BACITRACIN USP 50000 UNIT — DIN 00030708
BACITRACIN : 50000 UNIT · PFIZER CANADA ULC · POWDER FOR SOLUTION · wholesale supply in Canada
Health Canada status: CANCELLED POST MARKET
What is BACITRACIN USP?
BACITRACIN USP 50000 UNIT contains BACITRACIN : 50000 UNIT. It is listed in the Health Canada Drug Product Database under DIN 00030708, held by PFIZER CANADA ULC, supplied as POWDER FOR SOLUTION for TOPICAL ; INTRAMUSCULAR administration. Health Canada currently lists it as cancelled post market, status dated 31-Mar-2021. 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.
What is BACITRACIN USP used for?
The use of intramuscular bacitracin is indicated in the treatment of infants with pneumonia and empyema caused by staphylococci shown to be susceptible to the drug. Bacitracin solutions, applied locally in the form of compresses or instillations, may be used once or twice daily in secondarily infected wounds, ulcers, pyodermas and other superficial skin infections and in superficial infections of the eye caused by bacitracin - susceptible organisms. Bacitracin solutions may be instilled into the nasal cavities or administered by inhalation as an aerosol in the treatment of bacitracin - susceptible infections of the upper and lower respiratory tract.
Authorized indication as written in the Health Canada product monograph. For healthcare professionals and licensed purchasers; this is not medical advice.
How much does Bacitracin cost around the world?
Bacitracin is listed on 4 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. Czechia publishes a max producer price (ex-factory); Saudi Arabia publishes a public; South Africa publishes a single exit 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.
| Market | Price basis published there | Brands | Packs listed | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | acquisition | 1 | 6 | USD███.██ |
| Saudi Arabia | public | 5 | 5 | SAR███.██ |
| Czechia | max producer price (ex-factory) | 1 | 1 | CZK███.██ |
| South Africa | single exit price | 1 | 1 | ZAR███.██ |
13 pack listings across 8 brand entries and 4 price bases, refreshed 03 Sep 2026. Ranges span every Bacitracin 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.
Is there a generic Bacitracin 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 Bacitracin, across 5 DINs, of which 1 are currently marketed. Marketed count is the number that matters: an approval that is not marketed cannot be bought.
| Market authorization holder | DINs | Marketed | Brand names | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STERIMAX INC | 1 | 1 | BACIJECT | Sourceable in Canada |
| AURO PHARMA INC | 1 | 0 | BACITRACIN FOR INJECTION, USP | No marketed DIN |
| EUGIA PHARMA INC. | 1 | 0 | BACITRACIN FOR INJECTION, USP | No marketed DIN |
| FRESENIUS KABI CANADA LTD | 1 | 0 | BACITRACIN FOR INJECTION | No marketed DIN |
| PFIZER CANADA ULC | 1 | 0 | BACITRACIN USP | No marketed DIN |
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 label | 50000 UNIT |
|---|---|
| Dosage form | POWDER FOR SOLUTION |
| Route | TOPICAL ; INTRAMUSCULAR |
| Pack configuration (monograph) | Bacitracin USP is available in a vial containing 50,000 unit, packaged in cartons of 5’s. |
| Storage | Store unreconstituted Bacitracin in a refrigerator 2 ºC to 8 °C. Solutions are rapidly inactivated at room temperature but are stable for one week when stored in a refrigerator 2 °C to 8 °C. |
| Shipping class | Cold chain — validated shipper with temperature monitoring |
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 substance | Bacitracin |
|---|---|
| ATC code | J01XX10 |
| AHFS class | 08:12.28.20 |
| Biosimilar biologic | No |
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) | 00030708 |
|---|---|
| DIN (unpadded, as printed on some documents) | 30708 |
| Brand name | BACITRACIN USP |
| Generic / active ingredient | BACITRACIN : 50000 UNIT |
| Market authorization holder | PFIZER CANADA ULC |
| Health Canada schedule | Ethical |
| ATC code | J01XX10 |
| ATC anatomical main group | J — Anti-infectives for systemic use |
| ATC therapeutic subgroup | J01XX |
| Current status | CANCELLED POST MARKET |
| Status date | 31-Mar-2021 |
| Original market date | 1964-12-31 00:00:00 |
| Status source | Live Health Canada DPD sync |
Verify on the primary sources
How is it administered?
