Nexara Health — Health Canada Drug Establishment Licence #3-002896

FROVATRIPTAN 2.5 MG

Last verified 2026-09-10 · Source: Health Canada Drug Product Database (DPD), DIN 02535475

FROVATRIPTAN 2.5 MG — DIN 02535475

FROVATRIPTAN (FROVATRIPTAN SUCCINATE) : 2.5 MG · SANIS HEALTH INC · TABLET · wholesale supply in Canada

Health Canada status: MARKETED

What is FROVATRIPTAN?

FROVATRIPTAN 2.5 MG contains FROVATRIPTAN (FROVATRIPTAN SUCCINATE) : 2.5 MG. It is listed in the Health Canada Drug Product Database under DIN 02535475, held by SANIS HEALTH INC, supplied as TABLET for ORAL administration. Health Canada currently lists it as marketed, status dated 27-Dec-2023. Nexara Health is a licensed Canadian wholesale distributor (DEL 3-002896-A) and can source this product for hospitals, pharmacies and clinics. Availability and lead time are confirmed per order.

What is FROVATRIPTAN used for?

Acute treatment of migraine attacks with or without aura in adults. Not for prophylactic therapy or hemiplegic, ophthalmoplegic or basilar migraine.

Authorized indication as written in the Health Canada product monograph. For healthcare professionals and licensed purchasers; this is not medical advice.

How much does Frovatriptan cost around the world?

Frovatriptan is listed on 3 of the national price registers Nexara ingests. Each country publishes on a different basis, so those figures are not comparable with one another — or with a Canadian wholesale price.

What a market publishes matters more than the number it publishes. Austria publishes a KVP (Kassenverkaufspreis); Italy publishes a prezzo al pubblico (classe A); Romania publishes a max producer price. Comparing an ex-factory ceiling against a pharmacy public price tells you nothing about either, and comparing either against a Canadian landed cost tells you less.

MarketPrice basis published thereBrandsPacks listedRange
Italyprezzo al pubblico (classe A)58EUR███.██
AustriaKVP (Kassenverkaufspreis)24EUR███.██
Romaniamax producer price11RON███.██

13 pack listings across 8 brand entries and 3 price bases, refreshed 03 Sep 2026. Ranges span every Frovatriptan pack in that market, so a high figure is usually a larger pack rather than the same product.

Figures are held for the Nexara team. Cross-market prices are published on incompatible bases and are not an offer, a landed cost, or a guide to what any buyer can obtain. Nexara publishes which markets list the product and on what basis; the numbers stay internal.

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Is there a generic Frovatriptan in Canada, and who makes it?

Every market authorization holder with a Canadian DIN for this molecule, and how many of their listings Health Canada currently shows as marketed.

5 holders have a Canadian DIN containing Frovatriptan, across 6 DINs, of which 5 are currently marketed. Marketed count is the number that matters: an approval that is not marketed cannot be bought.

Market authorization holderDINsMarketedBrand namesPosition
ENDO OPERATIONS LTD.21FROVA, TEVA-FROVATRIPTANSourceable in Canada
APOTEX INC11APO-FROVATRIPTANSourceable in Canada
JAMP PHARMA CORPORATION11JAMP FROVATRIPTANSourceable in Canada
MINT PHARMACEUTICALS INC11MINT-FROVATRIPTANSourceable in Canada
SANIS HEALTH INC11FROVATRIPTANSourceable in Canada

Health Canada’s Drug Product Database does not flag which listing is the originator and which are subsequent-entry products, so Nexara does not label them here. Interchangeability is determined provincially, not federally — confirm for your province before a formulary switch. Nexara can confirm which of these is actually obtainable, and on what lead time, per order.

How is it supplied and stored?

Pack configuration, storage class and the handling constraints that drive cold-chain planning. One DIN can cover more than one pack size, and the pack — not the DIN — is what gets priced, shipped and invoiced.

Strength on the label2.5 MG
Dosage formTABLET
RouteORAL
Pack configuration (monograph)HDPE bottles of 30 and 100 tablets; blister cards of 7 tablets.
StorageNot explicitly detailed in provided text snippet (section 11 header present but content truncated), though typically 15-30°C for this class.

Before an order line is unambiguous Nexara needs the strength, the pack size and the presentation.

Substance and classification

Active substanceFrovatriptan
ATC codeN02CC07
AHFS class08:18.32
Biosimilar biologicNo

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Health Canada record and identifiers

The regulatory facts straight from the Drug Product Database, plus every identifier form Nexara accepts on a purchase order. A DIN written without its leading zeros is the commonest reason an order line fails to match.

DIN (8-digit, as used in ordering)02535475
DIN (unpadded, as printed on some documents)2535475
Brand nameFROVATRIPTAN
Generic / active ingredientFROVATRIPTAN (FROVATRIPTAN SUCCINATE) : 2.5 MG
Market authorization holderSANIS HEALTH INC
Health Canada schedulePrescription
ATC codeN02CC07
ATC anatomical main groupN — Nervous system
ATC therapeutic subgroupN02CC
Current statusMARKETED
Status date27-Dec-2023
Original market date2023-09-13 00:00:00
Status sourceLive Health Canada DPD sync

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Health Canada DPD record Approved product monograph (PDF)

How is it administered?

Single 2.5 mg tablet. Max 2 tablets/day. If headache recurs, second dose may be taken 4-24 hours after first. Do not take second dose if no response to first.

