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PRIMIDONE

2 general benefit · 2 not a benefit

Other products in the same Health Canada class (N03A, N03AA) — coverage varies; not interchangeable

  • Phenobarbital (Phenobarbital Injection): limited Use 481
  • Carbamazepine (Tegretol): general benefit, Limited Use, Not a benefit, Listing status unconfirmed
  • Clonazepam (Rivotril): general benefit
  • Divalproex (Epival): general benefit
  • Ethosuximide (Zarontin): general benefit
  • Lamotrigine (Lamictal): general benefit

14 more in the class list below

Primidone · DIN 00399310 · 125mg · tablet

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
Primidone · DIN 00399310 Manufacturer: A A Pharma Inc.; listing date 1996-10-01 Health Canada: Marketed since 2011-07-21 · brand PRIMIDONE · ATC N03AA03 PRIMIDONE · form Tablet · route Oral · ingredients PRIMIDONE 125 MG · company Aa pharma inc · schedule Prescription
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Primidone: Formulary list price $0.0564/unit (unit not stated in source; not the patient's cost)

Ministry pays: $0.0564 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=2751 · Verify on the e-Formulary ↗ (DIN 00399310)

Source record
DIN 00399310: Primidone Raw flags: sec3=Y Item: 281200025; group id 443; item number 1109; lccId None; manufacturer id AAP Source form: Tab; strength: 125mg Recorded listing: General benefit Source prices (unrounded): $0.0564; ministry $0.0564 Source: ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26 DIN=00399310 Health Canada DPD extract of Sep 2, 2026 (Open Government Licence – Canada) · https://health-products.canada.ca/dpd-bdpp/info?lang=eng&code=2751
Interchangeable products
Mysoline · DIN 02042363 · not recorded
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=00399310
Shortage record checked 2026-09-13T08:10:21.292534+00:00

Primidone · DIN 00396761 · 250mg · tablet

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
Primidone · DIN 00396761 Manufacturer: A A Pharma Inc.; listing date 1996-10-01 Health Canada: Marketed since 2011-07-21 · brand PRIMIDONE · ATC N03AA03 PRIMIDONE · form Tablet · route Oral · ingredients PRIMIDONE 250 MG · company Aa pharma inc · schedule Prescription
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Primidone: Formulary list price $0.0887/unit (unit not stated in source; not the patient's cost)

Ministry pays: $0.0887 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=2750 · Verify on the e-Formulary ↗ (DIN 00396761)

Source record
DIN 00396761: Primidone Raw flags: sec3=Y Item: 281200024; group id 443; item number 1110; lccId None; manufacturer id AAP Source form: Tab; strength: 250mg Recorded listing: General benefit Source prices (unrounded): $0.0887; ministry $0.0887 Source: ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26 DIN=00396761 Health Canada DPD extract of Sep 2, 2026 (Open Government Licence – Canada) · https://health-products.canada.ca/dpd-bdpp/info?lang=eng&code=2750
Interchangeable products
Mysoline · DIN 02042355 · not recorded
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=00396761
Shortage record checked 2026-09-13T08:10:21.292534+00:00

Mysoline · DIN 02042363 · 125mg · tablet

Listed, not a benefit; Health Canada lists this DIN as Cancelled post market since 2004-08-05 — choose a marketed DIN from the same-category list.Discontinued 2004-08-05 · checked 2026-09-02
StatusListed, not a benefit; Health Canada lists this DIN as Cancelled post market since 2004-08-05 — 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 2004-08-05 — 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
Mysoline · DIN 02042363 Manufacturer: Wyeth Pharmaceuticals; listing date 1996-10-01 Health Canada: Cancelled post market since 2004-08-05 · brand MYSOLINE PEDIATRIC CHEWABLE TABLETS 125MG · ATC N03AA03 PRIMIDONE · form Tablet · route Oral · ingredients PRIMIDONE 125 MG · company Elan pharmaceuticals inc · schedule Prescription
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Mysoline: 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=15698 · Verify on the e-Formulary ↗ (DIN 02042363)

Source record
DIN 02042363: Mysoline Raw flags: notABenefit=Y, sec3=Y Item: 281200025; group id 443; item number 1109; lccId None; manufacturer id WAY Source form: Tab; strength: 125mg 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=02042363 Health Canada DPD extract of Sep 2, 2026 (Open Government Licence – Canada) · https://health-products.canada.ca/dpd-bdpp/info?lang=eng&code=15698
Interchangeable products
Primidone · DIN 00399310 · $0.0564
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=02042363
Shortage record checked 2026-09-13T08:10:21.292534+00:00
Health Canada lists this DIN as Cancelled post market since 2004-08-05 — choose a marketed DIN from the same-category list.

