TIGECYCLINE 50 MG — DIN 02409356
TIGECYCLINE : 50 MG · APOTEX INC · POWDER FOR SOLUTION · wholesale supply in Canada
Health Canada status: MARKETED
What is TIGECYCLINE?
TIGECYCLINE 50 MG contains TIGECYCLINE : 50 MG. It is listed in the Health Canada Drug Product Database under DIN 02409356, held by APOTEX INC, supplied as POWDER FOR SOLUTION for INTRAVENOUS administration. Health Canada currently lists it as marketed, status dated 23-Oct-2014. 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 TIGECYCLINE used for?
TIGECYCLINE is indicated for the treatment of complicated skin and skin structure infections (cSSSI), complicated intra-abdominal infections (cIAI), and community acquired pneumonia (CAP, mild to moderate infections only) caused by susceptible strains of designated microorganisms in patients 18 years of age and older. TIGECYCLINE should only be used to treat infections proven or strongly suspected to be caused by susceptible bacteria to reduce the development of drug-resistant bacteria.
Authorized indication as written in the Health Canada product monograph. For healthcare professionals and licensed purchasers; this is not medical advice.
How much does Tigecycline cost around the world?
Tigecycline is listed on 7 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. Bahrain publishes a retail (max); Czechia publishes a max producer price (ex-factory); 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | single exit price | 7 | 9 | ZAR███.██ |
| Saudi Arabia | public | 7 | 8 | SAR███.██ |
| Greece | producer price (ex-factory) | 6 | 6 | EUR███.██ |
| Czechia | max producer price (ex-factory) | 5 | 5 | CZK███.██ |
| United Arab Emirates | public | 2 | 3 | AED███.██ |
| Bahrain | retail (max) | 3 | 3 | BHD███.██ |
| United Kingdom | hospital | 1 | 1 | GBP███.██ |
35 pack listings across 31 brand entries and 6 price bases, refreshed 03 Sep 2026. Ranges span every Tigecycline 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 Tigecycline 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.
3 holders have a Canadian DIN containing Tigecycline, across 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APOTEX INC | 1 | 1 | TIGECYCLINE | Sourceable in Canada |
| PFIZER CANADA ULC | 1 | 1 | TYGACIL | Sourceable in Canada |
| PHARMARIS CANADA INC | 1 | 0 | TIGECYCLINE FOR INJECTION | 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 | 50 MG |
|---|---|
| Dosage form | POWDER FOR SOLUTION |
| Route | INTRAVENOUS |
| Pack configuration (monograph) | 10 vials per box |
| Storage | Once reconstituted, TIGECYCLINE may be stored at room temperature (not to exceed 25°C/77°F) for up to 24 hours (up to 6 hours in the vial and the remaining time in the IV bag). Alternatively, TIGECYCLINE mixed with 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection, USP, or 5% Dextrose Injection USP may be stored refrigerated at 2°C to 8°C (36°F to 46°F) for up to 48 hours |
| Shipping class | Cold chain — validated shipper with temperature monitoring |
Before an order line is unambiguous Nexara needs the strength, the pack size and the presentation.
Cold chain. This product is stored refrigerated. Nexara ships it on a validated cold chain with temperature monitoring; a delivery address that cannot receive and store it at 2–8 °C on arrival must be flagged before the order is placed.
Substance and classification
| Active substance | Tigecycline |
|---|---|
| ATC code | J01AA12 |
| AHFS class | 08:12.24.12 |
| 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) | 02409356 |
|---|---|
| DIN (unpadded, as printed on some documents) | 2409356 |
| Brand name | TIGECYCLINE |
| Generic / active ingredient | TIGECYCLINE : 50 MG |
| Market authorization holder | APOTEX INC |
| Health Canada schedule | Prescription |
| ATC code | J01AA12 |
| ATC anatomical main group | J — Anti-infectives for systemic use |
| ATC therapeutic subgroup | J01AA |
| Current status | MARKETED |
| Status date | 23-Oct-2014 |
| Original market date | 2014-10-23 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
2 of 3 Canadian DINs for this molecule are currently marketed. Marketed products are listed first.
| Product | Strength | Form | Holder | Health Canada status | DIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TYGACIL | 50 MG | POWDER FOR SOLUTION | PFIZER CANADA ULC | MARKETED | 02285401 |
| TIGECYCLINE FOR INJECTION | 50 MG | POWDER FOR SOLUTION | PHARMARIS CANADA INC | APPROVED | 02484749 |
2 · Same class — other molecules in ATC J01AA
| Molecule | Canadian brands | DINs | Marketed | Sourceable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doxycycline | AG-DOXYCYCLINE · ALTI-DOXYCYCLINE - TAB 100MG · ALTI-DOXYCYCLINE-CAP 100MG · APO-DOXY CAP 100MG · +34 more | 43 | 14 | Yes |
| Minocycline | AVA-MINOCYCLINE · DOM-MINOCYCLINE CAPSULES · ENCA 100MG · ENCA 50MG · +16 more | 36 | 2 | Yes |
| Tigecycline | TIGECYCLINE · TIGECYCLINE FOR INJECTION · TYGACIL | 3 | 2 | Yes |
| Tetracycline | ACHROMYCIN V CAP 250MG · APO TETRA TABS 250MG · JAA TETRA TAB 250MG · MEDICYCLINE CAP 250MG · +6 more | 12 | 1 | Yes |
| Demeclocycline | DECLOMYCIN · DECLOMYCIN - TAB 300MG · DECLOMYCIN TAB 150MG · DECLOMYCIN TAB 300MG | 4 | 0 | Not in Canada |
| Rolitetracycline | REVERIN 275MG | 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.
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 TIGECYCLINE called?
The same molecule, Tigecycline, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rubicil | Latin | South Africa |
| TEGECEN | Latin | Bahrain, Saudi Arabia |
| Tigebax | Latin | Saudi Arabia, South Africa |
| Tigecycline Accord | Latin | Czechia, South Africa |
| Tizeg | Latin | South Africa |
| TYGACIL | Latin | Bahrain, Czechia |
| Cabitac | Latin | Saudi Arabia |
| Cytagil IV | Latin | South Africa |
| Tacyl | Latin | South Africa |
| TAGIX | Latin | Bahrain |
| Tigecycline BOS | Latin | Saudi Arabia |
| TIGECYCLINE MYLAN | Latin | Czechia |
| TIGECYCLINE OLIKLA | Latin | Czechia |
| TIGECYCLINE VIATRIS | Latin | Czechia |
| Tugatev | 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?
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.