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IXIARO 6 MCG / 0.5 ML — DIN 02333279

INACT.JAPANESE ENCEPHAL VIRUS(ATTENUAT. STRAIN SA14-14-2 PRODUCED IN VERO CELLS) : 6 MCG / 0.5 ML · VALNEVA AUSTRIA GMBH · SUSPENSION · wholesale supply in Canada

Health Canada status: MARKETED

What is IXIARO?

IXIARO 6 MCG / 0.5 ML contains INACT.JAPANESE ENCEPHAL VIRUS(ATTENUAT. STRAIN SA14-14-2 PRODUCED IN VERO CELLS) : 6 MCG / 0.5 ML. It is listed in the Health Canada Drug Product Database under DIN 02333279, held by VALNEVA AUSTRIA GMBH, supplied as SUSPENSION for INTRAMUSCULAR administration. Health Canada currently lists it as marketed, status dated 09-Oct-2013. 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.

Is there a generic Encephalitis, Japanese, Inactivated, Whole Virus 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.

2 holders have a Canadian DIN containing Encephalitis, Japanese, Inactivated, Whole Virus, across 2 DINs, of which 1 are currently marketed. Marketed count is the number that matters: an approval that is not marketed cannot be bought.

Market authorization holderDINsMarketedBrand namesPosition
VALNEVA AUSTRIA GMBH11IXIAROSourceable in Canada
(BIKEN) THE RES.FOUND.FOR MICROB.DIS.OSAKA UNIVERSITY10JE-VAX 1 DOSENo 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 label6 MCG / 0.5 ML
Dosage formSUSPENSION
RouteINTRAMUSCULAR

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.

Substance and classification

Active substanceEncephalitis, Japanese, Inactivated, Whole Virus
ATC codeJ07BA02
AHFS class80:12.00
Biosimilar biologicNo

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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)02333279
DIN (unpadded, as printed on some documents)2333279
Brand nameIXIARO
Generic / active ingredientINACT.JAPANESE ENCEPHAL VIRUS(ATTENUAT. STRAIN SA14-14-2 PRODUCED IN VERO CELLS) : 6 MCG / 0.5 ML
Market authorization holderVALNEVA AUSTRIA GMBH
Health Canada scheduleSchedule D
ATC codeJ07BA02
ATC anatomical main groupJ — Anti-infectives for systemic use
ATC therapeutic subgroupJ07BA
Current statusMARKETED
Status date09-Oct-2013
Original market date2009-12-29 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

1 of 2 Canadian DINs for this molecule are currently marketed. Marketed products are listed first.

ProductStrengthFormHolderHealth Canada statusDIN
JE-VAX 1 DOSE1 UNITPOWDER FOR SUSPENSION ; KIT(BIKEN) THE RES.FOUND.FOR MICROB.DIS.OSAKA UNIVERSITYCANCELLED POST MARKET02048744

2 · Same class — other molecules in ATC J07BA

MoleculeCanadian brandsDINsMarketedSourceable
Encephalitis, Japanese, Inactivated, Whole VirusIXIARO · JE-VAX 1 DOSE21Yes
Encephalitis, Tick Borne, Inactivated, Whole VirusFSME-IMMUN10Not 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 J07B

ATC subgroupMoleculesDINsMarketed
J07BBInfluenza, Inactivated, Split Virus Or Surface Antigen · Influenza, Inactivated, Whole Virus · Influenza, Live Attenuated4110
J07BCCombinations · Hepatitis A, Inactivated, Whole Virus · Hepatitis B, Purified Antigen199
J07BNCovid-19, Protein Subunit · Covid-19, Rna-Based Vaccine · Covid-19, Viral Vector, Non-Replicating285
J07BXChikungunya Vaccines · Ebola Vaccines · Other Viral Vaccines · Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine · Smallpox And Monkeypox Vaccines94
J07BDMeasles, Combin. With Mumps And Rubella, Live Attenuated · Measles, Combinations With Mumps, Rubella And Varicella, Live Attenuated · Morbilli, Comb. With Rubella, Live Attenuated · Morbilli, Live Attenuated84
J07BKVaricella Zoster Vaccines · Varicella, Live Attenuated · Zoster, Live Attenuated73
J07BGRabies, Inactivated, Whole Virus32
J07BHRota Virus, Live Attenuated · Rota Virus, Pentavalent, Live, Reassorted22

4 · Fixed-dose combinations with Canadian supply

ProductActive ingredientsHolderStatusDIN
AVAXIMHEPATITIS A VIRUS, INACTIVATED : 160 UNIT / 0.5 MLSANOFI PASTEUR LIMITEDMARKETED02237792
COMIRNATY*SARSCOV2 S-PROTEIN MRNA, 5'[M27,3'-OGPPP(M12'-O)APG], 3'POLYA+LINKER : 30 MCG / 0.3 MLBIONTECH MANUFACTURING GMBHMARKETED02552035
HAVRIX 1440HEPATITIS A VIRUS, INACTIVATED : 1440 UNITGLAXOSMITHKLINE INCMARKETED02187078
HAVRIX 720 JUNIORHEPATITIS A VIRUS, INACTIVATED : 720 UNIT / 0.5 MLGLAXOSMITHKLINE INCMARKETED02231056
MRESVIA*RSV F-PROTEIN MRNA, 5'(M7G-5'-PPP-5'-GM), 3'POLYA : 50 MCG / 0.5 MLMODERNA BIOPHARMA CANADA CORPORATIONMARKETED02552914
ROTARIXROTAVIRUS VACCINE (RIX4414 STRAIN), LIVE, ORAL, ATTENUATED (HUMAN) : 1000000 CCID50 / 1.5 MLGLAXOSMITHKLINE INCMARKETED02300591
SPIKEVAX*SARSCOV2 S-PROTEIN MRNA, 5'(M7G-5'-PPP-5'-GM), 3'POLYA : 0.1 MGMODERNA BIOPHARMA CANADA CORPORATIONMARKETED02541270
TWINRIXHEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN (RECOMBINANT) : 20 MCG / 1 ML HEPATITIS A VIRUS, INACTIVATED : 720 UNIT / 1 MLGLAXOSMITHKLINE INCMARKETED02230578

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.

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.

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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 02333279. Last reviewed 2026-09-10. Nexara Health is a licensed wholesaler and supplies licensed entities only; consumer orders are routed to a partner pharmacy.