DERMACAINE-R 18 % — DIN 02344971
BENZOCAINE : 18 % TETRACAINE : 2 % · INNOVATECH INC · CREAM · wholesale supply in Canada
Health Canada status: CANCELLED (UNRETURNED ANNUAL)
What is DERMACAINE-R?
DERMACAINE-R 18 % contains BENZOCAINE : 18 % TETRACAINE : 2 %. It is listed in the Health Canada Drug Product Database under DIN 02344971, held by INNOVATECH INC, supplied as CREAM for TOPICAL administration. Health Canada currently lists it as cancelled (unreturned annual), status dated 05-Apr-2018. 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 Topical Anesthetics, 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.
5 holders have a Canadian DIN containing Topical Anesthetics, Combinations, across 7 DINs, of which 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GERMIPHENE CORPORATION | 3 | 1 | ZAP LIQUID, ZAP TOPICAL ANESTHETIC GEL, ZAP TOPICAL ANESTHETIC SPRAY | Sourceable in Canada |
| ABJ CUSTOM PACKAGING | 1 | 1 | ONE TOUCH TOPICAL ANESTHETIC GEL | Sourceable in Canada |
| AVACARE, DIVISION OF JEUNIQUE INTERNATIONAL INC. | 1 | 0 | BURNCARE KIT | No marketed DIN |
| CETYLITE INDUSTRIES INC. | 1 | 0 | CETACAINE SPRAY | No marketed DIN |
| INNOVATECH INC | 1 | 0 | DERMACAINE-R | No 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 label | 18 % |
|---|---|
| Dosage form | CREAM |
| Route | TOPICAL |
Before an order line is unambiguous Nexara needs the strength, the pack size and the presentation.
Substance and classification
| Active substance | Topical Anesthetics, Combinations |
|---|---|
| ATC code | D04AB30 |
| AHFS class | 84:08.00 |
| 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) | 02344971 |
|---|---|
| DIN (unpadded, as printed on some documents) | 2344971 |
| Brand name | DERMACAINE-R |
| Generic / active ingredient | BENZOCAINE : 18 % TETRACAINE : 2 % |
| Market authorization holder | INNOVATECH INC |
| Health Canada schedule | NON-PRESCRIPTION DRUGS |
| ATC code | D04AB30 |
| ATC anatomical main group | D — Dermatologicals |
| ATC therapeutic subgroup | D04AB |
| Current status | CANCELLED (UNRETURNED ANNUAL) |
| Status date | 05-Apr-2018 |
| 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
2 of 7 Canadian DINs for this molecule are currently marketed. Marketed products are listed first.
| Product | Strength | Form | Holder | Health Canada status | DIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ONE TOUCH TOPICAL ANESTHETIC GEL | 18 % | GEL | ABJ CUSTOM PACKAGING | MARKETED | 02230958 |
| ZAP TOPICAL ANESTHETIC GEL | 18 % | GEL | GERMIPHENE CORPORATION | MARKETED | 01930699 |
| BURNCARE KIT | 2.4 % | SPRAY | AVACARE, DIVISION OF JEUNIQUE INTERNATIONAL INC. | CANCELLED POST MARKET | 00639818 |
| CETACAINE SPRAY | 2 % | AEROSOL | CETYLITE INDUSTRIES INC. | DORMANT | 02028840 |
| ZAP LIQUID | 2 % | LIQUID | GERMIPHENE CORPORATION | CANCELLED POST MARKET | 00443786 |
| ZAP TOPICAL ANESTHETIC SPRAY | 18 % | SPRAY | GERMIPHENE CORPORATION | CANCELLED POST MARKET | 02240984 |
2 · Same class — other molecules in ATC D04AB
