PIPORTIL L4 50 MG — DIN 01926675
PIPOTIAZINE PALMITATE : 50 MG · SANOFI-AVENTIS CANADA INC · SOLUTION · wholesale supply in Canada
Health Canada status: CANCELLED POST MARKET
What is PIPORTIL L4?
PIPORTIL L4 50 MG contains PIPOTIAZINE PALMITATE : 50 MG. It is listed in the Health Canada Drug Product Database under DIN 01926675, held by SANOFI-AVENTIS CANADA INC, supplied as SOLUTION for INTRAMUSCULAR administration. Health Canada currently lists it as cancelled post market, status dated 30-Mar-2017. 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 PIPORTIL L4 used for?
Maintenance treatment of chronic non-agitated schizophrenic patients.
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 Pipotiazine 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.
Only one market authorization holder has a Canadian DIN containing Pipotiazine — 2 DINs, of which 0 are currently marketed. There is no second Canadian source today, so a supply interruption on this holder has no domestic substitute at the same molecule.
| Market authorization holder | DINs | Marketed | Brand names | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SANOFI-AVENTIS CANADA INC | 2 | 0 | PIPORTIL L4 | 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 | 50 MG |
|---|---|
| Dosage form | SOLUTION |
| Route | INTRAMUSCULAR |
| Pack configuration (monograph) | Not explicitly detailed in text (mentions 25 mg/mL and 50 mg/mL strengths). |
| Storage | Not explicitly detailed in provided text. |
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 | Pipotiazine |
|---|---|
| ATC code | N05AC04 |
| AHFS class | 28:16.08.24 |
| 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) | 01926675 |
|---|---|
| DIN (unpadded, as printed on some documents) | 1926675 |
| Brand name | PIPORTIL L4 |
| Generic / active ingredient | PIPOTIAZINE PALMITATE : 50 MG |
| Market authorization holder | SANOFI-AVENTIS CANADA INC |
| Health Canada schedule | Prescription |
| ATC code | N05AC04 |
| ATC anatomical main group | N — Nervous system |
| ATC therapeutic subgroup | N05AC |
| Current status | CANCELLED POST MARKET |
| Status date | 30-Mar-2017 |
| Original market date | 1980-12-31 00:00:00 |
| Status source | Live Health Canada DPD sync |
Verify on the primary sources
How is it administered?
Intramuscular injection only. Initial dose 50-100 mg. Maintenance typically 75-150 mg every 4 weeks. Adjust based on individual response. Use lower doses in patients over 50.
Included because it drives pack selection and wastage. Consult the monograph.
Contraindications
Circulatory collapse, comatose states, severe depression, blood dyscrasias, liver disease, renal insufficiency, pheochromocytoma, severe cardiovascular disorders, hypersensitivity to phenothiazines.
Warnings and precautions
Increased mortality in elderly with dementia. Risk of QT prolongation, Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS), Tardive Dyskinesia, and venous thromboembolism. May impair mental/physical abilities.
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
0 of 2 Canadian DINs for this molecule are currently marketed. Marketed products are listed first.
| Product | Strength | Form | Holder | Health Canada status | DIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIPORTIL L4 | 25 MG | SOLUTION | SANOFI-AVENTIS CANADA INC | CANCELLED POST MARKET | 01926667 |
2 · Same class — other molecules in ATC N05AC
| Molecule | Canadian brands | DINs | Marketed | Sourceable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Periciazine | NEULEPTIL | 4 | 3 | Yes |
| Thioridazine | MELLARIL · MELLARIL TAB 100MG · MELLARIL TAB 10MG · MELLARIL TAB 200MG · +18 more | 23 | 0 | Not in Canada |
| Mesoridazine | SERENTIL TAB 10MG · SERENTIL TAB 25MG · SERENTIL TAB 50MG | 3 | 0 | Not in Canada |
| Pipotiazine | PIPORTIL L4 | 2 | 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 N05A
| ATC subgroup | Molecules | DINs | Marketed |
|---|---|---|---|
| N05AH | Asenapine · Clozapine · Loxapine · Olanzapine · Quetiapine | 589 | 220 |
| N05AX | Aripiprazole · Brexpiprazole · Cariprazine · Paliperidone · Risperidone | 352 | 175 |
| N05AE | Lurasidone · Ziprasidone | 60 | 41 |
| N05AB | Fluphenazine · Perphenazine · Prochlorperazine · Thioproperazine · Trifluoperazine | 104 | 10 |
| N05AD | Droperidol · Haloperidol | 53 | 9 |
| N05AF | Flupentixol · Tiotixene · Zuclopenthixol | 25 | 8 |
| N05AA | Chlorpromazine · Levomepromazine · Promazine | 51 | 8 |
| N05AN | Lithium | 26 | 7 |
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 PIPORTIL L4 called?
The same molecule, Pipotiazine, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| PIPORTIL | Latin | Morocco |
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.