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FORTOVASE ROCHE 200 MG — DIN 02239083

SAQUINAVIR : 200 MG · HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE LIMITED · CAPSULE · wholesale supply in Canada

Health Canada status: CANCELLED POST MARKET

What is FORTOVASE ROCHE?

FORTOVASE ROCHE 200 MG contains SAQUINAVIR : 200 MG. It is listed in the Health Canada Drug Product Database under DIN 02239083, held by HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE LIMITED, supplied as CAPSULE for ORAL administration. Health Canada currently lists it as cancelled post market, status dated 06-Mar-2007. This Drug Identification Number is no longer authorized for sale in Canada, so Nexara does not supply it. The record is kept here because buyers still meet the number on old formularies, purchase orders and tender documents; Nexara can help identify an authorized alternative.

Is there a generic Saquinavir 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.

Only one market authorization holder has a Canadian DIN containing Saquinavir — 3 DINs, of which 0 are currently marketed. There is no second Canadian source today, so a supply interruption on this holder has no domestic substitute at the same molecule.

Market authorization holderDINsMarketedBrand namesPosition
HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE LIMITED30FORTOVASE ROCHE, INVIRASE, INVIRASE - CAP 200MGNo 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 label200 MG
Dosage formCAPSULE
RouteORAL

Pack detail is kept as a regulatory record. This DIN is no longer authorized for sale in Canada, so Nexara does not quote this pack.

Substance and classification

Active substanceSaquinavir
ATC codeJ05AE01
AHFS class08:18.08.08
Biosimilar biologicNo

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)02239083
DIN (unpadded, as printed on some documents)2239083
Brand nameFORTOVASE ROCHE
Generic / active ingredientSAQUINAVIR : 200 MG
Market authorization holderHOFFMANN-LA ROCHE LIMITED
Health Canada schedulePrescription
ATC codeJ05AE01
ATC anatomical main groupJ — Anti-infectives for systemic use
ATC therapeutic subgroupJ05AE
Current statusCANCELLED POST MARKET
Status date06-Mar-2007
Original market date1998-11-26 00:00:00
Status sourceLive Health Canada DPD sync

Verify on the primary sources

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 3 Canadian DINs for this molecule are currently marketed. Marketed products are listed first.

ProductStrengthFormHolderHealth Canada statusDIN
INVIRASE500 MGTABLETHOFFMANN-LA ROCHE LIMITEDCANCELLED POST MARKET02279320
INVIRASE - CAP 200MG200 MGCAPSULEHOFFMANN-LA ROCHE LIMITEDCANCELLED POST MARKET02216965

2 · Same class — other molecules in ATC J05AE

MoleculeCanadian brandsDINsMarketedSourceable
AtazanavirAPO-ATAZANAVIR · JAMP ATAZANAVIR · MYLAN-ATAZANAVIR · REYATAZ · +1 more166Yes
DarunavirAPO-DARUNAVIR · AURO-DARUNAVIR · DARUNAVIR · M-DARUNAVIR · +6 more375Yes
RitonavirAURO-RITONAVIR · NORVIR · NORVIR SEC52Yes
Nirmatrelvir And RitonavirPAXLOVID21Yes
AmprenavirAGENERASE30Not in Canada
IndinavirCRIXIVAN30Not in Canada
NelfinavirVIRACEPT · VIRACEPT -250MG · VIRACEPT -50MG30Not in Canada
SaquinavirFORTOVASE ROCHE · INVIRASE · INVIRASE - CAP 200MG30Not in Canada
FosamprenavirTELZIR20Not in Canada
TipranavirAPTIVUS10Not 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 J05A

ATC subgroupMoleculesDINsMarketed
J05ABAcyclovir · Brincidofovir · Cidofovir · Famciclovir · Ganciclovir · +3 more14355
J05ARAntivirals For Treatment Of Hiv Infections, Combinations · Atanazavir And Cobicistat · Darunavir And Cobicistat · Dolutegravir And Rilpivirine · Emtricitabine And Tenofovir Alafenamide · +16 more5639
J05AFAbacavir · Adefovir Dipivoxil · Didanosine · Emtricitabine · Entecavir · +7 more7139
J05AHNeuraminidase Inhibitors · Oseltamivir · Zanamivir3316
J05AXBaloxavir Marboxil · Bulevirtide · Enfuvirtide · Fostemsavir · Inosine Pranobex · +5 more1914
J05AGDelavirdine · Doravirine · Efavirenz · Etravirine · Nevirapine · +1 more2210
J05AJCabotegravir · Dolutegravir · Elvitegravir · Raltegravir126
J05APAsunaprevir · Boceprevir · Daclatasvir · Dasabuvir, Ombitasvir, Paritaprevir And Ritonavir · Elbasvir And Grazoprevir · +8 more226

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 FORTOVASE ROCHE called?

The same molecule, Saquinavir, 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:

NameScriptRegistered in
Forto-VaseLatinSouth Africa
Invi-RaseLatinSouth 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.

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. 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 02239083. Last reviewed 2026-09-10. Nexara Health is a licensed wholesaler and supplies licensed entities only; consumer orders are routed to a partner pharmacy.