CRM 0.2% · ATC D07AA02 HYDROCORTISONE · form Cream · route Topical · ingredients HYDROCORTISONE VALERATE 0.2 % · company Westwood-squibb, division of bristol-myers squibb canada inc. · schedule Prescription
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Westcort: Formulary list price not recorded/unit (unit not stated in source; not the patient's cost)

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=12236 · Verify on the e-Formulary ↗ (DIN 01910124)

Source record
DIN 01910124: Westcort Raw flags: notABenefit=Y, sec3=Y Item: 840600060; group id 848; item number 2062; lccId None; manufacturer id BQU Source form: Cr; strength: 0.2% Recorded listing: Listed, not a benefit; ODB pays only for the benefit products in this interchangeable category Source prices (unrounded): not recorded; ministry not recorded Source: ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26 DIN=01910124 Health Canada DPD extract of Sep 2, 2026 (Open Government Licence – Canada) · https://health-products.canada.ca/dpd-bdpp/info?lang=eng&code=12236
Interchangeable products
Hydroval · DIN 02242984 · $0.1667
Shortage status: no shortage or discontinuation reported (checked 2026-09-13T08:10:21.292534+00:00); reports as of 2026-09-13T08:10:21.292534+00:00 (Health Product Shortages Canada) Source: https://healthproductshortages.ca/search?term=01910124
Shortage record checked 2026-09-13T08:10:21.292534+00:00
Health Canada lists this DIN as Cancelled post market since 2006-12-18 — choose a marketed DIN from the same-category list.

Westcort · DIN 01910132 · 0.2% · Oint

Listed, not a benefit; Health Canada lists this DIN as Cancelled post market since 2009-04-17 — choose a marketed DIN from the same-category list.Discontinued 2009-04-17 · checked 2026-09-02
StatusListed, not a benefit; Health Canada lists this DIN as Cancelled post market since 2009-04-17 — choose a marketed DIN from the same-category list.
Write on scriptnot a benefit; no Exceptional Access criteria on record; see alternatives; Health Canada lists this DIN as Cancelled post market since 2009-04-17 — choose a marketed DIN from the same-category list.
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
Westcort · DIN 01910132 Manufacturer: Bristol Myers Squibb Canada Inc; listing date 1996-10-01 Health Canada: Cancelled post market since 2009-04-17 · brand WESTCORT ONT 0.2% · ATC D07AA02 HYDROCORTISONE · form Ointment · route Topical · ingredients HYDROCORTISONE VALERATE 0.2 % · company Westwood-squibb, division of bristol-myers squibb canada inc. · schedule Prescription
Check this DIN again · Health Canada product record

Westcort: Formulary list price not recorded/unit (unit not stated in source; not the patient's cost)

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=11946 · Verify on the e-Formulary ↗ (DIN 01910132)

Source record
DIN 01910132: Westcort Raw flags: notABenefit=Y, sec3=Y Item: 840600084; group id 848; item number 2063; lccId None; manufacturer id BQU Source form: Oint; strength: 0.2% Recorded listing: Listed, not a benefit; ODB pays only for the benefit products in this interchangeable category Source prices (unrounded): not recorded; ministry not recorded Source: ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26 DIN=01910132 Health Canada DPD extract of Sep 2, 2026 (Open Government Licence – Canada) · https://health-products.canada.ca/dpd-bdpp/info?lang=eng&code=11946
Interchangeable products
Hydroval · DIN 02242985 · $0.1667
Shortage status: no shortage or discontinuation reported (checked 2026-09-13T08:10:21.292534+00:00); reports as of 2026-09-13T08:10:21.292534+00:00 (Health Product Shortages Canada) Source: https://healthproductshortages.ca/search?term=01910132
Shortage record checked 2026-09-13T08:10:21.292534+00:00
Health Canada lists this DIN as Cancelled post market since 2009-04-17 — choose a marketed DIN from the same-category list.
Other drugs in the same formulary class (84:06 Anti-Inflammatory) and how they are covered

Matched class: 84:06 Anti-Inflammatory

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: BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE, BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE IN A BASE CONTAINING PROPYLENE GLYCOL, BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE IN PROPYLENE GLYCOL BASE, CALCIPOTRIOL & BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE, HALOBETASOL PROPIONATE, MOMETASONE FUROATE Some products covered without a code (check the product listing): AMCINONIDE, BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE, BETAMETHASONE VALERATE, CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE, DESONIDE, FLUOCINONIDE, HYDROCORTISONE, HYDROCORTISONE ACETATE, TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE, TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE 0.1% IN ORABASE 84:06 Anti-Inflammatory

