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CHILDREN'S BENADRYL-D SYRUP 12.5 MG / 5 ML — DIN 02280612

DIPHENHYDRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE : 12.5 MG / 5 ML PHENYLEPHRINE HYDROCHLORIDE : 5.0 MG / 5 ML · MCNEIL CONSUMER HEALTHCARE DIVISION OF JOHNSON & JOHNSON INC · SYRUP · wholesale supply in Canada

Health Canada status: CANCELLED POST MARKET

What is CHILDREN'S BENADRYL-D SYRUP?

CHILDREN'S BENADRYL-D SYRUP 12.5 MG / 5 ML contains DIPHENHYDRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE : 12.5 MG / 5 ML PHENYLEPHRINE HYDROCHLORIDE : 5.0 MG / 5 ML. It is listed in the Health Canada Drug Product Database under DIN 02280612, held by MCNEIL CONSUMER HEALTHCARE DIVISION OF JOHNSON & JOHNSON INC, supplied as SYRUP for ORAL administration. Health Canada currently lists it as cancelled post market, status dated 09-Nov-2016. 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 Phenylephrine, Combinations 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.

14 holders have a Canadian DIN containing Phenylephrine, Combinations, across 24 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
TANTA PHARMACEUTICALS INC40COLD LIQUID, EXTRA STRENGTH COLD LIQUID, KIDS COLD CHEWABLE TABLETS, ORAL INFANT COLD DROPSNo marketed DIN
NOVARTIS CONSUMER HEALTH CANADA INC.30NEO CITRAN A POWDER, NEOCITRAN THIN STRIPS NIGHTTIME COUGH AND COLD, TRIAMINIC NIGHTTIME COUGH AND COLDNo marketed DIN
ACCUDIAL PHARMACEUTICAL INC20COLD & STUFFY NOSE, NITE TIME COLD AND COUGHNo marketed DIN
FOUNDATION CONSUMER BRANDS, LLC20DIMETAPP, DIMETAPP EXTRA STRENGTHNo marketed DIN
GLAXOSMITHKLINE CONSUMER HEALTHCARE ULC20ROBITUSSIN CHILDREN'S COLD, TRIAMINIC THIN STRIPS NIGHTTIME COLD & COUGHNo marketed DIN
JAMP PHARMA CORPORATION20COLD SYRUP, EXTRA STRENGTH COLD SYRUPNo marketed DIN
MCNEIL CONSUMER HEALTHCARE DIVISION OF JOHNSON & JOHNSON INC20ACTIFED PE, CHILDREN'S BENADRYL-D SYRUPNo marketed DIN
ARA-AVANTI RX ANALYTICS INC10COLD LIQUIDNo marketed DIN
CELLCHEM PHARMACEUTICALS INC.10COLD LIQUID GRAPE FLAVOURNo marketed DIN
PFIZER CONSUMER HEALTHCARE A DIVISION OF PFIZER CANADA ULC10DIMETAPP CHEWABLES FOR KIDSNo marketed DIN
PHARMALINE INCORPORATED10FLUACTNo marketed DIN
WYETH CONSUMER HEALTHCARE INC.10DIMETAPP ORAL INFANT COLD DROPSNo 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 label12.5 MG / 5 ML
Dosage formSYRUP
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 substancePhenylephrine, Combinations
ATC codeR01BA53
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)02280612
DIN (unpadded, as printed on some documents)2280612
Brand nameCHILDREN'S BENADRYL-D SYRUP
Generic / active ingredientDIPHENHYDRAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE : 12.5 MG / 5 ML PHENYLEPHRINE HYDROCHLORIDE : 5.0 MG / 5 ML
Market authorization holderMCNEIL CONSUMER HEALTHCARE DIVISION OF JOHNSON & JOHNSON INC
Health Canada scheduleNON-PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
ATC codeR01BA53
ATC anatomical main groupR — Respiratory system
ATC therapeutic subgroupR01BA
Current statusCANCELLED POST MARKET
Status date09-Nov-2016
Status sourceLive Health Canada DPD sync

Verify on the primary sources

Health Canada DPD record

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

ProductStrengthFormHolderHealth Canada statusDIN
ACTIFED PE4 MGTABLETMCNEIL CONSUMER HEALTHCARE DIVISION OF JOHNSON & JOHNSON INCCANCELLED PRE MARKET02273845
COLD & STUFFY NOSE2.5 MG / 5 MLLIQUIDACCUDIAL PHARMACEUTICAL INCCANCELLED POST MARKET02328402
COLD LIQUID2 MG / 5 MLSOLUTIONARA-AVANTI RX ANALYTICS INCCANCELLED PRE MARKET02468212
COLD LIQUID2 MG / 5 MLSOLUTIONTANTA PHARMACEUTICALS INCDORMANT02267411
COLD LIQUID GRAPE FLAVOUR2 MG / 5 MLSOLUTIONCELLCHEM PHARMACEUTICALS INC.DORMANT02315475
COLD SYRUP5 MG / 5 MLSYRUPJAMP PHARMA CORPORATIONDORMANT02266180
DIMETAPP5 MG / 5 MLSYRUPFOUNDATION CONSUMER BRANDS, LLCCANCELLED POST MARKET02243980
DIMETAPP CHEWABLES FOR KIDS2.5 MGTABLET (CHEWABLE)PFIZER CONSUMER HEALTHCARE A DIVISION OF PFIZER CANADA ULCCANCELLED POST MARKET02277239
DIMETAPP EXTRA STRENGTH10 MG / 5 MLSYRUPFOUNDATION CONSUMER BRANDS, LLCCANCELLED POST MARKET02245075
DIMETAPP ORAL INFANT COLD DROPS0.5 MGLIQUIDWYETH CONSUMER HEALTHCARE INC.CANCELLED POST MARKET02243945

2 · Same class — other molecules in ATC R01BA

MoleculeCanadian brandsDINsMarketedSourceable
Pseudoephedrine, CombinationsACTIFED SYRUP · ACTIFED TABLETS · AERIUS DUAL ACTION 24 HOUR · AERIUS SINUS + ALLERGY · +25 more305Yes
PseudoephedrineBALMINIL DECONGESTIONNANT SIROP 30MG/5ML · BENYLIN D FOR INFANTS · CONGEST AID TAB 30MG · CONGEST-EZE TAB 60MG · +26 more320Not in Canada
Phenylpropanolamine, CombinationsBRONCHODEX D CAP · CHLOR TRIPOLON DECONGEST SYR · COLD & ALLERGY RELIEF - LIQ · COLD DECONGESTANT LONG ACTING CAP · +24 more280Not in Canada
Phenylephrine, CombinationsACTIFED PE · CHILDREN'S BENADRYL-D SYRUP · COLD & STUFFY NOSE · COLD LIQUID · +19 more240Not in Canada
PhenylephrineBENYLIN COLD STRIPS · BENYLIN D FOR INFANTS · HELP I HAVE A STUFFY NOSE · HELP I HAVE THE SNIFFLES · +9 more130Not in Canada
SympathomimeticsEPHEDRINE HCL · EPHEDRINE HCL 8 MG · T-DRENE 130Not 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.

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 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. 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 02280612. Last reviewed 2026-09-10. Nexara Health is a licensed wholesaler and supplies licensed entities only; consumer orders are routed to a partner pharmacy.