BLEOMYCIN FOR INJECTION USP 15 UNIT — DIN 02131692
BLEOMYCIN (BLEOMYCIN SULFATE) : 15 UNIT · PFIZER CANADA ULC · POWDER FOR SOLUTION · wholesale supply in Canada
Health Canada status: MARKETED
What is BLEOMYCIN FOR INJECTION USP?
BLEOMYCIN FOR INJECTION USP 15 UNIT contains BLEOMYCIN (BLEOMYCIN SULFATE) : 15 UNIT. It is listed in the Health Canada Drug Product Database under DIN 02131692, held by PFIZER CANADA ULC, supplied as POWDER FOR SOLUTION for INTRAVENOUS ; INTRA-ARTERIAL ; INTRACAVITARY ; SUBCUTANEOUS ; INTRAMUSCULAR administration. Health Canada currently lists it as marketed, status dated 08-Aug-2017. 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 BLEOMYCIN FOR INJECTION USP used for?
Squamous Cell Carcinoma (skin, larynx, penis, cervix, vulva); Lymphomas (Hodgkin's, non-Hodgkin's); Testicular Carcinoma; Pleurodysis and pleural fluid accumulation.
Authorized indication as written in the Health Canada product monograph. For healthcare professionals and licensed purchasers; this is not medical advice.
How much does Bleomycin cost around the world?
Bleomycin 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. Australia publishes a ex-manufacturer; South Africa publishes a single exit price; United Kingdom publishes a hospital. 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.
| Market | Price basis published there | Brands | Packs listed | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | acquisition | 1 | 6 | USD███.██ |
| Australia | ex-manufacturer | 1 | 2 | AUD███.██ |
| United Kingdom | hospital | 1 | 1 | GBP███.██ |
| South Africa | single exit price | 1 | 1 | ZAR███.██ |
10 pack listings across 4 brand entries and 4 price bases, refreshed 08 Sep 2026. Ranges span every Bleomycin pack in that market, so a high figure is usually a larger pack rather than the same product.
Canada publishes no comparable public list price. For a delivered Canadian price on a licensed account, verify your licence — it takes about a minute.
Is there a generic Bleomycin 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.
4 holders have a Canadian DIN containing Bleomycin, across 4 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 holder | DINs | Marketed | Brand names | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRESENIUS KABI CANADA LTD | 1 | 1 | BLEOMYCIN FOR INJECTION | Sourceable in Canada |
| PFIZER CANADA ULC | 1 | 1 | BLEOMYCIN FOR INJECTION USP | Sourceable in Canada |
| BRISTOL LABS DIVISION OF BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB | 1 | 0 | BLENOXANE PWS 15UNIT | No marketed DIN |
| SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | 1 | 0 | BLEOMYCIN FOR INJECTION USP | 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 | 15 UNIT |
|---|---|
| Dosage form | POWDER FOR SOLUTION |
| Route | INTRAVENOUS ; INTRA-ARTERIAL ; INTRACAVITARY ; SUBCUTANEOUS ; INTRAMUSCULAR |
| Pack configuration (monograph) | 10 mL clear Type I glass vial with rubber stopper and aluminum seal, packaged in an ONCO-TAIN (clear plastic PET) sleeve. |
| Storage | Store vials between 2 and 8°C, protected from light. Reconstituted solutions stable for 24h at room temp or 48h refrigerated. |
| Shipping class | Cold chain — validated shipper with temperature monitoring |
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.
Substance and classification
| Active substance | Bleomycin |
|---|---|
| ATC code | L01DC01 |
| AHFS class | 10:00.00 |
| 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) | 02131692 |
|---|---|
| DIN (unpadded, as printed on some documents) | 2131692 |
| Brand name | BLEOMYCIN FOR INJECTION USP |
| Generic / active ingredient | BLEOMYCIN (BLEOMYCIN SULFATE) : 15 UNIT |
| Market authorization holder | PFIZER CANADA ULC |
| Health Canada schedule | Prescription |
| ATC code | L01DC01 |
| ATC anatomical main group | L — Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents |
| ATC therapeutic subgroup | L01DC |
| Current status | MARKETED |
| Status date | 08-Aug-2017 |
| Original market date | 1998-03-12 00:00:00 |
| Status source | Live Health Canada DPD sync |
Verify on the primary sources
How is it administered?
0.25 to 0.50 units/kg (10 to 20 units/m2) IV or IM weekly or twice weekly. Lymphoma patients start with 2 units or less for first 2 doses. Intracavitary: 50-60 units.
Included because it drives pack selection and wastage. Consult the monograph.
Contraindications
Hypersensitivity or idiosyncratic reaction to the drug.
Warnings and precautions
Pulmonary toxicity (pneumonitis/fibrosis) in 10% of patients. Idiosyncratic reactions (anaphylaxis-like) in 1% of lymphoma patients. Risk of respiratory failure with high O2 concentrations.
Is Bleomycin in shortage in Canada?
A Canadian shortage report is on file for a product containing this molecule: Resolved — reported by PFIZER CANADA ULC, last seen 11 Jun 2026. A shortage on one presentation does not always affect every DIN of the molecule — the alternatives below list what else is marketed in Canada. Nexara can confirm current availability and identify substitutions or import options where permitted.
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 4 Canadian DINs for this molecule are currently marketed. Marketed products are listed first.
| Product | Strength | Form | Holder | Health Canada status | DIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLEOMYCIN FOR INJECTION | 15 UNIT | POWDER FOR SOLUTION | FRESENIUS KABI CANADA LTD | MARKETED | 02265982 |
| BLENOXANE PWS 15UNIT | 15 UNIT | POWDER FOR SOLUTION | BRISTOL LABS DIVISION OF BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB | CANCELLED POST MARKET | 00258482 |
| BLEOMYCIN FOR INJECTION USP | 15 UNIT | POWDER FOR SOLUTION | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | CANCELLED PRE MARKET | 02367351 |
2 · Same class — other molecules in ATC L01DC
| Molecule | Canadian brands | DINs | Marketed | Sourceable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitomycin | MITOMYCIN FOR INJECTION · MITOMYCIN FOR INJECTION USP · MITOMYCIN FOR INJECTION, USP · MUTAMYCIN INJ 20MG/VIAL · +1 more | 9 | 3 | Yes |
| Bleomycin | BLENOXANE PWS 15UNIT · BLEOMYCIN FOR INJECTION · BLEOMYCIN FOR INJECTION USP | 4 | 2 | Yes |
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 L01D
| ATC subgroup | Molecules | DINs | Marketed |
|---|---|---|---|
| L01DB | Daunorubicin · Doxorubicin · Epirubicin · Idarubicin · Mitoxantrone · +1 more | 64 | 13 |
| L01DA | Dactinomycin | 1 | 1 |
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 BLEOMYCIN FOR INJECTION USP called?
The same molecule, Bleomycin, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| DBL Bleomycin Sulfate | Latin | Australia |
| Blenoxane | Latin | South Africa |
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.
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.
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.