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OPTIMYXIN PLUS 1.75 MG — DIN 00807435

NEOMYCIN (NEOMYCIN SULFATE) : 1.75 MG POLYMYXIN B (POLYMYXIN B SULFATE) : 10000 UNIT GRAMICIDIN : 0.025 MG · EURO-PHARM INTERNATIONAL CANADA INC · SOLUTION · wholesale supply in Canada

Health Canada status: CANCELLED POST MARKET

What is OPTIMYXIN PLUS?

OPTIMYXIN PLUS 1.75 MG contains NEOMYCIN (NEOMYCIN SULFATE) : 1.75 MG POLYMYXIN B (POLYMYXIN B SULFATE) : 10000 UNIT GRAMICIDIN : 0.025 MG. It is listed in the Health Canada Drug Product Database under DIN 00807435, held by EURO-PHARM INTERNATIONAL CANADA INC, supplied as SOLUTION for OTIC ; OPHTHALMIC administration. Health Canada currently lists it as cancelled post market, status dated 21-Mar-2022. 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.

Is there a generic Antiinfectives, Combinations 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 Antiinfectives, Combinations, 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
EURO-PHARM INTERNATIONAL CANADA INC21OPTIMYXIN, OPTIMYXIN PLUSSourceable in Canada
BAUSCH & LOMB INC11SOOTHE ANTIBIOTIC DROPSSourceable in Canada
JOHNSON & JOHNSON INC11POLYSPORIN EYE AND EAR DROPS STERILESourceable in Canada
SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED20ANTIBIOTIC DROPS, ANTIBIOTIC EYE DROPSNo marketed DIN
GLAXO WELLCOME INC.10POLYSPORIN EYE AND EAR DROPS STERILENo marketed DIN
GLAXOSMITHKLINE INC10NEOSPORIN EYE-EAR SOLUTIONNo marketed DIN
NOVARTIS OPHTHALMICS NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS (CANADA) INC10POLYCIDIN EYE, EAR DROPSNo 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 label1.75 MG
Dosage formSOLUTION
RouteOTIC ; OPHTHALMIC

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 substanceAntiinfectives, Combinations
ATC codeS03AA30
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)00807435
DIN (unpadded, as printed on some documents)807435
Brand nameOPTIMYXIN PLUS
Generic / active ingredientNEOMYCIN (NEOMYCIN SULFATE) : 1.75 MG POLYMYXIN B (POLYMYXIN B SULFATE) : 10000 UNIT GRAMICIDIN : 0.025 MG
Market authorization holderEURO-PHARM INTERNATIONAL CANADA INC
Health Canada schedulePrescription
ATC codeS03AA30
ATC anatomical main groupS — Sensory organs
ATC therapeutic subgroupS03AA
Current statusCANCELLED POST MARKET
Status date21-Mar-2022
Original market date1989-12-31 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
OPTIMYXIN10000 UNITDROPSEURO-PHARM INTERNATIONAL CANADA INCMARKETED00701785
POLYSPORIN EYE AND EAR DROPS STERILE10000 UNITDROPSJOHNSON & JOHNSON INCMARKETED02239156
SOOTHE ANTIBIOTIC DROPS10000 UNITDROPSBAUSCH & LOMB INCMARKETED02552418
ANTIBIOTIC DROPS0.025 MGSOLUTIONSANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATEDCANCELLED POST MARKET02457512
ANTIBIOTIC EYE DROPS0.025 MGDROPSSANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATEDCANCELLED POST MARKET02458713
NEOSPORIN EYE-EAR SOLUTION10000 UNITSOLUTIONGLAXOSMITHKLINE INCCANCELLED POST MARKET00694371
POLYCIDIN EYE, EAR DROPS0.025 MGLIQUIDNOVARTIS OPHTHALMICS NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS (CANADA) INCCANCELLED POST MARKET02229903
POLYSPORIN EYE AND EAR DROPS STERILE10000 UNITDROPSGLAXO WELLCOME INC.CANCELLED POST MARKET00035343

2 · Same class — other molecules in ATC S03AA

MoleculeCanadian brandsDINsMarketedSourceable
Antiinfectives, CombinationsANTIBIOTIC DROPS · ANTIBIOTIC EYE DROPS · NEOSPORIN EYE-EAR SOLUTION · OPTIMYXIN · +4 more93Yes
CiprofloxacinCILOXAN11Yes

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.

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 00807435. Last reviewed 2026-09-10. Nexara Health is a licensed wholesaler and supplies licensed entities only; consumer orders are routed to a partner pharmacy.