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QUELICIN 100 MG — DIN 00296163

SUCCINYLCHOLINE CHLORIDE : 100 MG · PFIZER CANADA ULC · SOLUTION · wholesale supply in Canada

Health Canada status: CANCELLED POST MARKET

What is QUELICIN?

QUELICIN 100 MG contains SUCCINYLCHOLINE CHLORIDE : 100 MG. It is listed in the Health Canada Drug Product Database under DIN 00296163, held by PFIZER CANADA ULC, supplied as SOLUTION for INTRAVENOUS administration. Health Canada currently lists it as cancelled post market, status dated 05-Apr-2019. 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 QUELICIN used for?

Succinylcholine chloride is indicated as an adjunct to general anesthesia, to facilitate tracheal intubation, and to provide skeletal muscle relaxation during surgery or mechanical ventilation.

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

Is there a generic Suxamethonium 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.

7 holders have a Canadian DIN containing Suxamethonium, across 9 DINs, of which 3 are currently marketed. Marketed count is the number that matters: an approval that is not marketed cannot be bought.

Market authorization holderDINsMarketedBrand namesPosition
PFIZER CANADA ULC21QUELICINSourceable in Canada
DR REDDY'S LABORATORIES LTD11SUCCINYLCHOLINE CHLORIDE INJECTION, USPSourceable in Canada
HIKMA CANADA LIMITED11SUCCINYLCHOLINE CHLORIDE INJECTION USPSourceable in Canada
GLAXO WELLCOME INC.20ANECTINE FLOPACK 500MG, ANECTINE INJ 20MG/MLNo marketed DIN
ABBOTT LABORATORIES, LIMITED10QUELICIN INJ 20MG/ML USPNo marketed DIN
ALVEDA PHARMACEUTICALS INC10SUCCINYLCHOLINE CHLORIDE INJECTION, USP 20MG/MLNo marketed DIN
MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS ULC10SUCCINYLCHOLINE CHLORIDE INJECTION USPNo 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 label100 MG
Dosage formSOLUTION
RouteINTRAVENOUS
Pack configuration (monograph)null
Storagenull

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 substanceSuxamethonium
ATC codeM03AB01
AHFS class12:20.20
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)00296163
DIN (unpadded, as printed on some documents)296163
Brand nameQUELICIN
Generic / active ingredientSUCCINYLCHOLINE CHLORIDE : 100 MG
Market authorization holderPFIZER CANADA ULC
Health Canada schedulePrescription
ATC codeM03AB01
ATC anatomical main groupM — Musculo-skeletal system
ATC therapeutic subgroupM03AB
Current statusCANCELLED POST MARKET
Status date05-Apr-2019
Original market date1976-12-31 00:00:00
Status sourceLive Health Canada DPD sync

Verify on the primary sources

Health Canada DPD record Approved product monograph (PDF)

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

3 of 9 Canadian DINs for this molecule are currently marketed. Marketed products are listed first.

ProductStrengthFormHolderHealth Canada statusDIN
QUELICIN20 MGSOLUTIONPFIZER CANADA ULCMARKETED00038172
SUCCINYLCHOLINE CHLORIDE INJECTION USP20 MGSOLUTIONHIKMA CANADA LIMITEDMARKETED02422336
SUCCINYLCHOLINE CHLORIDE INJECTION, USP20 MGSOLUTIONDR REDDY'S LABORATORIES LTDMARKETED02501783
ANECTINE FLOPACK 500MG500 MGPOWDER FOR SOLUTIONGLAXO WELLCOME INC.CANCELLED POST MARKET00068330
ANECTINE INJ 20MG/ML20 MGLIQUIDGLAXO WELLCOME INC.CANCELLED POST MARKET00268305
QUELICIN INJ 20MG/ML USP20 MGSOLUTIONABBOTT LABORATORIES, LIMITEDCANCELLED POST MARKET00640778
SUCCINYLCHOLINE CHLORIDE INJECTION USP20 MGSOLUTIONMYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS ULCCANCELLED PRE MARKET02062232
SUCCINYLCHOLINE CHLORIDE INJECTION, USP 20MG/ML20 MGLIQUIDALVEDA PHARMACEUTICALS INCCANCELLED (UNRETURNED ANNUAL)02300419

2 · Same class — other molecules in ATC M03AB

MoleculeCanadian brandsDINsMarketedSourceable
SuxamethoniumANECTINE FLOPACK 500MG · ANECTINE INJ 20MG/ML · QUELICIN · QUELICIN INJ 20MG/ML USP · +3 more93Yes

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 M03A

ATC subgroupMoleculesDINsMarketed
M03AXBotulinum Toxin1612
M03ACAtracurium · Cisatracurium · Doxacurium Chloride · Gallamine · Mivacurium Chloride · +3 more447
M03AADimethyltubocurarine · Tubocurarine30

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.

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 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.

Health Canada Drug Product Database (DPD), DIN 00296163. Last reviewed 2026-09-10. Nexara Health is a licensed wholesaler and supplies licensed entities only; consumer orders are routed to a partner pharmacy.