PENTAMYCETIN/HC 10 MG
HYDROCORTISONE ACETATE : 10 MG CHLORAMPHENICOL : 2 MG · DIN 01980572 · SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED
Health Canada status: CANCELLED POST MARKET
What is PENTAMYCETIN/HC?
PENTAMYCETIN/HC 10 MG contains HYDROCORTISONE ACETATE : 10 MG CHLORAMPHENICOL : 2 MG. It is listed in the Health Canada Drug Product Database under DIN 01980572, held by SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED, supplied as SUSPENSION for OTIC ; OPHTHALMIC administration. Health Canada currently lists it as cancelled post market, status dated 01-Aug-2019. 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.
What is PENTAMYCETIN/HC used for?
PENTAMYCETIN, Ophthalmic Solution and Ointment: Treatment of superficial ocular infections involving the conjunctiva and/or the cornea, caused by microorganisms shown by bacteriological studies to be susceptible to chloramphenicol. PENTAMYCETIN/HC, Eye and Ear Suspension and Ointment: For topical use in superficial ocular and auditory infections, such as non-purulent conjunctivitis and otitis externa, caused by microorganisms shown by bacteriological studies to be susceptible to chloramphenicol. Hydrocortisone acetate has anti-inflammatory effects.
Authorized indication as written in the Health Canada product monograph. For healthcare professionals and licensed purchasers; this is not medical advice.
What else is PENTAMYCETIN/HC called?
The same molecule, HYDROCORTISONE AND ANTIINFECTIVES, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alfacort | Latin | Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates |
| HYDROCORTISON VUAB | Latin | Czechia |
| Dilucort | Latin | South Africa |
| HYDROCORTISONE LEURQUIN | Latin | Morocco |
| Macleods Hydrocortisone Injection | Latin | South Africa |
| Softacort | Latin | Czechia, Iceland |
| Terracortril | Latin | South Africa |
| Acecort | Latin | Norway |
| CANDICORT CREAM | Latin | Saudi Arabia |
| COLIRCUSI H.C WITH NEOM | Latin | Saudi Arabia |
| CORTIDERM | Latin | Bahrain |
| Cortotic Vet | Latin | Iceland |
| Covocort | Latin | South Africa |
| Daktacort | Latin | South Africa |
| EFFICORT HYDROPHILE | 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.
Product details and regulatory record
| DIN | 01980572 |
|---|---|
| Brand name | PENTAMYCETIN/HC |
| Generic / active ingredient | HYDROCORTISONE ACETATE : 10 MG CHLORAMPHENICOL : 2 MG |
| Manufacturer | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED |
| Strength | 10 MG |
| Dosage form | SUSPENSION |
| Route of administration | OTIC ; OPHTHALMIC |
| Schedule | Prescription |
| ATC code | S03CA04 HYDROCORTISONE AND ANTIINFECTIVES |
| AHFS class | 52:08.08 ; 52:04.04 |
| Biosimilar | No |
| Health Canada status | CANCELLED POST MARKET |
| Status date | 01-Aug-2019 |
| Original market date | 1992-12-31 00:00:00 |
How is this product identified?
Purchase orders, customs paperwork and tender documents each ask for a different identifier, and a DIN written without its leading zeros is the single most common reason an order line fails to match. Every form Nexara accepts for this product is listed here.
| DIN (8-digit, as used in Nexara ordering) | 01980572 |
|---|---|
| DIN (unpadded, as printed on some documents) | 1980572 |
| Brand name | PENTAMYCETIN/HC |
| Active ingredient / INN | HYDROCORTISONE ACETATE : 10 MG CHLORAMPHENICOL : 2 MG |
| ATC code | S03CA04 |
| ATC anatomical main group | S — Sensory organs |
| ATC therapeutic subgroup | S03 |
| AHFS class | 52:08.08 ; 52:04.04 |
| Health Canada schedule | Prescription |
| Biosimilar biologic | No |
| Market authorization holder | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED |
How is it stored and handled?
PENTAMYCETIN Ophthalmic Solution: Refrigerate (2-8ºC) until dispensing. Protect from freezing. After dispensing, the solution may be stored at room temperature for 21 days. PENTAMYCETIN Ophthalmic Ointment: Store between 15 and 30ºC. Protect from freezing. PENTAMYCETIN/HC Eye and Ear Suspension: Refrigerate (2-8ºC) until dispensing. Protect from freezing. After dispensing, the solution may be stored at room temperature for 21 days. PENTAMYCETIN/HC Ointment: Store between 15 and 30ºC. Protect from freezing.
How is it supplied?
PENTAMYCETIN (Chloramphenicol Ophthalmic Solution USP 0.25%) 10 mL, PENTAMYCETIN (Chloramphenicol Ophthalmic Solution USP 0.5%) 10 mL, PENTAMYCETIN (Chloramphenicol Ophthalmic Ointment USP 1%) 3.5 g, PENTAMYCETIN/HC (Chloramphenicol 0.2% and Hydrocortisone Acetate 1% Eye and Ear Suspension) 5 mL, PENTAMYCETIN/HC (Chloramphenicol 1% and Hydrocortisone Acetate 1% Eye and Ear Ointment) 3.5 g
Which pack is which?
