APO-NORTRIPTYLINE 25 MG
NORTRIPTYLINE (NORTRIPTYLINE HYDROCHLORIDE) : 25 MG · DIN 02223538 · APOTEX INC
Health Canada status: DORMANT
What is APO-NORTRIPTYLINE?
APO-NORTRIPTYLINE 25 MG contains NORTRIPTYLINE (NORTRIPTYLINE HYDROCHLORIDE) : 25 MG. It is listed in the Health Canada Drug Product Database under DIN 02223538, held by APOTEX INC, supplied as CAPSULE for ORAL administration. Health Canada currently lists it as dormant, status dated 02-Dec-2021. 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 APO-NORTRIPTYLINE called?
The same molecule, NORTRIPTYLINE, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Allegron | Latin | Australia |
| NORTRILEN | Latin | Czechia |
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 | 02223538 |
|---|---|
| Brand name | APO-NORTRIPTYLINE |
| Generic / active ingredient | NORTRIPTYLINE (NORTRIPTYLINE HYDROCHLORIDE) : 25 MG |
| Manufacturer | APOTEX INC |
| Strength | 25 MG |
| Dosage form | CAPSULE |
| Route of administration | ORAL |
| Schedule | Prescription |
| ATC code | N06AA10 NORTRIPTYLINE |
| AHFS class | 28:16.04.28 |
| Biosimilar | No |
| Health Canada status | DORMANT |
| Status date | 02-Dec-2021 |
| Original market date | 1996-09-26 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) | 02223538 |
|---|---|
| DIN (unpadded, as printed on some documents) | 2223538 |
| Brand name | APO-NORTRIPTYLINE |
| Active ingredient / INN | NORTRIPTYLINE (NORTRIPTYLINE HYDROCHLORIDE) : 25 MG |
| ATC code | N06AA10 |
| ATC anatomical main group | N — Nervous system |
| ATC therapeutic subgroup | N06 |
| AHFS class | 28:16.04.28 |
| Health Canada schedule | Prescription |
| Biosimilar biologic | No |
| Market authorization holder | APOTEX INC |
Which pack is which?
| Strength on the label | 25 MG |
|---|---|
| Dosage form | CAPSULE |
| 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 N06AA10 NORTRIPTYLINE. 2 of 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVENTYL | 10 MG | CAPSULE | AA PHARMA INC | MARKETED | DIN 00015229 |
| AVENTYL | 25 MG | CAPSULE | AA PHARMA INC | MARKETED | DIN 00015237 |
| APO-NORTRIPTYLINE | 10 MG | CAPSULE | APOTEX INC | DORMANT | DIN 02223511 |
| AVA-NORTRIPTYLINE | 10 MG | CAPSULE | AVANSTRA INC | CANCELLED POST MARKET | DIN 02364301 |
| AVA-NORTRIPTYLINE | 25 MG | CAPSULE | AVANSTRA INC | CANCELLED POST MARKET | DIN 02364328 |
| DOM-NORTRIPTYLINE 10MG CAPSULES | 10 MG | CAPSULE | DOMINION PHARMACAL | CANCELLED POST MARKET | DIN 02178729 |
| DOM-NORTRIPTYLINE 25MG CAPSULES | 25 MG | CAPSULE | DOMINION PHARMACAL | CANCELLED POST MARKET | DIN 02178737 |
| GEN-NORTRIPTYLINE CAPSULES 10MG | 10 MG | CAPSULE | GENPHARM ULC | CANCELLED POST MARKET | DIN 02231686 |
| GEN-NORTRIPTYLINE CAPSULES 25MG | 25 MG | CAPSULE | GENPHARM ULC | CANCELLED POST MARKET | DIN 02231687 |
| NORTRIPTYLINE | 10 MG | CAPSULE | APOTEX INC | APPROVED | DIN 02223139 |
Who else supplies NORTRIPTYLINE worldwide?
Nexara tracks national medicine registries and published price lists across multiple markets. NORTRIPTYLINE appears in 12 registered pack listings across 4 markets, published on 3 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 NORTRIPTYLINE cost around the world?
NORTRIPTYLINE is listed on 5 national price registers Nexara tracks, across 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | acquisition | 5 | 20 | 03 Sep 2026 |
| Saudi Arabia | public | 3 | 6 | 01 Sep 2026 |
| Australia | ex-manufacturer | 1 | 2 | 08 Sep 2026 |
| United Kingdom | hospital | 2 | 2 | 31 Aug 2026 |
| Czechia | max 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.
How can I get it?
This DIN is dormant — it holds a Health Canada authorization but is not currently being marketed in Canada, so it cannot simply be ordered from Canadian stock. Where a patient need exists, supply may be possible through exceptional importation or the Special Access Programme, subject to Health Canada's requirements and the prescriber's application. Nexara can advise on the route and on marketed alternatives.
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.