HYDROCORTISONE

· 4 products · Listed, not a benefit (2), General benefit (2) · strengths: 0.5%, 1% · Oint

HYDROCORTISONE ACETATE

· 2 products · Listed, not a benefit (1), General benefit (1) · strengths: 1% · Cr

AMCINONIDE

· 2 products · Listed, not a benefit (1), General benefit (1) · strengths: 0.1% · Cr

BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE

· 2 products · General benefit · strengths: 0.025% · Cr, Oint

BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE

· 6 products · General benefit (5), General benefit; DIN status E (meaning unconfirmed); confirm discontinuation/availability with Health Canada (1) · strengths: 0.05% · Cr, Lot, Oint

BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE IN A BASE CONTAINING PROPYLENE GLYCOL

· 2 products · General benefit · strengths: 0.05% · Oint

BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE IN PROPYLENE GLYCOL BASE

· 2 products · General benefit · strengths: 0.05% · Cr

BETAMETHASONE VALERATE

· 19 products · Listed, not a benefit (7), General benefit (12) · strengths: 0.05%, 0.1% · Cr, Lot, Oint, Scalp Lot

CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE

· 20 products · General benefit (11), Off-Formulary Interchangeable, not an ODB benefit (9) · strengths: 0.05%, 0.05% w/w · Cr, Oint, Scalp Lot, Top Shampoo, Top Sol Sp

DESONIDE

· 4 products · Listed, not a benefit (2), General benefit (2) · strengths: 0.05% · Cr, Oint

FLUOCINONIDE

· 8 products · General benefit (4), Listed, not a benefit (4) · strengths: 0.05% · Cr, Emol Cr, Gel, Oint

HALOBETASOL PROPIONATE

· 1 products · General benefit · strengths: 0.01% w/w · Lot Source: formulary-ed43-front-matter.txt Part V; ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26; class 84:06 and 5 more
Full class listing Related classes: 84:04 Anti-Infectives, 84:28 Keratolytic Agents, 84:36 Miscellaneous Skin and Mucous Membrane Agents Same formulary class, not same indication: class membership alone does not establish equivalent uses.
What the Health Canada label says it is for
INDICATIONS AND CLINICAL USE HydroVal 0.2% (hydrocortisone valerate) cream and ointment are indicated for topical therapy of acute and chronic corticosteroid responsive dermatoses, where an anti-inflammatory, anti-allergenic and antipruritic activity is required in the topical management of these conditions. https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00006434.PDF PM date: not printed or not captured Source product: HYDROVAL CREAM 0.2%; DIN 02242984; fetched 2026-09-10 Product monograph posted by Health Canada; excerpt for lookup only.

Other review policies

For Westcort: no applicable EAP criteria are held and no ODB benefit is established. These policies do not establish coverage.

For rare, immediately life-, limb- or organ-threatening circumstances, the Compassionate Review Policy may consider an unfunded drug or indication, subject to its criteria and without bypassing the drug review process. Compassionate Review Policy

Compassionate Review Policy: source quote
Where there are rare clinical circumstances in immediately life, limb, or organ-threatening conditions, the Executive Officer will also consider requests for drugs or indications in situations where there has not been a decision by the Executive Officer to provide funding of the drug or indication as part of the Ontario Drug Benefit program (and the EAP), and the drug or indication requested would not circumvent the established review process for new drugs or indications as part of the drug submission process for listing within the Ontario Drug Benefit program. Requests must meet the criteria for the Compassionate Review Policy.

Ontario source; updated September 15, 2026

For cancer drugs, Case-by-Case Review considers rare, immediately life-threatening circumstances when no satisfactory funded treatment exists; its criteria and application process apply. Case-by-Case Review (cancer drugs)

Case-by-Case Review (cancer drugs): source quote
Note: Requests for cancer drugs are considered under the Case-by-Case Review Program (CBCRP) which is administered by Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) on behalf of the Ministry of Health. The CBCRP considers funding requests for drugs (both oral therapies and injectable drugs) for the treatment of cancer in patients who have a rare clinical circumstance that is immediately life-threatening (death is likely within a matter of months) and who require treatment with an unfunded drug, because there is no other satisfactory and funded treatment. Please refer to the Ontario Health website for information on the application process, FAQs, eligibility criteria and program policies.

Ontario source; updated September 15, 2026