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ORCIPRENALINE 2 MG — DIN 02236783

ORCIPRENALINE SULFATE : 2 MG · AA PHARMA INC · SYRUP · wholesale supply in Canada

Health Canada status: DORMANT

What is ORCIPRENALINE?

ORCIPRENALINE 2 MG contains ORCIPRENALINE SULFATE : 2 MG. It is listed in the Health Canada Drug Product Database under DIN 02236783, held by AA PHARMA INC, supplied as SYRUP for ORAL administration. Health Canada currently lists it as dormant, status dated 14-Oct-2022. Nexara Health is a licensed Canadian wholesale distributor (DEL 3-002896-A). This DIN is not currently being marketed in Canada, so it is sourced to order where a compliant route exists rather than held in stock.

What is ORCIPRENALINE used for?

ORCIPRENALINE (Orciprenaline Sulfate Syrup) has been found useful in Bronchial asthma, Chronic bronchitis, Pulmonary emphysema. Orciprenaline sulfate may also be useful when bronchospasm is present in sarcoidosis, silicosis, carcinoma of the lung and tuberculosis. Limitation of use: Orciprenaline should not be used for the treatment of acute episodes of bronchospasm.

Authorized indication as written in the Health Canada product monograph. For healthcare professionals and licensed purchasers; this is not medical advice.

Is there a generic Orciprenaline 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.

6 holders have a Canadian DIN containing Orciprenaline, across 7 DINs, of which 0 are currently marketed. Marketed count is the number that matters: an approval that is not marketed cannot be bought.

Market authorization holderDINsMarketedBrand namesPosition
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM (CANADA) LTD LTEE20ALUPENT SYR 10MG/5.0ML, ALUPENT TAB 20MGNo marketed DIN
AA PHARMA INC10ORCIPRENALINENo marketed DIN
APOTEX INC10ORCIPRENALINENo marketed DIN
RATIOPHARM INC DIVISION OF TEVA CANADA LIMITED10RATIO-ORCIPRENALINE SYRUP 2MG/MLNo marketed DIN
TANTA PHARMACEUTICALS INC10TANTA ORCIPRENALINE SYRUP - SYR 2MG/MLNo marketed DIN
TECHNILAB PHARMA INC.10ORCIPRENNo 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 label2 MG
Dosage formSYRUP
RouteORAL
Pack configuration (monograph)250 mL
Storage15 °C to 30 °C. Protect from light.

Before an order line is unambiguous Nexara needs the strength, the pack size and the presentation.

Substance and classification

Active substanceOrciprenaline
ATC codeR03CB03
Biosimilar biologicNo

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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)02236783
DIN (unpadded, as printed on some documents)2236783
Brand nameORCIPRENALINE
Generic / active ingredientORCIPRENALINE SULFATE : 2 MG
Market authorization holderAA PHARMA INC
Health Canada schedulePrescription
ATC codeR03CB03
ATC anatomical main groupR — Respiratory system
ATC therapeutic subgroupR03CB
Current statusDORMANT
Status date14-Oct-2022
Status sourceLive Health Canada DPD sync

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Health Canada DPD record Approved product monograph (PDF)

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

0 of 7 Canadian DINs for this molecule are currently marketed. Marketed products are listed first.

ProductStrengthFormHolderHealth Canada statusDIN
ALUPENT SYR 10MG/5.0ML10 MG / 5 MLSYRUPBOEHRINGER INGELHEIM (CANADA) LTD LTEECANCELLED POST MARKET00249920
ALUPENT TAB 20MG20 MGTABLETBOEHRINGER INGELHEIM (CANADA) LTD LTEECANCELLED POST MARKET00003891
ORCIPREN10 MG / 5 MLSYRUPTECHNILAB PHARMA INC.CANCELLED POST MARKET02229862
ORCIPRENALINE2 MGSYRUPAPOTEX INCAPPROVED02236565
RATIO-ORCIPRENALINE SYRUP 2MG/ML2 MGSYRUPRATIOPHARM INC DIVISION OF TEVA CANADA LIMITEDCANCELLED POST MARKET02152568
TANTA ORCIPRENALINE SYRUP - SYR 2MG/ML2 MGSYRUPTANTA PHARMACEUTICALS INCCANCELLED POST MARKET02192675

2 · Same class — other molecules in ATC R03CB

MoleculeCanadian brandsDINsMarketedSourceable
OrciprenalineALUPENT SYR 10MG/5.0ML · ALUPENT TAB 20MG · ORCIPREN · ORCIPRENALINE · +2 more70Not in Canada

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 R03C

ATC subgroupMoleculesDINsMarketed
R03CCFenoterol · Salbutamol · Terbutaline231
R03CAEphedrine140

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.

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.

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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.

Sources and disclaimer

Product data sourced from the Health Canada Drug Product Database and the approved product monograph (PDF). Health Canada status reconciled against the live DPD sync. Last reviewed 10 Sep 2026.

Nothing on this page is medical advice. Nexara Health is a licensed wholesale distributor and supplies licensed entities only; consumer orders are routed to a partner pharmacy. Alternatives tables describe supply, not clinical equivalence.

Health Canada Drug Product Database (DPD), DIN 02236783. Last reviewed 2026-09-10. Nexara Health is a licensed wholesaler and supplies licensed entities only; consumer orders are routed to a partner pharmacy.