FORADIL DRY POWDER CAPSULES FOR INHALATION 12 MCG
FORMOTEROL FUMARATE : 12 MCG · DIN 02230898 · NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CANADA INC
Health Canada status: CANCELLED POST MARKET
What is FORADIL DRY POWDER CAPSULES FOR INHALATION?
FORADIL DRY POWDER CAPSULES FOR INHALATION 12 MCG contains FORMOTEROL FUMARATE : 12 MCG. It is listed in the Health Canada Drug Product Database under DIN 02230898, held by NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CANADA INC, supplied as CAPSULE for INHALATION administration. Health Canada currently lists it as cancelled post market, status dated 20-Jan-2023. 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 FORADIL DRY POWDER CAPSULES FOR INHALATION used for?
FORADIL (formoterol fumarate) is indicated for the treatment of asthma only as add-on therapy to inhaled corticosteroid; a long-term asthma control medication; in patients 6 year of age and older with reversible obstructive airways disease, including patients with symptoms of nocturnal asthma. FORADIL (formoterol fumarate) is indicated as long-term, twice-daily administration in the treatment of adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) including chronic bronchitis and emphysema.
Authorized indication as written in the Health Canada product monograph. For healthcare professionals and licensed purchasers; this is not medical advice.
What else is FORADIL DRY POWDER CAPSULES FOR INHALATION called?
The same molecule, FORMOTEROL, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Trimbow | Latin | Iceland |
| Oxis Turbuhaler | Latin | Australia |
| BRONCOTEC | Latin | Morocco |
| Foradil | Latin | Morocco, South Africa |
| Foradile | Latin | Australia |
| Trixeo Aerosphere | Latin | Iceland |
| FORMANO | Latin | Slovakia |
| Formoterol Easyhaler | Latin | Slovakia |
| FORTAIR | 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 | 02230898 |
|---|---|
| Brand name | FORADIL DRY POWDER CAPSULES FOR INHALATION |
| Generic / active ingredient | FORMOTEROL FUMARATE : 12 MCG |
| Manufacturer | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CANADA INC |
| Strength | 12 MCG |
| Dosage form | CAPSULE |
| Route of administration | INHALATION |
| Schedule | Prescription |
| ATC code | R03AC13 FORMOTEROL |
| AHFS class | 12:12.08.12 |
| Biosimilar | No |
| Health Canada status | CANCELLED POST MARKET |
| Status date | 20-Jan-2023 |
| Original market date | 1997-07-08 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) | 02230898 |
|---|---|
| DIN (unpadded, as printed on some documents) | 2230898 |
| Brand name | FORADIL DRY POWDER CAPSULES FOR INHALATION |
| Active ingredient / INN | FORMOTEROL FUMARATE : 12 MCG |
| ATC code | R03AC13 |
| ATC anatomical main group | R — Respiratory system |
| ATC therapeutic subgroup | R03 |
| AHFS class | 12:12.08.12 |
| Health Canada schedule | Prescription |
| Biosimilar biologic | No |
| Market authorization holder | NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CANADA INC |
How is it stored and handled?
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How is it supplied?
One Aerolizer inhalation device and 60 capsules are supplied with each carton.
Which pack is which?
| Strength on the label | 12 MCG |
|---|---|
| Dosage form | CAPSULE |
| Route | INHALATION |
| Packaging as described in the monograph | One Aerolizer inhalation device and 60 capsules are supplied with each carton. |
| Storage | null |
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 R03AC13 FORMOTEROL. 2 of 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OXEZE TURBUHALER | 12 MCG | POWDER | ASTRAZENECA CANADA INC | MARKETED | DIN 02237224 |
| OXEZE TURBUHALER | 6 MCG | POWDER | ASTRAZENECA CANADA INC | MARKETED | DIN 02237225 |
Who else supplies FORMOTEROL worldwide?
Nexara tracks national medicine registries and published price lists across multiple markets. FORMOTEROL appears in 62 registered pack listings across 10 markets, published on 8 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 FORMOTEROL cost around the world?
FORMOTEROL is listed on 10 national price registers Nexara tracks, across 104 pack listings published on 9 different price bases. What each country publishes is set out below.
| Market | What that country publishes | Brands listed | Pack listings | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | public | 34 | 34 | 01 Sep 2026 |
| United States | acquisition | 1 | 22 | 03 Sep 2026 |
| Slovakia | categorised final price | 10 | 10 | 02 Sep 2026 |
| Hungary | producer price (ex-factory) | 7 | 8 | 03 Sep 2026 |
| Iceland | max wholesale | 2 | 8 | 02 Sep 2026 |
| Greece | producer price (ex-factory) | 7 | 7 | 03 Sep 2026 |
| Australia | ex-manufacturer | 2 | 6 | 08 Sep 2026 |
| Morocco | PPV (public price) | 4 | 6 | 05 Sep 2026 |
| South Africa | single exit price | 2 | 2 | 01 Sep 2026 |
| Romania | max producer price | 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.