DOBUTAMINE INJECTION USP 12.5 MG — DIN 02462729
DOBUTAMINE (DOBUTAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE) : 12.5 MG · HIKMA CANADA LIMITED · SOLUTION · wholesale supply in Canada
Health Canada status: MARKETED
What is DOBUTAMINE INJECTION USP?
DOBUTAMINE INJECTION USP 12.5 MG contains DOBUTAMINE (DOBUTAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE) : 12.5 MG. It is listed in the Health Canada Drug Product Database under DIN 02462729, held by HIKMA CANADA LIMITED, supplied as SOLUTION for INTRAVENOUS administration. Health Canada currently lists it as marketed, status dated 12-Jul-2024. 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 DOBUTAMINE INJECTION USP used for?
Dobutamine Injection USP is indicated in the treatment of adults with cardiac decompensation due to depressed contractility resulting from organic heart disease or following cardiac surgical procedures in which parenteral therapy is necessary for inotropic support.
Authorized indication as written in the Health Canada product monograph. For healthcare professionals and licensed purchasers; this is not medical advice.
How much does Dobutamine cost around the world?
Dobutamine is listed on 5 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. Greece publishes a producer price (ex-factory); Morocco publishes a PPV (public price); Saudi Arabia publishes a public. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | public | 5 | 6 | SAR███.██ |
| South Africa | single exit price | 5 | 6 | ZAR███.██ |
| Morocco | PPV (public price) | 4 | 4 | MAD███.██ |
| United Kingdom | hospital | 3 | 3 | GBP███.██ |
| Greece | producer price (ex-factory) | 2 | 2 | EUR███.██ |
21 pack listings across 19 brand entries and 5 price bases, refreshed 05 Sep 2026. Ranges span every Dobutamine 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 Dobutamine 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.
8 holders have a Canadian DIN containing Dobutamine, across 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | 2 | 1 | DOBUTAMINE INJECTION SDZ, DOBUTAMINE INJECTION USP | Sourceable in Canada |
| HIKMA CANADA LIMITED | 1 | 1 | DOBUTAMINE INJECTION USP | Sourceable in Canada |
| IVAX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | 1 | 0 | DOBUTAMINE 12.5MG/ML | No marketed DIN |
| NOVOPHARM LIMITED | 1 | 0 | DOBUTAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE INJECTION-12.5MG/ML | No marketed DIN |
| PFIZER CANADA ULC | 1 | 0 | DOBUTAMINE INJECTION USP | No marketed DIN |
| PHARMACEUTICAL PARTNERS OF CANADA INC | 1 | 0 | DOBUTREX | No marketed DIN |
| SANOFI CANADA, INC. | 1 | 0 | DOBUTAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE INJECTION-12.5MG/ML | No marketed DIN |
| STERIMAX INC | 1 | 0 | DOBUTAMINE INJECTION USP | 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 | 12.5 MG |
|---|---|
| Dosage form | SOLUTION |
| Route | INTRAVENOUS |
| Pack configuration (monograph) | 20 mL single use vials, boxes of 10. |
| Storage | Store unopened vial between 15 and 30°C. Protect from light. Store diluted solution up to 24 hours at room temperature (15-30°C). |
Before an order line is unambiguous Nexara needs the strength, the pack size and the presentation.
Substance and classification
| Active substance | Dobutamine |
|---|---|
| ATC code | C01CA07 |
| 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) | 02462729 |
|---|---|
| DIN (unpadded, as printed on some documents) | 2462729 |
| Brand name | DOBUTAMINE INJECTION USP |
| Generic / active ingredient | DOBUTAMINE (DOBUTAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE) : 12.5 MG |
| Market authorization holder | HIKMA CANADA LIMITED |
| Health Canada schedule | Prescription |
| ATC code | C01CA07 |
| ATC anatomical main group | C — Cardiovascular system |
| ATC therapeutic subgroup | C01CA |
| Current status | MARKETED |
| Status date | 12-Jul-2024 |
| 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 9 Canadian DINs for this molecule are currently marketed. Marketed products are listed first.