| Strength on the label | 10 MG |
|---|---|
| Dosage form | SUSPENSION |
| Route | OTIC ; OPHTHALMIC |
| Packaging as described in the monograph | PENTAMYCETIN (Chloramphenicol Ophthalmic Solution USP 0.25%) 10 mL, PENTAMYCETIN (Chloramphenicol Ophthalmic Solution USP 0.5%) 10 mL, PENTAMYCETIN (Chloramphenicol Ophthalmic Ointment USP 1%) 3.5 g, PENTAMYCETIN/HC (Chloramphenicol 0.2% and Hydrocortisone Acetate 1% Eye and Ear Suspension) 5 mL, PENTAMYCETIN/HC (Chloramphenicol 1% and Hydrocortisone Acetate 1% Eye and Ear Ointment) 3.5 g |
| Storage | PENTAMYCETIN Ophthalmic Solution: Refrigerate (2-8ºC) until dispensing. Protect from freezing. After dispensing, the solution may be stored at room temperature for 21 days. PENTAMYCETIN Ophthalmic Ointment: Store between 15 and 30ºC. Protect from freezing. PENTAMYCETIN/HC Eye and Ear Suspension: Refrigerate (2-8ºC) until dispensing. Protect from freezing. After dispensing, the solution may be stored at room temperature for 21 days. PENTAMYCETIN/HC Ointment: Store between 15 and 30ºC. Protect from freezing. |
One DIN can cover more than one pack size, and the pack — not the DIN — is what gets priced, shipped and invoiced. Before an order line is unambiguous Nexara needs the strength, the pack size and the presentation.
Cold chain. This product is stored refrigerated. Nexara ships it on a validated cold chain with temperature monitoring; a delivery address that cannot receive and store it at 2–8 °C on arrival must be flagged before the order is placed.
What can be used instead?
Other Canadian products sharing ATC code S03CA04 HYDROCORTISONE AND ANTIINFECTIVES. 0 of 6 DINs in this group are currently marketed — marketed products are listed first, because that is what can actually be bought. These tables describe supply, not clinical equivalence: substitution rests with the prescriber or pharmacist, and interchangeability is determined provincially.
| Product | Strength | Form | Manufacturer | Health Canada status | DIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORTISPORIN | 10000 UNIT | SUSPENSION | GLAXOSMITHKLINE INC | CANCELLED POST MARKET | DIN 02025736 |
| NEO-CORTEF EYE EAR DROPS STERILE SUSPENSION | 1.5 % | SUSPENSION | PHARMACIA & UPJOHN INC | CANCELLED POST MARKET | DIN 00194948 |
| PENTAMYCETIN/HC | 10 MG | OINTMENT | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | CANCELLED POST MARKET | DIN 01980580 |
| SOPAMYCETIN/HC OINTMENT | 10 MG | OINTMENT | LABORATOIRES CHARTON LABORATORIES | CANCELLED POST MARKET | DIN 00837350 |
| SOPAMYCETIN/HC ONT | 1 % | OINTMENT | LABORATOIRES CHARTON LABORATORIES | CANCELLED POST MARKET | DIN 00763543 |
Who else supplies HYDROCORTISONE AND ANTIINFECTIVES worldwide?
Nexara tracks national medicine registries and published price lists across multiple markets. HYDROCORTISONE AND ANTIINFECTIVES appears in 37 registered pack listings across 7 markets, published on 6 different national price bases. Where a Canadian route is closed, that is where an alternative route of supply starts — subject to the import rules in both countries.
Registered listings are not stock. Ask us to confirm what can actually be sourced for your order.
How much does HYDROCORTISONE AND ANTIINFECTIVES cost around the world?
HYDROCORTISONE AND ANTIINFECTIVES is listed on 15 national price registers Nexara tracks, across 183 pack listings published on 14 different price bases. What each country publishes is set out below.
| Market | What that country publishes | Brands listed | Pack listings | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | acquisition | 11 | 71 | 03 Sep 2026 |
| South Africa | single exit price | 15 | 22 | 01 Sep 2026 |
| Saudi Arabia | public | 16 | 16 | 01 Sep 2026 |
| Greece | producer price (ex-factory) | 15 | 15 | 03 Sep 2026 |
| Austria | KVP (Kassenverkaufspreis) | 9 | 9 | 03 Sep 2026 |
| Czechia | max producer price (ex-factory) | 5 | 9 | 03 Sep 2026 |
| Australia | ex-manufacturer | 4 | 8 | 08 Sep 2026 |
| United Arab Emirates | public | 4 | 6 | 31 Aug 2026 |
| Bahrain | retail (max) | 4 | 6 | 01 Sep 2026 |
| Morocco | PPV (public price) | 5 | 6 | 05 Sep 2026 |
| United Kingdom | hospital | 5 | 5 | 31 Aug 2026 |
| Luxembourg | reimbursement | 4 | 4 | 05 Sep 2026 |
| Iceland | max wholesale | 3 | 3 | 02 Sep 2026 |
| Norway | max AUP (pharmacy retail) | 2 | 2 | 07 Sep 2026 |
| Lebanon | public price (USD, Decision 119/1) | 1 | 1 | 02 Sep 2026 |
Why there are no figures here. These bases are not comparable. A Brazilian ex-factory ceiling, a Belgian pharmacy public price and a Japanese reimbursement rate answer three different questions, and none of them is what a product lands in Canada for. Putting them side by side would mislead in both directions, so Nexara publishes where a molecule is listed and on what basis, and quotes the delivered Canadian price per order.
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.
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.
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.