IM (Infants): 900-1000 units/kg/24h in 2-3 divided doses. Topical: 250-1000 units/mL depending on site (skin, ophthalmic, intranasal, aerosol). Reconstitute with saline/procaine or sterile water.
Included because it drives pack selection and wastage. Consult the monograph.
Contraindications
Hypersensitivity to bacitracin or any ingredient; impaired renal function; concurrent use of nephrotoxic drugs.
Warnings and precautions
Serious risk of nephrotoxicity and renal failure. Serious hypersensitivity/anaphylactic reactions possible. Not for intraoperative irrigation or pre-soaking medical devices.
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
1 of 5 Canadian DINs for this molecule are currently marketed. Marketed products are listed first.
| Product | Strength | Form | Holder | Health Canada status | DIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BACIJECT | 50000 UNIT | POWDER FOR SOLUTION | STERIMAX INC | MARKETED | 02245571 |
| BACITRACIN FOR INJECTION | 50000 UNIT | POWDER FOR SOLUTION | FRESENIUS KABI CANADA LTD | CANCELLED PRE MARKET | 02255820 |
| BACITRACIN FOR INJECTION, USP | 50000 UNIT | POWDER FOR SOLUTION | AURO PHARMA INC | APPROVED | 02491109 |
| BACITRACIN FOR INJECTION, USP | 50000 UNIT | POWDER FOR SOLUTION | EUGIA PHARMA INC. | APPROVED | 02528665 |
2 · Same class — other molecules in ATC J01XX
| Molecule | Canadian brands | DINs | Marketed | Sourceable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linezolid | APO-LINEZOLID · JAMP LINEZOLID · LINEZOLID · LINEZOLID INJECTION · +6 more | 19 | 8 | Yes |
| Daptomycin | CUBICIN · CUBICIN RF · DAPTOMYCIN FOR INJECTION · DAPTOMYCIN FOR INJECTION RF | 13 | 3 | Yes |
| Fosfomycin | FOSFOMYCIN POWDER FOR ORAL SOLUTION · IVOZFO · JAMP-FOSFOMYCIN · MONUROL | 6 | 3 | Yes |
| Bacitracin | BACIJECT · BACITRACIN FOR INJECTION · BACITRACIN FOR INJECTION, USP · BACITRACIN USP | 5 | 1 | Yes |
| Lefamulin | XENLETA | 2 | 0 | Not in Canada |
| Methenamine | HIP REX TAB 1GM · MANDELAMINE | 2 | 0 | Not in Canada |
| Methenamine, Combinations | SAPROLEX TAB · URASAL GRANULES | 2 | 0 | Not in Canada |
| Tedizolid | SIVEXTRO | 2 | 0 | Not in Canada |
| Spectinomycin | TROBICIN INJ 400MG/ML | 1 | 0 | Not 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 J01X
| ATC subgroup | Molecules | DINs | Marketed |
|---|---|---|---|
| J01XA | Dalbavancin · Telavancin · Vancomycin | 62 | 23 |
| J01XE | Nitrofurantoin | 24 | 9 |
| J01XB | Colistin · Polymyxin B | 6 | 4 |
| J01XD | Metronidazole | 7 | 2 |
| J01XC | Fusidic Acid | 3 | 0 |
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 BACITRACIN USP called?
The same molecule, Bacitracin, 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:
| Name | Script | Registered in |
|---|---|---|
| BANEOCIN OINTMENT | Latin | Saudi Arabia |
| BATRAMYCIN POWDER | Latin | Saudi Arabia |
| MULTICIN-Z OINTMENT | Latin | Saudi Arabia |
| MULTICIN-Z POWDER | Latin | Saudi Arabia |
| OPHTHALMO-FRAMYKOIN | Latin | Czechia |
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.