PHENOBARB 100 MG
PHENOBARBITAL : 100 MG · DIN 00178829 · PENDOPHARM DIVISION OF PHARMASCIENCE INC
Health Canada status: MARKETED
What is PHENOBARB?
PHENOBARB 100 MG contains PHENOBARBITAL : 100 MG. It is listed in the Health Canada Drug Product Database under DIN 00178829, held by PENDOPHARM DIVISION OF PHARMASCIENCE INC, supplied as TABLET for ORAL administration. Health Canada currently lists it as marketed, status dated 04-Sep-2026. 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 PHENOBARB used for?
As a sedative, for the relief of anxiety, tension and apprehension. As a hypnotic, for the short-term management of insomnia. As an anticonvulsant, for the long-term treatment of generalized tonicoclonic and partial (cortical focal) seizures. As prophylaxis and treatment of febrile seizures. As an antihyperbilirubinemic, for the prevention and treatment of hyperbilirubinemia in neonates, also to lower bilirubin concentrations in patients with congenital non-hemolytic unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia or chronic intrahepatic cholestasis.
Authorized indication as written in the Health Canada product monograph. For healthcare professionals and licensed purchasers; this is not medical advice.
What else is PHENOBARB called?
The same molecule, PHENOBARBITAL, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| GARDENAL | Latin | Morocco |
| Aphenylbarbit | Latin | Iceland |
| Phenoleptil | Latin | Iceland |
| Sedabarb | Latin | South Africa |
| Donnatal Elixir | Latin | South Africa |
| Lethyl | Latin | South Africa |
| LUMINAL | Latin | Czechia |
| PHENAEMAL | Latin | Czechia |
| PHENAEMALETTEN | Latin | Czechia |
| Phenobarbital | Latin | Iceland |
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.
Product details and regulatory record
| DIN | 00178829 |
|---|---|
| Brand name | PHENOBARB |
| Generic / active ingredient | PHENOBARBITAL : 100 MG |
| Manufacturer | PENDOPHARM DIVISION OF PHARMASCIENCE INC |
| Strength | 100 MG |
| Dosage form | TABLET |
| Route of administration | ORAL |
| Schedule | CONTROLLED DRUGS (CDSA IV) |
| ATC code | N03AA02 PHENOBARBITAL |
| AHFS class | 28:24.04 ; 28:12.04 |
| Biosimilar | No |
| Health Canada status | MARKETED |
| Status date | 04-Sep-2026 |
| Original market date | 1957-12-31 00:00:00 |
How is this product identified?
Purchase orders, customs paperwork and tender documents each ask for a different identifier, and a DIN written without its leading zeros is the single most common reason an order line fails to match. Every form Nexara accepts for this product is listed here.
| DIN (8-digit, as used in Nexara ordering) | 00178829 |
|---|---|
| DIN (unpadded, as printed on some documents) | 178829 |
| Brand name | PHENOBARB |
| Active ingredient / INN | PHENOBARBITAL : 100 MG |
| ATC code | N03AA02 |
| ATC anatomical main group | N — Nervous system |
| ATC therapeutic subgroup | N03 |
| AHFS class | 28:24.04 ; 28:12.04 |
| Health Canada schedule | CONTROLLED DRUGS (CDSA IV) |
| Biosimilar biologic | No |
| Market authorization holder | PENDOPHARM DIVISION OF PHARMASCIENCE INC |
How is it stored and handled?
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How is it supplied?
PHENOBARB Tablets: Available in bottles of 500 tablets. PHENOBARB ELIXIR: Available in bottles of 100 mL.
Which pack is which?
| Strength on the label | 100 MG |
|---|---|
| Dosage form | TABLET |
| Route | ORAL |
| Packaging as described in the monograph | PHENOBARB Tablets: Available in bottles of 500 tablets. PHENOBARB ELIXIR: Available in bottles of 100 mL. |
| Storage | null |
One DIN can cover more than one pack size, and the pack — not the DIN — is what gets priced, shipped and invoiced. Before an order line is unambiguous Nexara needs the strength, the pack size and the presentation, because this listing covers more than one of them.
