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CETRIMIDE CREAM 0.5% 0.5 % — DIN 00874426

CETRIMONIUM BROMIDE : 0.5 % · CANADIAN CUSTOM PACKAGING COMPANY · CREAM · wholesale supply in Canada

Health Canada status: MARKETED

What is CETRIMIDE CREAM 0.5%?

CETRIMIDE CREAM 0.5% 0.5 % contains CETRIMONIUM BROMIDE : 0.5 %. It is listed in the Health Canada Drug Product Database under DIN 00874426, held by CANADIAN CUSTOM PACKAGING COMPANY, supplied as CREAM for TOPICAL administration. Health Canada currently lists it as marketed, status dated 31-Dec-1992. 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.

Is there a generic Cetrimonium 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.

2 holders have a Canadian DIN containing Cetrimonium, across 3 DINs, of which 2 are currently marketed. Marketed count is the number that matters: an approval that is not marketed cannot be bought.

Market authorization holderDINsMarketedBrand namesPosition
CANADIAN CUSTOM PACKAGING COMPANY22CETRIMIDE CREAM 0.5%, CETRIMIDE TINCTURE 0.5%Sourceable in Canada
INGRAM AND BELL INC.10CETRIMIDE AQUEOUS SOLN 1%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 label0.5 %
Dosage formCREAM
RouteTOPICAL

Before an order line is unambiguous Nexara needs the strength, the pack size and the presentation.

Substance and classification

Active substanceCetrimonium
ATC codeD08AJ02
AHFS class84:04.92
Biosimilar biologicNo

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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)00874426
DIN (unpadded, as printed on some documents)874426
Brand nameCETRIMIDE CREAM 0.5%
Generic / active ingredientCETRIMONIUM BROMIDE : 0.5 %
Market authorization holderCANADIAN CUSTOM PACKAGING COMPANY
Health Canada scheduleNON-PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
ATC codeD08AJ02
ATC anatomical main groupD — Dermatologicals
ATC therapeutic subgroupD08AJ
Current statusMARKETED
Status date31-Dec-1992
Original market date1992-12-31 00:00:00
Status sourceLive Health Canada DPD sync

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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.

1 · Same molecule, other Canadian presentations

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

ProductStrengthFormHolderHealth Canada statusDIN
CETRIMIDE TINCTURE 0.5%.5 %TINCTURECANADIAN CUSTOM PACKAGING COMPANYMARKETED00873195
CETRIMIDE AQUEOUS SOLN 1%1 %LIQUIDINGRAM AND BELL INC.CANCELLED POST MARKET00120472

2 · Same class — other molecules in ATC D08AJ

MoleculeCanadian brandsDINsMarketedSourceable
BenzalkoniumACCLAIM AB · ADVANTAGE SANITIZING WIPES · ALASKA NETTOYANT ANTISEPTIQUE POUR LES MAINS HAND SANITIZER · ALCOHOL FREE FOAMING HAND SANITIZER · +288 more31237Yes
Benzethonium ChlorideACCLAYM · ANTIBACTERIAL BENZETHONIUM CHLORIDE HAND WIPES · ANTISEPTIC CLEANSER LIQ 0.14% · ANTISEPTIC SKIN CREAM - 1MG/G · +41 more453Yes
CetrimoniumCETRIMIDE AQUEOUS SOLN 1% · CETRIMIDE CREAM 0.5% · CETRIMIDE TINCTURE 0.5%32Yes
Benzalkonium, CombinationsALL STAR ANTISEPTIC HAND SOAP E-2 · ANTI-BACTERIAL WATERLESS HAND FOAM · ANTISEPTIC SWABS 4MG/ML · AVON NAIL EXPERTS MIRA-CUTICLE ADVANCED MOISTURIZING VANISHING COMPLEX · +11 more160Not in Canada
Benzethonium Chloride, CombinationsANTISEPTIC SKIN CREAM · BURO SOL ANTISEPTIC POWDER · LIPSOREX · LIPSOREX - GEL · +3 more70Not in Canada
CetrimideSAVLON CRM 0.5%10Not in Canada
Quaternary Ammonium CompoundsDYMON ANTIBACTERIAL HAND SOAP WITH MOISTURIZERS10Not 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 D08A

ATC subgroupMoleculesDINsMarketed
D08ACChlorhexidine · Chlorhexidine, Combinations · Hexamidine14333
D08AEChloroxylenol · Chloroxylenol, Combinations · Combinations, Of Phenol And Derivatives · Hexachlorophene · Metacresolsulphonic Acid-Formaldehyde · +2 more45816
D08ADBoric Acid Products70
D08ABAluminium Agents70
D08AGIodine · Iodine Products · Iodine, Combinations · Povidone-Iodine · Povidone-Iodine, Combinations500
D08AHClioquinol20
D08AXEthanol · Ethanol, Combinations · Hydrogen Peroxide · Isopropanol · Isopropanol, Combinations · +3 more1350

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.

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.

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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 00874426. Last reviewed 2026-09-10. Nexara Health is a licensed wholesaler and supplies licensed entities only; consumer orders are routed to a partner pharmacy.