| Molecule | Canadian brands | DINs | Marketed | Sourceable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lidocaine | 2025-04-15 00:00:00 · AFTER SUN BURN RELIEF LIDOCAINE CONTINUOUS SPRAY · AFTER SUN GEL · AFTER SUN SOOTHING SPRAY · AFTERBURN · ALOCANE · ALOCANE PLUS · ALOE ICE SUNBURN RELIEF JELLY · ANECREAM · AVON FOOT WORKS THERAPEUTIC CRACKED HEEL RELIEF CREAM · BACTINE FIRST AID SPRAY · BACTINE FIRST AID SPRAY LIQ · BANANA BOAT SOOTH-A-CAINE SPRAY GEL · BANANA BOAT SOOTH-A-CAINE W.MOIST.ALOE V.GEL · BANANA BOAT SOOTHACAINE SPRAY GEL · BAND-AID BRAND ANTISEPTIC WASH · BETACAINE GEL · BIKINI RELIEF · BIKINI ZONE · BIKINI ZONE TOPICAL ANALGESIC GEL · BLACK LABEL ANORECTAL NUMBING SPRAY · BURN CREAM · BURN JEL 20 MG/GM · BURN RELIEF CREAM · BURN RELIEF GEL WITH LIDOCAINE · BURNCARE SPRAY · CACITRIX · CARIBBEAN BREEZE BURN RELIEF · CUTIECAINE · CUTIECAINE-5% · DERMA GEL RELIEF · DERMATOLOGIC RELIEF · DR. NUMB · DR. SCHOLL'S CRACKED HEEL RELIEF CREAM · EQUATE AFTER SUN GEL WITH LIDOCAINE · FAMILY MEDIC FIRST AID TREATMENT - LIQ · FAMILY MEDIC FIRST-AID TREATMENT LIQUID · FAMILY MEDIC FIRST-AID TREATMENT LOTION · FIRST AID ANTISEPTIC SWABS · FIRST AID SPRAY · FOOT WORKS HEALTHY CRACKED HEEL CREAM · FOOTWORKS HEALTHY CRACKED HEEL CREAM · GARDENERS SKIN REMEDY TOPICAL ANALGESIC GEL · GOLD LABEL ANORECTAL NUMBING SPRAY · HARMONY NUMBING CREAM · HAWAIIAN TROPIC AFTER SUN APRÈS SOLEIL SUNBURN RELIEF SOULAGEMENT DES COUPS DE SOLEIL · I.C.E. LIDOCAINE GEL - GEL LIDOCAINE · JAMPOCAINE 2% VISCOUS SOLUTION · JAMPOCAINE 5% · LIDO PAIN RELIEF · LIDOCAINE · LIDOCAINE ANORECTAL TEMPORARY PAIN RELIEF SPRAY · LIDOCAINE HCL JELLY 2% · LIDOCAINE HCL TOPICAL SOLUTION · LIDOCAINE HYDROCHLORIDE SOLUTION · LIDOCAINE HYDROCHLORIDE TOPICAL SOLUTION USP · LIDOCAINE OINTMENT USP · LIDOCAINE OINTMENT USP, 5% · LIDOCAINE ONT 5% GRAHAM FLAVORED · LIDOCAINE PAIN RELIEF SPRAY 4% · LIDOCAINE PLUS MENTHOL · LIDOCAINE4 · LIDODAN 4% TOPICAL SOLUTION · LIDODAN CREAM 4% · LIDODAN CREAM 5% · LIDODAN JELLY 2% · LIDODAN JELLY 2%(SINGLE USE SYRINGE) · LIDODAN OINTMENT 5% · LIDOMAX 5 · LIPSOREX PLUS · LYRACAINE GEL · MAXILENE 4 · MAXILENE 5 · MEDI-QUIK FIRST AID SPRAY · MEDI-QUIK FIRST-AID SPRAY - AER TOP · NANONUMB · NEUTROGENA ANTI-ITCH MOISTURIZER · NO-AD ALOE VERA GEL 98% PURE · NO-AD SUNBURN RELIEF GEL · NUMBSKIN · PHARMASSIST SOOTHENEL GEL · PRE-WAX PAIN RELIEF · PRE-WAX SPRAY · PRECISE PAIN RELIEF CREAM · PREMJACT · REGENECARE HYDROGEL · RES-Q ANALGESIC TOPICAL PAIN RELIEF SPRAY · RES-Q TOPICAL ANALGESIC SOOTHING GEL · SAFETEC BURN GEL · SAFETEC BURN SPRAY · SAFETEC STING RELIEF · SHAVE ZONE · SKIN ENVY SOOTHING CREAM · SMARTSHIELD AFTER SUN · SOLARCAINE BURN PAIN RELIEF · SOLARCAINE FIRST AID LIDOCAINE SPRAY · SOLARCAINE MEDICATED FIRST AID LOTION · SOLARCAINE MEDICATED LIDOCAINE GEL · SOOTHING GEL WITH LIDOCAINE · STUD 100 · SUNBURN RELIEF · SUNBURN RELIEF GEL · SWABPLUS PIERCING CARE SWABS · THE SOLUTION ANORECTAL SPRAY TEMPORARY PAIN RELIEF · TPR20 · UNBURN-GEL 2.5% · WATER-JEL BURN JEL-2% · WATKINS BURN CREAM · X3 ON THE GO FIRST AID BITE RELIEF SPRAY · X3 ON THE GO FIRST AID BURN RELIEF SPRAY · X3 ON-THE-GO FIRST AID BURN RELIEF SPRAY · XYLOCAINE OINTMENT 5% · XYLOCAINE TOPICAL 5% · XYRALID · ZENSA · ZILACTIN-L | 120 | 18 | Yes |