What can be used instead?
Other Canadian products sharing ATC code N03AA02 PHENOBARBITAL. 11 of 30 DINs in this group are currently marketed — marketed products are listed first, because that is what can actually be bought. These tables describe supply, not clinical equivalence: substitution rests with the prescriber or pharmacist, and interchangeability is determined provincially.
| Product | Strength | Form | Manufacturer | Health Canada status | DIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMP PHENOBARBITAL | 100 MG | TABLET | JAMP PHARMA CORPORATION | MARKETED | DIN 02557819 |
| JAMP PHENOBARBITAL | 15 MG | TABLET | JAMP PHARMA CORPORATION | MARKETED | DIN 02557789 |
| JAMP PHENOBARBITAL | 30 MG | TABLET | JAMP PHARMA CORPORATION | MARKETED | DIN 02557797 |
| JAMP PHENOBARBITAL | 60 MG | TABLET | JAMP PHARMA CORPORATION | MARKETED | DIN 02557800 |
| PHENOBARB | 15 MG | TABLET | PENDOPHARM DIVISION OF PHARMASCIENCE INC | MARKETED | DIN 00178799 |
| PHENOBARB | 30 MG | TABLET | PENDOPHARM DIVISION OF PHARMASCIENCE INC | MARKETED | DIN 00178802 |
| PHENOBARB | 60 MG | TABLET | PENDOPHARM DIVISION OF PHARMASCIENCE INC | MARKETED | DIN 00178810 |
| PHENOBARB ELIXIR | 5 MG | SOLUTION | PENDOPHARM DIVISION OF PHARMASCIENCE INC | MARKETED | DIN 00645575 |
| PHENOBARBITAL SODIUM INJECTION, USP | 120 MG | SOLUTION | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | MARKETED | DIN 02304090 |
| PHENOBARBITAL SODIUM INJECTION, USP | 30 MG | SOLUTION | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | MARKETED | DIN 02304082 |
Who else supplies PHENOBARBITAL worldwide?
Nexara tracks national medicine registries and published price lists across multiple markets. PHENOBARBITAL appears in 41 registered pack listings across 10 markets, published on 9 different national price bases. Where a Canadian route is closed, that is where an alternative route of supply starts — subject to the import rules in both countries.
Registered listings are not stock. Ask us to confirm what can actually be sourced for your order.
How much does PHENOBARBITAL cost around the world?
PHENOBARBITAL is listed on 10 national price registers Nexara tracks, across 163 pack listings published on 10 different price bases. What each country publishes is set out below.
| Market | What that country publishes | Brands listed | Pack listings | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | acquisition | 10 | 130 | 03 Sep 2026 |
| Iceland | max wholesale | 4 | 8 | 02 Sep 2026 |
| United Kingdom | hospital | 7 | 7 | 31 Aug 2026 |
| South Africa | single exit price | 3 | 4 | 01 Sep 2026 |
| Australia | ex-manufacturer | 3 | 3 | 08 Sep 2026 |
| Czechia | max producer price (ex-factory) | 3 | 3 | 03 Sep 2026 |
| Morocco | PPV (public price) | 1 | 3 | 05 Sep 2026 |
| Romania | max producer price | 3 | 3 | 03 Sep 2026 |
| Greece | producer price (ex-factory) | 1 | 1 | 03 Sep 2026 |
| Luxembourg | reimbursement | 1 | 1 | 05 Sep 2026 |
Why there are no figures here. These bases are not comparable. A Brazilian ex-factory ceiling, a Belgian pharmacy public price and a Japanese reimbursement rate answer three different questions, and none of them is what a product lands in Canada for. Putting them side by side would mislead in both directions, so Nexara publishes where a molecule is listed and on what basis, and quotes the delivered Canadian price per order.
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.
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.
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.
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.