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AUREOMYCIN ONT OPH 1% 1 % — DIN 00015075

CHLORTETRACYCLINE HYDROCHLORIDE : 1 % · LEDERLE CYANAMID CANADA INC. · OINTMENT · wholesale supply in Canada

Health Canada status: CANCELLED POST MARKET

What is AUREOMYCIN ONT OPH 1%?

AUREOMYCIN ONT OPH 1% 1 % contains CHLORTETRACYCLINE HYDROCHLORIDE : 1 %. It is listed in the Health Canada Drug Product Database under DIN 00015075, held by LEDERLE CYANAMID CANADA INC., supplied as OINTMENT for OPHTHALMIC administration. Health Canada currently lists it as cancelled post market, status dated 14-Jan-1997. This Drug Identification Number is no longer authorized for sale in Canada, so Nexara does not supply it. The record is kept here because buyers still meet the number on old formularies, purchase orders and tender documents; Nexara can help identify an authorized alternative.

How much does Chlortetracycline cost around the world?

Chlortetracycline is listed on 2 of the national price registers Nexara ingests. Each country publishes on a different basis, so figures are not comparable with one another — or with a Canadian wholesale price.

What a market publishes matters more than the number it publishes. Iceland publishes a max wholesale; Morocco publishes a PPV (public 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 listed
Icelandmax wholesale44
MoroccoPPV (public price)34

8 pack listings across 7 brand entries and 2 price bases, refreshed 05 Sep 2026. Ranges span every Chlortetracycline pack in that market, so a high figure is usually a larger pack rather than the same product.

This table is a regulatory record of where the molecule is listed. The DIN on this page is no longer authorized for sale in Canada, so Nexara does not quote it — see the alternatives above.

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 label1 %
Dosage formOINTMENT
RouteOPHTHALMIC

Pack detail is kept as a regulatory record. This DIN is no longer authorized for sale in Canada, so Nexara does not quote this pack.

Substance and classification

Active substanceChlortetracycline
ATC codeS01AA02
AHFS class52:04.04
Biosimilar biologicNo

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)00015075
DIN (unpadded, as printed on some documents)15075
Brand nameAUREOMYCIN ONT OPH 1%
Generic / active ingredientCHLORTETRACYCLINE HYDROCHLORIDE : 1 %
Market authorization holderLEDERLE CYANAMID CANADA INC.
Health Canada schedulePrescription
ATC codeS01AA02
ATC anatomical main groupS — Sensory organs
ATC therapeutic subgroupS01AA
Current statusCANCELLED POST MARKET
Status date14-Jan-1997
Original market date1955-12-31 00:00:00
Status sourceLive Health Canada DPD sync

Verify on the primary sources

Health Canada DPD record

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.

2 · Same class — other molecules in ATC S01AA

MoleculeCanadian brandsDINsMarketedSourceable
ErythromycinERYMYCIN OPHTHALMIC OINTMENT 5MG/G · ERYTHROMYCIN · ERYTHROMYCIN OPHTHALMIC OINTMENT U.S.P. · ERYTHROMYCIN OPHTHALMIC OINTMENT USP · +5 more93Yes
TobramycinAPO-TOBRAMYCIN · PMS-TOBRAMYCIN 0.3% OPHTHALMIC SOLUTION · SANDOZ TOBRAMYCIN · TOBRAMYCIN OPHTHALMIC SOLUTION USP 0.3% · +2 more73Yes
Combinations Of Different AntibioticsDIOSPORIN OINTMENT · EUROSPORIN · NEO BACE OPHTHALMIC OINTMENT · NEOSPORIN OPHTHALMIC OINTMENT · +9 more142Yes
Fusidic AcidFUCITHALMIC21Yes
GentamicinALCOMICIN OPH SOL 3MG/ML · GARAMYCIN OPHTHALMIC DROPS 0.3% · GARAMYCIN OPHTHALMIC OINTMENT 0.3% · GARATEC OPHTHALMIC DPS 5MG/ML · +14 more220Not in Canada
ChloramphenicolCEBENICOL OPH LIQ 0.4% · CHLORAMPHENICOL · CHLOROMYCETIN OPH ONT 1% · CHLOROMYCETIN OPH SOLN 0.5% · +12 more180Not in Canada
FramycetinSOFRAMYCIN EYE DROPS · SOFRAMYCIN EYE DROPS 0.5% · SOFRAMYCIN EYE DROPS 5MG/ML · SOFRAMYCIN EYE ONT 0.5% · +2 more60Not in Canada
TetracyclineACHROMYCIN ONT OPH 1% · TETRACYCLINE 1% OPHTHALMIC OINTMENT20Not in Canada
AzithromycinAZASITE20Not in Canada
BacitracinBACIGUENT OPH ONT 500UNIT/GM10Not in Canada

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 S01A

ATC subgroupMoleculesDINsMarketed
S01AEBesifloxacin · Ciprofloxacin · Gatifloxacin · Moxifloxacin · Ofloxacin2512
S01ADGanciclovir · Idoxuridine · Trifluridine61
S01ABSulfacetamide · Sulfacetamide, Combinations140
S01AXNorfloxacin · Sodium Borate150

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.

What else is AUREOMYCIN ONT OPH 1% called?

The same molecule, Chlortetracycline, is registered under other names elsewhere. Buyers and prescribers searching from outside Canada — or working from a foreign prescription or tender document — often know it by one of these:

NameScriptRegistered in
CHLORTETRACYCLINE LAPROPHANLatinMorocco
Animed vet.LatinIceland
CyclosprayLatinIceland
Cyclospray vet.LatinIceland
Ophtaclin vetLatinIceland

Names are taken from national medicine registers and published price lists. A product registered abroad is not authorized for sale in Canada unless it holds its own DIN; import is possible only through the routes Health Canada permits.

Can this still be bought in Canada?

No. This Drug Identification Number is cancelled post market in Health Canada's Drug Product Database, so the product is no longer authorized for sale in Canada and Nexara does not supply it. This page is kept as a regulatory record.

If you are looking for a current equivalent, the alternatives above list every product sharing this therapeutic class, with the marketed ones first. Ask us to source an alternative

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. 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.

Health Canada Drug Product Database (DPD), DIN 00015075. Last reviewed 2026-09-10. Nexara Health is a licensed wholesaler and supplies licensed entities only; consumer orders are routed to a partner pharmacy.