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STEMGEN 5 ML — DIN 02240231

WATER : 5 ML ANCESTIM : 2500 MCG · BIOVITRUM AB (PUBL) · POWDER FOR SOLUTION ; KIT · wholesale supply in Canada

Health Canada status: CANCELLED PRE MARKET

What is STEMGEN?

STEMGEN 5 ML contains WATER : 5 ML ANCESTIM : 2500 MCG. It is listed in the Health Canada Drug Product Database under DIN 02240231, held by BIOVITRUM AB (PUBL), supplied as POWDER FOR SOLUTION ; KIT for SUBCUTANEOUS administration. Health Canada currently lists it as cancelled pre market, status dated 07-Sep-2017. 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 Ancestim 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 Ancestim — 2 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
BIOVITRUM AB (PUBL)20STEMGENNo 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 label5 ML
Dosage formPOWDER FOR SOLUTION ; KIT
RouteSUBCUTANEOUS

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 substanceAncestim
ATC codeL03AA12
AHFS class20:16.00
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)02240231
DIN (unpadded, as printed on some documents)2240231
Brand nameSTEMGEN
Generic / active ingredientWATER : 5 ML ANCESTIM : 2500 MCG
Market authorization holderBIOVITRUM AB (PUBL)
Health Canada schedulePrescription
ATC codeL03AA12
ATC anatomical main groupL — Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents
ATC therapeutic subgroupL03AA
Current statusCANCELLED PRE MARKET
Status date07-Sep-2017
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 2 Canadian DINs for this molecule are currently marketed. Marketed products are listed first.

ProductStrengthFormHolderHealth Canada statusDIN
STEMGEN1875 MCGPOWDER FOR SOLUTION ; KITBIOVITRUM AB (PUBL)CANCELLED POST MARKET02240229

2 · Same class — other molecules in ATC L03AA

MoleculeCanadian brandsDINsMarketedSourceable
FilgrastimFILRA · GRASTOFIL · NEUPOGEN · NIVESTYM · +1 more1313Yes
PegfilgrastimARMLUPEG · FULPHILA · LAPELGA · NEULASTA · +4 more98Yes
AncestimSTEMGEN20Not 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 L03A

ATC subgroupMoleculesDINsMarketed
L03ABInterferon Alfa-2a · Interferon Alfa-2b · Interferon Alfa-N1 · Interferon Alfacon-1 · Interferon Beta-1a · +6 more689
L03AXBcg Vaccine · Glatiramer Acetate · Melanoma Vaccine · Plerixafor188

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.

Can this still be bought in Canada?

No. This Drug Identification Number is cancelled pre 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 02240231. Last reviewed 2026-09-10. Nexara Health is a licensed wholesaler and supplies licensed entities only; consumer orders are routed to a partner pharmacy.