Included because it drives pack selection and wastage. Consult the monograph.

Contraindications

Hypersensitivity; ischemic cardiac syndromes; valvular heart disease; arrhythmias; cerebrovascular syndromes; peripheral vascular syndromes; severe/uncontrolled hypertension; basilar migraine.

Warnings and precautions

Confirm migraine diagnosis; risk of myocardial ischemia/infarction; serotonin toxicity; medication overuse headache; potential for cerebrovascular events; caution in driving.

What can be used instead?

Alternatives on every axis a buyer actually considers — the same molecule in another presentation, the same class, an adjacent class, or a fixed-dose combination. Every row is led by the marketed DIN count, because that is what can be bought this week.

1 · Same molecule, other Canadian presentations

5 of 6 Canadian DINs for this molecule are currently marketed. Marketed products are listed first.

ProductStrengthFormHolderHealth Canada statusDIN
APO-FROVATRIPTAN2.5 MGTABLETAPOTEX INCMARKETED02426471
FROVA2.5 MGTABLETENDO OPERATIONS LTD.MARKETED02257084
JAMP FROVATRIPTAN2.5 MGTABLETJAMP PHARMA CORPORATIONMARKETED02497131
MINT-FROVATRIPTAN2.5 MGTABLETMINT PHARMACEUTICALS INCMARKETED02509687
TEVA-FROVATRIPTAN2.5 MGTABLETENDO OPERATIONS LTD.CANCELLED POST MARKET02415844

2 · Same class — other molecules in ATC N02CC

MoleculeCanadian brandsDINsMarketedSourceable
RizatriptanACCEL-RIZATRIPTAN ODT · ACT RIZATRIPTAN · ACT RIZATRIPTAN ODT · AG-RIZATRIPTAN ODT · +36 more8534Yes
SumatriptanACT SUMATRIPTAN · AG-SUMATRIPTAN · APO-SUMATRIPTAN · AVA-SUMATRIPTAN · +27 more8032Yes
EletriptanAPO-ELETRIPTAN · APO-ELETRIPTAN TABLETS · AURO-ELETRIPTAN · ELETRIPTAN · +6 more2016Yes
ZolmitriptanAG-ZOLMITRIPTAN ODT · APO-ZOLMITRIPTAN · APO-ZOLMITRIPTAN RAPID · AURO-ZOLMITRIPTAN · +33 more4515Yes
AlmotriptanALMOTRIPTAN · APO-ALMOTRIPTAN · AXERT 12.5MG · AXERT 6.25MG · +5 more136Yes
FrovatriptanAPO-FROVATRIPTAN · FROVA · FROVATRIPTAN · JAMP FROVATRIPTAN · +2 more65Yes
NaratriptanAMERGE · APO-NARATRIPTAN · SANDOZ NARATRIPTAN · TEVA-NARATRIPTAN73Yes
Sumatriptan And NaproxenSUVEXX11Yes

A molecule with zero marketed DINs cannot be sourced domestically, however many approvals it holds — if one of these sits on a formulary or in an older protocol, that is the line to check.

3 · Adjacent classes in ATC N02C

ATC subgroupMoleculesDINsMarketed
N02CDAtogepant · Eptinezumab · Erenumab · Fremanezumab · Galcanezumab · +2 more1715
N02CADihydroergotamine · Ergotamine · Ergotamine, Combinations Excl. Psycholeptics · Ergotamine, Combinations With Psycholeptics · Methysergide152
N02CXClonidine · Pizotifen31

Not clinical advice. These tables describe what can be supplied in Canada, not what should be prescribed. Substitution within or across classes is a prescriber and pharmacist decision, and interchangeability is determined provincially.

How can I get it?

Nexara Health supplies this product to licensed Canadian buyers — pharmacies, hospitals, clinics, licensed distributors, and clinical trial sponsors or their CROs. We confirm stock, pack size, expiry and pricing at the time of quotation. If the product is on backorder or in shortage, we identify equivalent alternatives and import options where permitted.

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Ordering questions

Who can buy this from Nexara?

Licensed entities only. Nexara holds Health Canada establishment licence DEL 3-002896-A and ships only to a licensed address. Patients and unlicensed buyers are routed to a partner pharmacy.

Is there a minimum order?

Yes, set per product line and per pack multiple rather than on the order total, so you are never asked to buy a part-pack. The minimum for this line is confirmed with your quote.

What is the lead time?

Confirmed per order at quotation, and it depends on current stock position and whether the product is in shortage.

Why is there no price on this page?

Nexara quotes a delivered Canadian price per order, against a verified licence. Foreign list prices are published on incompatible bases and are not a guide to what any buyer can obtain here, so this page shows which markets list the molecule and on what basis, and nothing more.

Can Nexara supply this for a clinical trial?

Yes — comparator and background-therapy supply, including sourcing from other markets where a Canadian pack will not satisfy the protocol. Clinical trial supply.

Sources and disclaimer

Product data sourced from the Health Canada Drug Product Database and the approved product monograph (PDF). Health Canada status reconciled against the live DPD sync. Last reviewed 10 Sep 2026.

Nothing on this page is medical advice. Nexara Health is a licensed wholesale distributor and supplies licensed entities only; consumer orders are routed to a partner pharmacy. Alternatives tables describe supply, not clinical equivalence.

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