APO-FINASTERIDE 5 MG — DIN 02365383
FINASTERIDE : 5 MG · APOTEX INC · TABLET · wholesale supply in Canada
Health Canada status: DORMANT
What is APO-FINASTERIDE?
APO-FINASTERIDE 5 MG contains FINASTERIDE : 5 MG. It is listed in the Health Canada Drug Product Database under DIN 02365383, held by APOTEX INC, supplied as TABLET for ORAL administration. Health Canada currently lists it as dormant, status dated 24-Feb-2024. Nexara Health is a licensed Canadian wholesale distributor (DEL 3-002896-A). This DIN is not currently being marketed in Canada, so it is sourced to order where a compliant route exists rather than held in stock.
What is APO-FINASTERIDE used for?
Monotherapy for treatment/control of BPH and prevention of urologic events (acute urinary retention, surgery). Combination with doxazosin to reduce risk of symptomatic progression of BPH.
Authorized indication as written in the Health Canada product monograph. For healthcare professionals and licensed purchasers; this is not medical advice.
How much does Finasteride cost around the world?
Finasteride is listed on 11 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; Bahrain publishes a retail (max); Greece publishes a 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | prezzo al pubblico (classe A) | 16 | 42 | EUR███.██ |
| United States | acquisition | 2 | 38 | USD███.██ |
| Australia | ex-manufacturer | 10 | 20 | AUD███.██ |
| Saudi Arabia | public | 10 | 12 | SAR███.██ |
| Greece | producer price (ex-factory) | 11 | 11 | EUR███.██ |
| South Africa | single exit price | 11 | 11 | ZAR███.██ |
| Bahrain | retail (max) | 4 | 4 | BHD███.██ |
| United Arab Emirates | public | 3 | 3 | AED███.██ |
| Morocco | PPV (public price) | 2 | 2 | MAD███.██ |
| United Kingdom | hospital | 1 | 1 | GBP███.██ |
| Lebanon | public price (USD, Decision 119/1) | 1 | 1 | USD███.██ |
145 pack listings across 71 brand entries and 10 price bases, refreshed 08 Sep 2026. Ranges span every Finasteride 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 Finasteride 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.
23 holders have a Canadian DIN containing Finasteride, across 25 DINs, of which 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEVA CANADA LIMITED | 3 | 1 | NTP-FINASTERIDE, RATIO-FINASTERIDE, TEVA-FINASTERIDE | Sourceable in Canada |
| ACCORD HEALTHCARE INC | 1 | 1 | ACH-FINASTERIDE | Sourceable in Canada |
| AURO PHARMA INC | 1 | 1 | AURO-FINASTERIDE | Sourceable in Canada |
| BIOMED PHARMA | 1 | 1 | BIO-FINASTERIDE | Sourceable in Canada |
| LABORATOIRE RIVA INC. | 1 | 1 | RIVA-FINASTERIDE | Sourceable in Canada |
| MINT PHARMACEUTICALS INC | 1 | 1 | MINT-FINASTERIDE | Sourceable in Canada |
| NORA PHARMA INC | 1 | 1 | NRA-FINASTERIDE | Sourceable in Canada |
| ORGANON CANADA INC. | 1 | 1 | PROSCAR | Sourceable in Canada |
| PHARMASCIENCE INC | 1 | 1 | PMS-FINASTERIDE | Sourceable in Canada |
| PRO DOC LIMITEE | 1 | 1 | FINASTERIDE | Sourceable in Canada |
| SANIS HEALTH INC | 1 | 1 | FINASTERIDE | Sourceable in Canada |
| SIVEM PHARMACEUTICALS ULC | 1 | 1 | FINASTERIDE | 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 | 5 MG |
|---|---|
| Dosage form | TABLET |
| Route | ORAL |
| Pack configuration (monograph) | Blister packages of 30 tablets; bottle packages of 30, 100 and 500 tablets. |
| Storage | Not explicitly detailed in the provided text sections (Section 11 was listed in TOC but text not provided), though typically room temperature. |
Before an order line is unambiguous Nexara needs the strength, the pack size and the presentation.
