EXTRA STRENGTH ALLERGY RELIEF 10 MG — DIN 02315955
CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE : 10 MG · PHARMASCIENCE INC · TABLET · wholesale supply in Canada
Health Canada status: MARKETED
What is EXTRA STRENGTH ALLERGY RELIEF?
EXTRA STRENGTH ALLERGY RELIEF 10 MG contains CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE : 10 MG. It is listed in the Health Canada Drug Product Database under DIN 02315955, held by PHARMASCIENCE INC, supplied as TABLET for ORAL administration. Health Canada currently lists it as marketed, status dated 24-Sep-2012. 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 EXTRA STRENGTH ALLERGY RELIEF used for?
ALLERGY RELIEF & EXTRA STRENGTH ALLERGY RELIEF are indicated for the fast relief of nasal and non-nasal symptoms associated with seasonal and perennial allergic rhinitis (i.e., sneezing, rhinorrhea, post-nasal discharge, nasal congestion/stuffiness, tearing and redness of the eyes, itchy nose/throat) and chronic idiopathic urticaria (e.g., pruritus and hives).
Authorized indication as written in the Health Canada product monograph. For healthcare professionals and licensed purchasers; this is not medical advice.
How much does Cetirizine cost around the world?
Cetirizine is listed on 6 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. Australia publishes a ex-manufacturer; Greece publishes a producer price (ex-factory); Morocco publishes a PPV (public price). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | acquisition | 7 | 55 | USD███.██ |
| Morocco | PPV (public price) | 11 | 31 | MAD███.██ |
| South Africa | single exit price | 9 | 13 | ZAR███.██ |
| Australia | ex-manufacturer | 3 | 3 | AUD███.██ |
| United Kingdom | hospital | 2 | 2 | GBP███.██ |
| Greece | producer price (ex-factory) | 1 | 1 | EUR███.██ |
105 pack listings across 33 brand entries and 6 price bases, refreshed 08 Sep 2026. Ranges span every Cetirizine 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.
Is there a generic Cetirizine 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.
25 holders have a Canadian DIN containing Cetirizine, across 65 DINs, of which 27 are currently marketed. Marketed count is the number that matters: an approval that is not marketed cannot be bought.
| Market authorization holder | DINs | Marketed | Brand names | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCNEIL CONSUMER HEALTHCARE DIVISION OF JOHNSON & JOHNSON INC | 10 | 8 | REACTINE, REACTINE 20 MG TABLET, REACTINE ALLERGY, REACTINE ALLERGY LIQUID GELS, REACTINE CHEWABLE TABLETS 10 MG, +3 more | Sourceable in Canada |
| APOTEX INC | 8 | 3 | ALLER-RELIEF, ALLERGY RELIEF, ALLERGY RELIEF LIQUID GELS, APO-CETIRIZINE, CETIRIZINE | Sourceable in Canada |
| JAMP PHARMA CORPORATION | 6 | 2 | CETIRIZINE, CETIRIZINE EXTRA STRENGTH, JAMP CETIRIZINE TABLETS, JAMP-CETIRIZINE | Sourceable in Canada |
| PHARMASCIENCE INC | 4 | 2 | ALLER-RELIEF 10MG, ALLERGY RELIEF, EXTRA STRENGTH ALLERGY RELIEF, PMS-CETIRIZINE | Sourceable in Canada |
| NATCO PHARMA (CANADA) INC | 2 | 2 | NAT-CETIRIZINE | Sourceable in Canada |
| MARCAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC | 6 | 1 | IPG-CETIRIZINE, MAR-CETIRIZINE | Sourceable in Canada |
| VITA HEALTH PRODUCTS INC | 4 | 1 | ALLERGY RELIEF 10 MG, CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE TABLETS, EXTRA STRENGTH ALLERGY RELIEF, REGULAR STRENGTH ALLERGY RELIEF | Sourceable in Canada |
| JUNO OTC INC | 2 | 1 | ALLERGY RELIEF LIQUID GELS, EXTRA STRENGTH ALLERGY RELIEF | Sourceable in Canada |
| NORA PHARMA INC | 2 | 1 | NRA-CETIRIZINE, NRA-CETIRIZINE TABLETS | Sourceable in Canada |
| BIOMED PHARMA | 1 | 1 | BIO-CETIRIZINE | Sourceable in Canada |
| MANTRA PHARMA INC | 1 | 1 | M-CETIRIZINE | Sourceable in Canada |
| PRO DOC LIMITEE | 1 | 1 | PRO-CETIRIZINE | Sourceable in Canada |
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 label | 10 MG |
|---|---|
| Dosage form | TABLET |
| Route | ORAL |
| Pack configuration (monograph) | ALLERGY RELIEF: blister packages of 12, 24 and 36 tablets. EXTRA STRENGTH ALLERGY RELIEF: blister packages of 10, 12, 20, 24, 30, 36, 40, 48, 60, 84 and 108 tablets and HDPE bottles of 120 and 200 tablets. |
| Storage | null |
Before an order line is unambiguous Nexara needs the strength, the pack size and the presentation.
