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FLAGYSTATIN 500 MG — DIN 01926837

METRONIDAZOLE : 500 MG NYSTATIN : 100000 UNIT · AVENTIS PHARMA INC · SUPPOSITORY · wholesale supply in Canada

Health Canada status: CANCELLED POST MARKET

What is FLAGYSTATIN?

FLAGYSTATIN 500 MG contains METRONIDAZOLE : 500 MG NYSTATIN : 100000 UNIT. It is listed in the Health Canada Drug Product Database under DIN 01926837, held by AVENTIS PHARMA INC, supplied as SUPPOSITORY for VAGINAL administration. Health Canada currently lists it as cancelled post market, status dated 30-Jul-2004. 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 FLAGYSTATIN used for?

Mixed vaginal infection due to Trichomonas vaginalis and Candida albicans.

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 Nystatin, 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.

2 holders have a Canadian DIN containing Nystatin, Combinations, across 3 DINs, of which 1 are currently marketed. Marketed count is the number that matters: an approval that is not marketed cannot be bought.

Market authorization holderDINsMarketedBrand namesPosition
SANOFI-AVENTIS CANADA INC21FLAGYSTATINSourceable in Canada
AVENTIS PHARMA INC10FLAGYSTATINNo 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 label500 MG
Dosage formSUPPOSITORY
RouteVAGINAL
Pack configuration (monograph)Boxes of 10 ovules with applicator.
StorageStore at room temperature between 15 - 25ºC and protect from light.

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 substanceNystatin, Combinations
ATC codeG01AA51
AHFS class84:04.08.28 ; 84:04.92
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)01926837
DIN (unpadded, as printed on some documents)1926837
Brand nameFLAGYSTATIN
Generic / active ingredientMETRONIDAZOLE : 500 MG NYSTATIN : 100000 UNIT
Market authorization holderAVENTIS PHARMA INC
Health Canada schedulePrescription
ATC codeG01AA51
ATC anatomical main groupG — Genito-urinary system and sex hormones
ATC therapeutic subgroupG01AA
Current statusCANCELLED POST MARKET
Status date30-Jul-2004
Original market date1972-12-31 00:00:00
Status sourceLive Health Canada DPD sync

Verify on the primary sources

Health Canada DPD record Approved product monograph (PDF)

How is it administered?

One vaginal ovule daily, inserted deep into the vagina, for 10 consecutive days. A second 10-day course may be given if cure is not achieved.

Included because it drives pack selection and wastage. Consult the monograph.

Contraindications

Hypersensitivity to metronidazole, nystatin, or imidazoles. Combined oral metronidazole avoided in active neurological disorders, blood dyscrasia, hypothyroidism, or hypoadrenalism.

Warnings and precautions

Metronidazole is carcinogenic in rodents. Risk of severe hepatotoxicity in Cockayne syndrome. Potential for peripheral/central neuropathy. May impair condoms/diaphragms.

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

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

ProductStrengthFormHolderHealth Canada statusDIN
FLAGYSTATIN100000 UNITOVULESANOFI-AVENTIS CANADA INCMARKETED01926829
FLAGYSTATIN100000 UNIT / 4.5 GCREAMSANOFI-AVENTIS CANADA INCCANCELLED POST MARKET01926845

2 · Same class — other molecules in ATC G01AA

MoleculeCanadian brandsDINsMarketedSourceable
NystatinMESTATIN · MYCOSTATIN VAGINAL CRM 25000UNIT · NADOSTINE TAB 100000UNIT · NILSTAT 25000UNITS/G · +5 more91Yes
Nystatin, CombinationsFLAGYSTATIN31Yes
ClindamycinDALACIN VAGINAL CREAM10Not 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 G01A

ATC subgroupMoleculesDINsMarketed
G01AFButoconazole · Clotrimazole · Econazole · Metronidazole · Miconazole · +1 more6226
G01ACClioquinol, Combinations · Dequalinium · Diiodohydroxyquinoline, Combinations · Oxyquinoline51
G01AGTerconazole51
G01AECombinations Of Sulfonamides · Sulfonamides20
G01AXOther Antiinfectives And Antiseptics · Povidone-Iodine80

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 01926837. Last reviewed 2026-09-10. Nexara Health is a licensed wholesaler and supplies licensed entities only; consumer orders are routed to a partner pharmacy.