| Pramocaine | AVEENO ANTI-ITCH CREAM · AVEENO ANTI-ITCH LOTION · BACTINE PAIN RELIEVING CLEANSING SPRAY · BIKINI ZONE MEDICATED AFTER SHAVE SPRAY · BIKINI ZONE MEDICATED AFTER-SHAVE ROLL-ON RELIEF · CALADRYL LOTION · CLEAR ANTI-ITCH LOTION · DERMOPLAST POISON IVY TREATMENT · FIRST ON TOPICAL ANALGESIC · FISSURENE · GOLD BOND ANTI-ITCH LOTION · GOLD BOND MEDICATED ANTI-ITCH CREAM · ITCH RELIEF BALM · ITCH RELIEF LOTION · ITCH RELIEF MOISTURIZING CREAM · ITCH RELIEF MOISTURIZING LOTION · ITCH X GEL · ITCH-X GEL · MEDICATED CALAMINE LOTION WITH PRAMOXINE HCL · NO MORE BUMPS · POLYSPORIN ITCH RELIEF · POLYSPORIN LIP TREATMENT · POLYSPORIN POLY TO GO · PRAMEGEL · PRECISE COOLING PAIN RELIEF CREAM · PRO-RELIEF · SARNA P · SARNA SENSITIVE ANTI-ITCH LOTION · SKIN RELIEF MEDICATED ANTI-ITCH TREATMENT · SOOTHING CARE ITCH RELIEF SPRAY | 36 | 7 | Yes |
| Benzocaine | ANIVY · BALZAROL ONT · BITE RELIEF · BOIL EASE DRAWING SALVE ONT · BOIL EASE PAIN RELIEVING OINTMENT · BURN O SOL SPRAY · BURNCARE CREAM 5.0% · BYE BYE BITE LOT · BYE BYE BURN LOT · COLD SORE LOTION · COLD SORE TREATMENT · DERMAPHY ONT · DERMOPLAST AER · DERMOPLAST AEROSOL SPRAY · FOILLE ONT · JOHNSON AND JOHNSON BURN CRM 5.0% · LANACANE ANTI-BACTERIAL FIRST AID SPRAY · MAINTAIN · ORAJEL MULTI-ACTION COLD SORE MEDICINE · ROUGIER SWAB INSECT BITE RELIEF SWABS · SALONPAS PAIN RELIEVING CREAM · SALONPAS PAIN RELIEVING SOLUTION · SOLARCAINE FIRST AID CREAM · SOLARCAINE FIRST AID SPRAY · STING EZE · STING KURE - LIQ · STING-EZE-LIQ · SWABPLUS ANESTHETIC SWABS | 28 | 2 | Yes |
| Topical Anesthetics, Combinations | BURNCARE KIT · CETACAINE SPRAY · DERMACAINE-R · ONE TOUCH TOPICAL ANESTHETIC GEL · ZAP LIQUID · ZAP TOPICAL ANESTHETIC GEL · ZAP TOPICAL ANESTHETIC SPRAY | 7 | 2 | Yes |
| Tetracaine | AMETOP GEL 4% · TETRACAINE2 · VIRACTIN GEL · VIRACTIN MOISTURIZING CREAM | 4 | 1 | Yes |
| Lidocaine, Combinations | BURN RELIEF GEL · ICY HOT LIDOCAINE PAIN RELIEVING CREAM PLUS MENTHOL · ITCH RELIEF CREAM · PAIN RELIEVING CLEANSING SPRAY · SCAR ZONE BURN GEL · SKIN SOOTHING AID · SUN BURN RELIEF CREAM | 7 | 0 | Not in Canada |
| Cinchocaine | NUPERCAINAL ANTISEPTIC CREAM | 1 | 0 | Not in Canada |
| Benzocaine, Combinations | KAMA SUTRA PLEASURE BALM | 1 | 0 | Not in Canada |
| Anesthetics For Topical Use | TANAC MEDICATED GEL | 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 D04A
| ATC subgroup | Molecules | DINs | Marketed |
|---|---|---|---|
| D04AA | Diphenhydramine · Promethazine · Tripelennamine | 30 | 6 |
| D04AX | Other Antipruritics | 39 | 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.
Can this still be bought in Canada?
No. This Drug Identification Number is cancelled (unreturned annual) 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.