Substance and classification
| Active substance | Cetirizine |
|---|---|
| ATC code | R06AE07 |
| AHFS class | 04:08.00 |
| Biosimilar biologic | No |
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) | 02315955 |
|---|---|
| DIN (unpadded, as printed on some documents) | 2315955 |
| Brand name | EXTRA STRENGTH ALLERGY RELIEF |
| Generic / active ingredient | CETIRIZINE HYDROCHLORIDE : 10 MG |
| Market authorization holder | PHARMASCIENCE INC |
| Health Canada schedule | NON-PRESCRIPTION DRUGS |
| ATC code | R06AE07 |
| ATC anatomical main group | R — Respiratory system |
| ATC therapeutic subgroup | R06AE |
| Current status | MARKETED |
| Status date | 24-Sep-2012 |
| Original market date | 2009-08-20 00:00:00 |
| Status source | Live Health Canada DPD sync |
Verify on the primary sources
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
27 of 65 Canadian DINs for this molecule are currently marketed. Marketed products are listed first.
| Product | Strength | Form | Holder | Health Canada status | DIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLERGY RELIEF | 10 MG | TABLET | APOTEX INC | MARKETED | 02240266 |
| ALLERGY RELIEF LIQUID GELS | 10 MG | CAPSULE | JUNO OTC INC | MARKETED | 02528738 |
| APO-CETIRIZINE | 10 MG | TABLET | APOTEX INC | MARKETED | 02231603 |
| APO-CETIRIZINE | 20 MG | TABLET | APOTEX INC | MARKETED | 02453363 |
| BIO-CETIRIZINE | 20 MG | TABLET | BIOMED PHARMA | MARKETED | 02510030 |
| CETIRIZINE | 20 MG | TABLET | SANIS HEALTH INC | MARKETED | 02515695 |
| CETIRIZINE | 20 MG | TABLET | SIVEM PHARMACEUTICALS ULC | MARKETED | 02534126 |
| EXTRA STRENGTH ALLERGY RELIEF | 10 MG | TABLET | VITA HEALTH PRODUCTS INC | MARKETED | 02540495 |
| JAMP-CETIRIZINE | 10 MG | TABLET | JAMP PHARMA CORPORATION | MARKETED | 02451778 |
| JAMP-CETIRIZINE | 20 MG | TABLET | JAMP PHARMA CORPORATION | MARKETED | 02466171 |
2 · Same class — other molecules in ATC R06AE
| Molecule | Canadian brands | DINs | Marketed | Sourceable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cetirizine | AG-CETIRIZINE · ALLER-RELIEF · ALLER-RELIEF 10MG · ALLERGY RELIEF · +37 more | 65 | 27 | Yes |
| Meclozine | BONAMINE · BONAMINE TAB 25MG CHEWABLE | 2 | 0 | Not in Canada |
| Cyclizine | MARZINE INJ 50MG/ML | 1 | 0 | Not in Canada |
| Meclozine, Combinations | ANTIVERT TAB | 1 | 0 | Not 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 R06A
| ATC subgroup | Molecules | DINs | Marketed |
|---|---|---|---|
| R06AA | Clemastine · Dimenhydrinate · Dimenhydrinate, Combinations · Diphenhydramine · Diphenhydramine, Combinations · +3 more | 264 | 76 |
| R06AX | Astemizole · Azatadine · Bilastine · Cyproheptadine · Desloratadine · +6 more | 84 | 38 |
| R06AB | Brompheniramine · Chlorpheniramine · Dexchlorpheniramine | 17 | 1 |
| R06AD | Alimemazine · Promethazine | 17 | 1 |
| R06AC | Tripelennamine | 1 | 0 |
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 EXTRA STRENGTH ALLERGY RELIEF called?
The same molecule, Cetirizine, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| CEZIN | Latin | Morocco |
| AIRLIX | Latin | Morocco |
| ALER Z | Latin | Morocco |
| CETIRAL | Latin | Morocco |
| VANTEC | Latin | Morocco |
| ZADRYL | Latin | Morocco |
| ZYRTEC | Latin | Morocco |
| Aspen Cetirizine | Latin | South Africa |
| CURTEC | Latin | Morocco |
| Sandoz Cetirizine | Latin | South Africa |
| Seasoneze | Latin | South Africa |
| VIRLIX | Latin | Morocco |
| Alzene | Latin | Australia |
| ATOPIX | Latin | Morocco |
| Ceticit Syrup | 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.
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. 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.