Mysoline · DIN 02042355 · 250mg · tablet

Listed, not a benefit; Health Canada lists this DIN as Cancelled post market since 2004-08-05 — choose a marketed DIN from the same-category list.Discontinued 2004-08-05 · checked 2026-09-02
StatusListed, not a benefit; Health Canada lists this DIN as Cancelled post market since 2004-08-05 — 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 2004-08-05 — 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
Mysoline · DIN 02042355 Manufacturer: Wyeth Pharmaceuticals; listing date 1996-10-01 Health Canada: Cancelled post market since 2004-08-05 · brand MYSOLINE 250MG TAB · ATC N03AA03 PRIMIDONE · form Tablet · route Oral · ingredients PRIMIDONE 250 MG · company Elan pharmaceuticals inc · schedule Prescription
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Mysoline: 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=15487 · Verify on the e-Formulary ↗ (DIN 02042355)

Source record
DIN 02042355: Mysoline Raw flags: notABenefit=Y, sec3=Y Item: 281200024; group id 443; item number 1110; lccId None; manufacturer id WAY Source form: Tab; strength: 250mg 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=02042355 Health Canada DPD extract of Sep 2, 2026 (Open Government Licence – Canada) · https://health-products.canada.ca/dpd-bdpp/info?lang=eng&code=15487
Interchangeable products
Primidone · DIN 00396761 · $0.0887
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=02042355
Shortage record checked 2026-09-13T08:10:21.292534+00:00
Health Canada lists this DIN as Cancelled post market since 2004-08-05 — choose a marketed DIN from the same-category list.
Other drugs in the same formulary class (28:12 Anticonvulsants) and how they are covered

Matched class: 28:12 Anticonvulsants

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: CLONAZEPAM, DIVALPROEX SODIUM, ETHOSUXIMIDE, LAMOTRIGINE, VALPROATE SODIUM Some products covered without a code (check the product listing): CARBAMAZEPINE, GABAPENTIN, PHENYTOIN (DIPHENYLHYDANTOIN), PHENYTOIN (DIPHENYLHYDANTOIN) SODIUM, PREGABALIN, TOPIRAMATE, VALPROIC ACID 28:12 Anticonvulsants

PHENOBARBITAL

· 1 products · Limited Use, codes 481 · strengths: 120mg/mL · Inj Sol-1mL Pk

CARBAMAZEPINE

· 15 products · Listed, not a benefit (3), General benefit (6), Temporary benefit (2), Limited Use, codes 67 (4) · strengths: 100mg, 200mg, 400mg, 100mg/5mL · Chew Tab, ER Tab, LA Tab, Oral Susp, Tab

CLONAZEPAM

· 9 products · General benefit · strengths: 0.5mg, 2mg · Tab

DIVALPROEX SODIUM

· 9 products · General benefit · strengths: 125mg, 250mg, 500mg · Ent Tab

ETHOSUXIMIDE

· 4 products · General benefit · strengths: 250mg, 50mg/mL · Cap, O/L

LAMOTRIGINE

· 28 products · General benefit · strengths: 25mg, 100mg, 150mg · Tab

PHENYTOIN (DIPHENYLHYDANTOIN)

· 4 products · General benefit; DIN status E (meaning unconfirmed); confirm discontinuation/availability with Health Canada (2), General benefit (2) · strengths: 6mg/mL, 25mg/mL, 50mg · O/L, Tab

PHENYTOIN (DIPHENYLHYDANTOIN) SODIUM

· 4 products · General benefit (3), Limited Use, codes 481, 657 (1) · strengths: 30mg, 100mg, 50mg/mL · Cap, Inj Sol (Preservative Free)

TOPIRAMATE

· 54 products · Limited Use, codes 321 (2), Off-Formulary Interchangeable, not an ODB benefit (3), General benefit (49) · strengths: 15mg, 25mg, 50mg, 100mg, 200mg · Sprinkle Cap, Tab

VALPROATE SODIUM

· 5 products · General benefit · strengths: 50mg/mL · O/L

VALPROIC ACID

· 5 products · Listed, not a benefit (2), General benefit (3) · strengths: 250mg, 500mg · Cap, Ent Cap

BRIVARACETAM

· 12 products · Limited Use, codes 548 · strengths: 10mg, 25mg, 50mg, 75mg, 100mg · Tab Source: formulary-ed43-front-matter.txt Part V; ODB odb-formulary-ed43-extract-2026-08-26.xml extract_date=2026-08-26; class 28:12 and 11 more
Full class listing Related classes: 28:08 Analgesics, 28:10 Opiate Antagonists, 28:16 Psychotherapeutic Agents, 28:20 C.N.S. Stimulants, 28:24 Sedatives and Hypnotics, 28:36 Antiparkinsonian Agents, 28:92 Miscellaneous Central Nervous System Drugs 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 PRIMIDONE (primidone tablets) is indicated for use alone or in combination with other anticonvulsants for the control of grand mal and psychomotor seizure in patients 8 years of age and older. 1.1. Pediatric Pediatrics (< 8 years of age): Based on the data submitted and reviewed by Health Canada, the safety and efficacy of PRIMIDONE in pediatric patients has not been established; therefore, Health Canada has not authorized an indication for pediatric use. Pediatrics (8 to 18 years of age): See 4.2. Recommended Dose and Dosage Adjustment and 7.1.3. Pediatrics. 1.2. Geriatrics Geriatrics (> 65 years of age): Evidence from clinical studies and experience suggests that use in the geriatric population is associated with differences in safety or effectiveness. See 4.1. Dosing Considerations and 7.1.4. Geriatrics. https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00082233.PDF PM date: not printed or not captured Source product: PRIMIDONE; DIN 00396761; fetched 2026-09-10 Product monograph posted by Health Canada; excerpt for lookup only.

Other review policies

For Mysoline: 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