FROBEN 50 MG
FLURBIPROFEN : 50 MG · DIN 02223066 · ABBOTT LABORATORIES, LIMITED
Health Canada status: CANCELLED POST MARKET
What is FROBEN?
FROBEN 50 MG contains FLURBIPROFEN : 50 MG. It is listed in the Health Canada Drug Product Database under DIN 02223066, held by ABBOTT LABORATORIES, LIMITED, supplied as TABLET for ORAL administration. Health Canada currently lists it as cancelled post market, status dated 06-Jun-2008. 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 else is FROBEN called?
The same molecule, FLURBIPROFEN, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Transact | Latin | South Africa |
| STREPSILS INTENSIVE | Latin | South Africa |
| Strepsils Intensive Spray | 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.
Product details and regulatory record
| DIN | 02223066 |
|---|---|
| Brand name | FROBEN |
| Generic / active ingredient | FLURBIPROFEN : 50 MG |
| Manufacturer | ABBOTT LABORATORIES, LIMITED |
| Strength | 50 MG |
| Dosage form | TABLET |
| Route of administration | ORAL |
| Schedule | Prescription |
| ATC code | M01AE09 FLURBIPROFEN |
| AHFS class | 28:08.04.92 |
| Biosimilar | No |
| Health Canada status | CANCELLED POST MARKET |
| Status date | 06-Jun-2008 |
| Original market date | 1997-02-06 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) | 02223066 |
|---|---|
| DIN (unpadded, as printed on some documents) | 2223066 |
| Brand name | FROBEN |
| Active ingredient / INN | FLURBIPROFEN : 50 MG |
| ATC code | M01AE09 |
| ATC anatomical main group | M — Musculo-skeletal system |
| ATC therapeutic subgroup | M01 |
| AHFS class | 28:08.04.92 |
| Health Canada schedule | Prescription |
| Biosimilar biologic | No |
| Market authorization holder | ABBOTT LABORATORIES, LIMITED |
Which pack is which?
| Strength on the label | 50 MG |
|---|---|
| Dosage form | TABLET |
| Route | ORAL |
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.
What can be used instead?
Other Canadian products sharing ATC code M01AE09 FLURBIPROFEN. 2 of 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLURBIPROFEN | 100 MG | TABLET | AA PHARMA INC | MARKETED | DIN 01912038 |
| FLURBIPROFEN | 50 MG | TABLET | AA PHARMA INC | MARKETED | DIN 01912046 |
| ANSAID TABLETS 100 MG | 100 MG | TABLET | PFIZER CANADA ULC | CANCELLED POST MARKET | DIN 00600792 |
| ANSAID TABLETS 50 MG | 50 MG | TABLET | PFIZER CANADA ULC | CANCELLED POST MARKET | DIN 00647942 |
| FLURBIPROFEN-100 TAB 100MG | 100 MG | TABLET | PRO DOC LIMITEE | CANCELLED POST MARKET | DIN 01947737 |
| FLURBIPROFEN-50 TAB 50MG | 50 MG | TABLET | PRO DOC LIMITEE | CANCELLED POST MARKET | DIN 01947729 |
| FROBEN | 100 MG | TABLET | ABBOTT LABORATORIES, LIMITED | CANCELLED POST MARKET | DIN 02223074 |
| FROBEN SR | 200 MG | CAPSULE (SUSTAINED-RELEASE) | ABBOTT LABORATORIES, LIMITED | CANCELLED POST MARKET | DIN 02223082 |
| FROBEN TAB 100MG | 100 MG | TABLET | ORGANON CANADA LTD LTEE | CANCELLED POST MARKET | DIN 00593354 |
| FROBEN TAB 50MG | 50 MG | TABLET | ORGANON CANADA LTD LTEE | CANCELLED POST MARKET | DIN 00593346 |
Who else supplies FLURBIPROFEN worldwide?
Nexara tracks national medicine registries and published price lists across multiple markets. FLURBIPROFEN appears in 15 registered pack listings across 6 markets, published on 5 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 FLURBIPROFEN cost around the world?
FLURBIPROFEN is listed on 5 national price registers Nexara tracks, across 13 pack listings published on 5 different price bases. What each country publishes is set out below.
| Market | What that country publishes | Brands listed | Pack listings | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | single exit price | 4 | 5 | 01 Sep 2026 |
| Saudi Arabia | public | 2 | 4 | 01 Sep 2026 |
| United States | acquisition | 2 | 2 | 03 Sep 2026 |
| Bahrain | retail (max) | 1 | 1 | 01 Sep 2026 |
| Greece | producer price (ex-factory) | 1 | 1 | 03 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.