AERIUS 5 MG
DESLORATADINE : 5 MG · DIN 02243919 · BAYER INC
Health Canada status: MARKETED
What is AERIUS?
AERIUS 5 MG contains DESLORATADINE : 5 MG. It is listed in the Health Canada Drug Product Database under DIN 02243919, held by BAYER INC, supplied as TABLET for ORAL administration. Health Canada currently lists it as marketed, status dated 03-Feb-2017. 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 AERIUS used for?
AERIUS® (desloratadine) tablets and AERIUS KIDS® (desloratadine) syrup are indicated for fast 24-hour and effective relief of multi nasal and non-nasal symptoms associated with allergic rhinitis, including sneezing, nasal discharge/rhinorrhea and itching, nasal congestion/stuffiness, itching of the palate and/or ears and/or throat and/or eyes and allergic cough, as well as burning, swollen, tearing and redness of the eyes. They are also indicated for rapid and effective relief of symptoms associated with chronic idiopathic urticaria, such as pruritus and hives.
Authorized indication as written in the Health Canada product monograph. For healthcare professionals and licensed purchasers; this is not medical advice.
What else is AERIUS called?
The same molecule, DESLORATADINE, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Actilor | Latin | Bahrain, United Arab Emirates |
| DESLORATADIN ZENTIVA | Latin | Czechia |
| JOVESTO | Latin | Czechia |
| Batlor | Latin | Bahrain, Saudi Arabia |
| Deselex Syrup | Latin | South Africa |
| DESLORATADIN MYLAN | Latin | Czechia |
| Aerzit Syrup | Latin | South Africa |
| DASSELTA | Latin | Czechia |
| Dehrin Solution | Latin | South Africa |
| Deselex Tablets | Latin | South Africa |
| Deslomed Syrup | Latin | South Africa |
| DESLORATADIN +PHARMA | Latin | Czechia |
| HISTACARE | Latin | Bahrain |
| Neoclarityne Syrup | Latin | South Africa |
| ACUHIST | Latin | South 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.
Product details and regulatory record
| DIN | 02243919 |
|---|---|
| Brand name | AERIUS |
| Generic / active ingredient | DESLORATADINE : 5 MG |
| Manufacturer | BAYER INC |
| Strength | 5 MG |
| Dosage form | TABLET |
| Route of administration | ORAL |
| Schedule | NON-PRESCRIPTION DRUGS |
| ATC code | R06AX27 DESLORATADINE |
| Biosimilar | No |
| Health Canada status | MARKETED |
| Status date | 03-Feb-2017 |
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) | 02243919 |
|---|---|
| DIN (unpadded, as printed on some documents) | 2243919 |
| Brand name | AERIUS |
| Active ingredient / INN | DESLORATADINE : 5 MG |
| ATC code | R06AX27 |
| ATC anatomical main group | R — Respiratory system |
| ATC therapeutic subgroup | R06 |
| Health Canada schedule | NON-PRESCRIPTION DRUGS |
| Biosimilar biologic | No |
| Market authorization holder | BAYER INC |
How is it stored and handled?
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How is it supplied?
AERIUS tablets are packaged in PVC/aluminum blisters in boxes of 10’s, 20’s, 30’s, 40’s, 50’s, 70’s and 80’s. AERIUS tablets are also available in an HDPE bottle with 24, 40ct, 70ct, 24+8ct Bonus & 40+16ct Bonus, 100, & 130 tablets. AERIUS KIDS syrup is packaged in an 100mL amber glass bottle.
Which pack is which?
| Strength on the label | 5 MG |
|---|---|
| Dosage form | TABLET |
| Route | ORAL |
| Packaging as described in the monograph | AERIUS tablets are packaged in PVC/aluminum blisters in boxes of 10’s, 20’s, 30’s, 40’s, 50’s, 70’s and 80’s. AERIUS tablets are also available in an HDPE bottle with 24, 40ct, 70ct, 24+8ct Bonus & 40+16ct Bonus, 100, & 130 tablets. AERIUS KIDS syrup is packaged in an 100mL amber glass bottle. |
| 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, because this listing covers more than one of them.
What can be used instead?
Other Canadian products sharing ATC code R06AX27 DESLORATADINE. 4 of 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AERIUS KIDS | 0.5 MG | SYRUP | BAYER INC | MARKETED | DIN 02247193 |
| DESLORATADINE | 5 MG | TABLET | JAMP PHARMA CORPORATION | MARKETED | DIN 02546019 |
| DESLORATADINE ALLERGY CONTROL | 5 MG | TABLET | PHARMASCIENCE INC | MARKETED | DIN 02298155 |
| AERIUS | 0.5 MG | SYRUP | BAYER INC | APPROVED | DIN 02247192 |
| ALLERGY CONTROL DESLORATADINE | 5 MG | TABLET | PHARMASCIENCE INC | APPROVED | DIN 02415771 |
| ALLERNIX MULTI SYMPTOM | 5 MG | TABLET | TEVA CANADA LIMITED | CANCELLED POST MARKET | DIN 02369656 |
| DESLORATADINE ALLERGY CONTROL | 5 MG | TABLET | DOMINION PHARMACAL | CANCELLED POST MARKET | DIN 02408740 |
| DESLORATADINE TABLETS | 5 MG | TABLET | APOTEX INC | DORMANT | DIN 02338424 |
Who else supplies DESLORATADINE worldwide?
Nexara tracks national medicine registries and published price lists across multiple markets. DESLORATADINE appears in 242 registered pack listings across 12 markets, published on 9 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 DESLORATADINE cost around the world?
DESLORATADINE is listed on 12 of the national price registers Nexara ingests. Each country publishes on a different basis, so those figures are not comparable with one another — or with a Canadian wholesale price.
What a market publishes matters more than the number it publishes. Austria publishes a KVP (Kassenverkaufspreis); Bahrain publishes a retail (max); Czechia publishes a max producer price (ex-factory). Comparing an ex-factory ceiling against a pharmacy public price tells you nothing about either, and comparing either against a Canadian landed cost tells you less.
| Market | Price basis published there | Brands | Packs listed | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | single exit price | 24 | 52 | ZAR███.██ |
| Czechia | max producer price (ex-factory) | 13 | 42 | CZK███.██ |
| Saudi Arabia | public | 28 | 32 | SAR███.██ |
| Bahrain | retail (max) | 16 | 29 | BHD███.██ |
| United Arab Emirates | public | 16 | 21 | AED███.██ |
| Austria | KVP (Kassenverkaufspreis) | 7 | 14 | EUR███.██ |
| Morocco | PPV (public price) | 5 | 14 | MAD███.██ |
| Greece | producer price (ex-factory) | 8 | 8 | EUR███.██ |
| Hungary | producer price (ex-factory) | 5 | 6 | HUF███.██ |
| Luxembourg | reimbursement | 6 | 6 | EUR███.██ |
| United States | acquisition | 2 | 6 | USD███.██ |
| United Kingdom | hospital | 1 | 1 | GBP███.██ |
231 pack listings across 131 brand entries and 10 price bases, refreshed 05 Sep 2026. Ranges span every DESLORATADINE pack in that market, so a high figure is usually a larger pack rather than the same product.
Canada publishes no comparable public list price. For a delivered Canadian price on a licensed account, verify your licence — it takes about a minute.
How can I get it?
Nexara Health supplies this product to licensed Canadian buyers — pharmacies, hospitals, clinics, licensed distributors, and clinical trial sponsors or their CROs. We confirm stock, pack size, expiry and pricing at the time of quotation. If the product is on backorder or in shortage, we identify equivalent alternatives and import options where permitted.
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.