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SAVLON CRM 0.5% .5 % — DIN 01932411

CETRIMIDE : .5 % · WHITEHALL-ROBINS INC. · CREAM · wholesale supply in Canada

Health Canada status: CANCELLED POST MARKET

What is SAVLON CRM 0.5%?

SAVLON CRM 0.5% .5 % contains CETRIMIDE : .5 %. It is listed in the Health Canada Drug Product Database under DIN 01932411, held by WHITEHALL-ROBINS INC., supplied as CREAM for TOPICAL administration. Health Canada currently lists it as cancelled post market, status dated 19-Jul-2002. 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.

How much does Cetrimide cost around the world?

Cetrimide is listed on 4 of the national price registers Nexara ingests. Each country publishes on a different basis, so those figures are not comparable with one another — or with a Canadian wholesale price.

What a market publishes matters more than the number it publishes. Bahrain publishes a retail (max); Belgium publishes a public; Morocco publishes a PPV (public price). Comparing an ex-factory ceiling against a pharmacy public price tells you nothing about either, and comparing either against a Canadian landed cost tells you less.

MarketPrice basis published thereBrandsPacks listedRange
Saudi Arabiapublic33SAR███.██
Belgiumpublic11EUR███.██
Bahrainretail (max)11BHD███.██
MoroccoPPV (public price)11MAD███.██

6 pack listings across 6 brand entries and 3 price bases, refreshed 05 Sep 2026. Ranges span every Cetrimide pack in that market, so a high figure is usually a larger pack rather than the same product.

Figures are held for the Nexara team. Cross-market prices are published on incompatible bases and are not an offer, a landed cost, or a guide to what any buyer can obtain. Nexara publishes which markets list the product and on what basis; the numbers stay internal.

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This table is a regulatory record of where the molecule is listed. The DIN on this page is no longer authorized for sale in Canada, so Nexara does not quote it — see the alternatives above.

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.5 %
Dosage formCREAM
RouteTOPICAL

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 substanceCetrimide
ATC codeD08AJ04
AHFS class84:04.92
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)01932411
DIN (unpadded, as printed on some documents)1932411
Brand nameSAVLON CRM 0.5%
Generic / active ingredientCETRIMIDE : .5 %
Market authorization holderWHITEHALL-ROBINS INC.
Health Canada scheduleNON-PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
ATC codeD08AJ04
ATC anatomical main groupD — Dermatologicals
ATC therapeutic subgroupD08AJ
Current statusCANCELLED POST MARKET
Status date19-Jul-2002
Original market date1993-12-31 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.

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.

What else is SAVLON CRM 0.5% called?

The same molecule, Cetrimide, 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:

NameScriptRegistered in
CETAVLONLatinMorocco
HYPOTEARS OPHTHALMIC GELLatinSaudi Arabia
LIGNOSOL AEROSOLLatinSaudi Arabia
TOPCETLatinBahrain

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.

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 01932411. Last reviewed 2026-09-10. Nexara Health is a licensed wholesaler and supplies licensed entities only; consumer orders are routed to a partner pharmacy.