Substance and classification
| Active substance | Finasteride |
|---|---|
| ATC code | G04CB01 |
| AHFS class | 92:04.00 |
| 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) | 02365383 |
|---|---|
| DIN (unpadded, as printed on some documents) | 2365383 |
| Brand name | APO-FINASTERIDE |
| Generic / active ingredient | FINASTERIDE : 5 MG |
| Market authorization holder | APOTEX INC |
| Health Canada schedule | Prescription |
| ATC code | G04CB01 |
| ATC anatomical main group | G — Genito-urinary system and sex hormones |
| ATC therapeutic subgroup | G04CB |
| Current status | DORMANT |
| Status date | 24-Feb-2024 |
| Original market date | 2011-11-17 00:00:00 |
| Status source | Live Health Canada DPD sync |
Verify on the primary sources
How is it administered?
Recommended dosage is one 5 mg tablet daily with or without food. No adjustment required for renal insufficiency or geriatrics.
Included because it drives pack selection and wastage. Consult the monograph.
Contraindications
Pregnant women or women who may potentially be pregnant; Hypersensitivity to any component of this product. Not indicated for use in women or children.
Warnings and precautions
Increased risk of high-grade prostate cancer. Monitor for obstructive uropathy. Report breast changes. Psychiatric symptoms (depression, suicidal ideation) reported. PSA levels reduced by ~50%.
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
12 of 25 Canadian DINs for this molecule are currently marketed. Marketed products are listed first.
| Product | Strength | Form | Holder | Health Canada status | DIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACH-FINASTERIDE | 5 MG | TABLET | ACCORD HEALTHCARE INC | MARKETED | 02355043 |
| AURO-FINASTERIDE | 5 MG | TABLET | AURO PHARMA INC | MARKETED | 02405814 |
| BIO-FINASTERIDE | 5 MG | TABLET | BIOMED PHARMA | MARKETED | 02527847 |
| FINASTERIDE | 5 MG | TABLET | SIVEM PHARMACEUTICALS ULC | MARKETED | 02447541 |
| FINASTERIDE | 5 MG | TABLET | PRO DOC LIMITEE | MARKETED | 02350270 |
| FINASTERIDE | 5 MG | TABLET | SANIS HEALTH INC | MARKETED | 02445077 |
| MINT-FINASTERIDE | 5 MG | TABLET | MINT PHARMACEUTICALS INC | MARKETED | 02389878 |
| NRA-FINASTERIDE | 5 MG | TABLET | NORA PHARMA INC | MARKETED | 02535637 |
| PMS-FINASTERIDE | 5 MG | TABLET | PHARMASCIENCE INC | MARKETED | 02310112 |
| PROSCAR | 5 MG | TABLET | ORGANON CANADA INC. | MARKETED | 02010909 |
2 · Same class — other molecules in ATC G04CB
| Molecule | Canadian brands | DINs | Marketed | Sourceable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finasteride | ACCEL-FINASTERIDE TABLETS USP · ACH-FINASTERIDE · ACT FINASTERIDE · AG-FINASTERIDE · +19 more | 25 | 12 | Yes |
| Dutasteride | ACT DUTASTERIDE · AG-DUTASTERIDE · APO-DUTASTERIDE · AURO-DUTASTERIDE · +13 more | 20 | 12 | Yes |
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 G04C
| ATC subgroup | Molecules | DINs | Marketed |
|---|---|---|---|
| G04CA | Alfuzosin · Silodosin · Tamsulosin · Tamsulosin And Dutasteride · Terazosin | 97 | 32 |
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 APO-FINASTERIDE called?
The same molecule, Finasteride, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Proscar | Latin | Australia, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, South Africa |
| Finpro | Latin | Australia, South Africa |
| Allocar | Latin | Saudi Arabia |
| Finasta | Latin | Australia |
| Finide | Latin | Australia |
| Finjuve | Latin | Bahrain, Saudi Arabia |
| Finnacar | Latin | Australia |
| Propecia | Latin | Saudi Arabia, South Africa |
| CHIBRO-PROSCAR | Latin | Morocco |
| FINASID | Latin | Bahrain |
| FINASTERIDE | Latin | Lebanon |
| FINISCAR | Latin | Bahrain |
| Profina | Latin | South Africa |
| PROSNORM | Latin | Saudi Arabia |
| Rusolex | Latin | Saudi Arabia |
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?
This DIN is dormant — it holds a Health Canada authorization but is not currently being marketed in Canada, so it cannot simply be ordered from Canadian stock. Where a patient need exists, supply may be possible through exceptional importation or the Special Access Programme, subject to Health Canada's requirements and the prescriber's application. Nexara can advise on the route and on marketed alternatives.
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.