| Product | Strength | Form | Holder | Health Canada status | DIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOBUTAMINE INJECTION USP | 12.5 MG | LIQUID | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | MARKETED | 02242010 |
| DOBUTAMINE 12.5MG/ML | 12.5 MG | SOLUTION | IVAX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED | CANCELLED POST MARKET | 02229451 |
| DOBUTAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE INJECTION-12.5MG/ML | 12.5 MG | LIQUID | SANOFI CANADA, INC. | CANCELLED POST MARKET | 02225891 |
| DOBUTAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE INJECTION-12.5MG/ML | 12.5 MG | LIQUID | NOVOPHARM LIMITED | CANCELLED POST MARKET | 02228335 |
| DOBUTAMINE INJECTION SDZ | 12.5 MG | SOLUTION | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | DORMANT | 02384671 |
| DOBUTAMINE INJECTION USP | 12.5 MG | SOLUTION | STERIMAX INC | APPROVED | 02443430 |
| DOBUTAMINE INJECTION USP | 250 MG / 20 ML | SOLUTION | PFIZER CANADA ULC | CANCELLED POST MARKET | 02210401 |
| DOBUTREX | 12.5 MG | SOLUTION | PHARMACEUTICAL PARTNERS OF CANADA INC | CANCELLED POST MARKET | 00759538 |
2 · Same class — other molecules in ATC C01CA
| Molecule | Canadian brands | DINs | Marketed | Sourceable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midodrine | AMATINE · APO-MIDODRINE · JAMP MIDODRINE · M-MIDODRINE · +2 more | 12 | 10 | Yes |
| Epinephrine | ADRENACLICK 0.15MG AUTO-INJECTOR · ADRENACLICK 0.30MG AUTO-INJECTOR · ADRENALIN · ALLERJECT · +17 more | 29 | 7 | Yes |
| Phenylephrine | NEO-SYNEPHRINE · NEO-SYNEPHRINE INJ LIQ 10MG/ML · NEO-SYNEPHRINE LIQ 1% · PHENYLEPHRINE HYDROCHLORIDE INJECTION · +4 more | 15 | 5 | Yes |
| Norepinephrine | LEVOPHED · LEVOPHED LIQ IV 1.0MG/ML · NOREPINEPHRINE BITARTRATE IN 5% DEXTROSE INJECTION · NOREPINEPHRINE BITARTRATE INJECTION · +2 more | 10 | 5 | Yes |
| Dopamine | DOPAMINE HCL 0.8MG/ML DEXTROSE 5% INJ USP · DOPAMINE HCL 1.6MG/ML DEXTROSE 5% INJ USP · DOPAMINE HCL 3.2MG/ML DEXTROSE 5% INJ USP · DOPAMINE HCL INJ 4% · +2 more | 8 | 3 | Yes |
| Isoprenaline | ISOPROTERENOL HCL INJ 1:5000 · ISOPROTERENOL HYDROCHLORIDE INJECTION USP · ISUPREL INJ 0.2MG/ML · ISUPREL LIQ 0.2MG/ML | 7 | 3 | Yes |
| Dobutamine | DOBUTAMINE 12.5MG/ML · DOBUTAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE INJECTION-12.5MG/ML · DOBUTAMINE INJECTION SDZ · DOBUTAMINE INJECTION USP · +1 more | 9 | 2 | Yes |
| Ephedrine | EPHEDRINE SULFATE INJECTION USP · EPHEDRINE SULFATE INJECTION USP, 50MG/ML · EPHEDRINE SULFATE INJECTION, USP · EPHEDRINE SULPHATE INJECTION, USP | 6 | 1 | Yes |
| Epinephrine, Combinations | ANA-KIT · ANA-KIT (2MG/TAB ORL, 1MG/ML LIQ SC IM) · ANAKIT INSECT STING TREATMENT KIT | 3 | 0 | Not in Canada |
| Mephentermine | WYAMINE SULFATE INJECTION LIQ 30MG/ML | 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 C01C
| ATC subgroup | Molecules | DINs | Marketed |
|---|---|---|---|
| C01CE | Amrinone · Milrinone | 12 | 2 |
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 DOBUTAMINE INJECTION USP called?
The same molecule, Dobutamine, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| CARDIJECT | Latin | Morocco |
| Cardutrex | Latin | Saudi Arabia |
| DOBUTAMINE MYLAN | Latin | Morocco |
| Dobutrex | Latin | South Africa |
| Micro-Dobutamine | Latin | South Africa |
| Posiject | 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.