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CLINDAMYCIN PHOSPHATE TOPICAL SOLUTION USP 1 % — DIN 02483769

CLINDAMYCIN (CLINDAMYCIN PHOSPHATE) : 1 % · HIKMA CANADA LIMITED · SOLUTION · wholesale supply in Canada

Health Canada status: DORMANT

What is CLINDAMYCIN PHOSPHATE TOPICAL SOLUTION USP?

CLINDAMYCIN PHOSPHATE TOPICAL SOLUTION USP 1 % contains CLINDAMYCIN (CLINDAMYCIN PHOSPHATE) : 1 %. It is listed in the Health Canada Drug Product Database under DIN 02483769, held by HIKMA CANADA LIMITED, supplied as SOLUTION for TOPICAL administration. Health Canada currently lists it as dormant, status dated 07-Oct-2022. 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.

How much does Clindamycin cost around the world?

Clindamycin is listed on 12 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; Austria publishes a KVP (Kassenverkaufspreis); Bahrain publishes a retail (max). 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.

MarketPrice basis published thereBrandsPacks listedRange
United Statesacquisition636USD███.██
Greeceproducer price (ex-factory)2929EUR███.██
AustriaKVP (Kassenverkaufspreis)1116EUR███.██
South Africasingle exit price1013ZAR███.██
Australiaex-manufacturer612AUD███.██
Czechiamax producer price (ex-factory)510CZK███.██
Romaniamax producer price710RON███.██
United Kingdomhospital88GBP███.██
Luxembourgreimbursement88EUR███.██
Icelandmax wholesale14ISK███.██
Bahrainretail (max)23BHD███.██
Lebanonpublic price (USD, Decision 119/1)11USD███.██

150 pack listings across 94 brand entries and 12 price bases, refreshed 08 Sep 2026. Ranges span every Clindamycin pack in that market, so a high figure is usually a larger pack rather than the same product.

Figures are held for the Nexara team. Cross-market prices are published on incompatible bases and are not an offer, a landed cost, or a guide to what any buyer can obtain. Nexara publishes which markets list the product and on what basis; the numbers stay internal.

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Is there a generic Clindamycin 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 Clindamycin, across 6 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
TARO PHARMACEUTICALS INC11TARO-CLINDAMYCINSourceable in Canada
GLAXOSMITHKLINE INC20CLINDASOL, CLINDETSNo marketed DIN
BAUSCH HEALTH, CANADA INC.10CLINDA-TNo marketed DIN
HIKMA CANADA LIMITED10CLINDAMYCIN PHOSPHATE TOPICAL SOLUTION USPNo marketed DIN
PFIZER CANADA ULC10DALACIN T 1%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 label1 %
Dosage formSOLUTION
RouteTOPICAL

Before an order line is unambiguous Nexara needs the strength, the pack size and the presentation.

Substance and classification

Active substanceClindamycin
ATC codeD10AF01
AHFS class84:04.04
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)02483769
DIN (unpadded, as printed on some documents)2483769
Brand nameCLINDAMYCIN PHOSPHATE TOPICAL SOLUTION USP
Generic / active ingredientCLINDAMYCIN (CLINDAMYCIN PHOSPHATE) : 1 %
Market authorization holderHIKMA CANADA LIMITED
Health Canada schedulePrescription
ATC codeD10AF01
ATC anatomical main groupD — Dermatologicals
ATC therapeutic subgroupD10AF
Current statusDORMANT
Status date07-Oct-2022
Original market date2019-12-11 00:00:00
Status sourceLive Health Canada DPD sync

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Health Canada DPD record Approved product monograph (PDF)

Is Clindamycin in shortage in Canada?

A Canadian shortage report is on file for a product containing this molecule: Resolved — reported by SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED, last seen 04 Sep 2026. A shortage on one presentation does not always affect every DIN of the molecule — the alternatives below list what else is marketed in Canada. Nexara can confirm current availability and identify substitutions or import options where permitted.

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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 6 Canadian DINs for this molecule are currently marketed. Marketed products are listed first.

ProductStrengthFormHolderHealth Canada statusDIN
TARO-CLINDAMYCIN1 %SOLUTIONTARO PHARMACEUTICALS INCMARKETED02266938
CLINDA-T1 %SOLUTIONBAUSCH HEALTH, CANADA INC.DORMANT02243659
CLINDASOL2.0 %CREAMGLAXOSMITHKLINE INCCANCELLED POST MARKET02242970
CLINDETS1 %PADGLAXOSMITHKLINE INCCANCELLED POST MARKET02243050
DALACIN T 1%1 %SOLUTIONPFIZER CANADA ULCCANCELLED POST MARKET00582301

2 · Same class — other molecules in ATC D10AF

MoleculeCanadian brandsDINsMarketedSourceable
Clindamycin, CombinationsBENZACLIN · BIACNA TOPICAL GEL · CABTREO · CLINDOXYL ADV GEL · +3 more76Yes
Erythromycin, CombinationsBENZAMYCIN · ERYSOL · SANS-ACNE SOLUTION · STATICIN LOT · +5 more91Yes
ClindamycinCLINDA-T · CLINDAMYCIN PHOSPHATE TOPICAL SOLUTION USP · CLINDASOL · CLINDETS · +2 more61Yes
Chloramphenicol, CombinationsACTINAC PWR10Not 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 D10A

ATC subgroupMoleculesDINsMarketed
D10AEBenzoyl Peroxide · Benzoyl Peroxide, Combinations21435
D10ADAdapalene · Adapalene, Combinations · Isotretinoin · Tretinoin · Tretinoin, Combinations · +1 more4816
D10AXAluminium Oxide · Azelaic Acid · Clascoterone · Dapsone · Various Combinations63
D10AACorticosteroids,Combinations For Treatment Of Acne · Methylprednisolone30
D10ABSulphur · Sulphur, Combinations330

4 · Fixed-dose combinations with Canadian supply

ProductActive ingredientsHolderStatusDIN
CABTREOCLINDAMYCIN PHOSPHATE 1.2 %; ADAPALENE 0.15 %; BENZOYL PEROXIDE 3.1 %BAUSCH HEALTH, CANADA INC.MARKETED02550423

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 CLINDAMYCIN PHOSPHATE TOPICAL SOLUTION USP called?

The same molecule, Clindamycin, 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:

NameScriptRegistered in
Dalacin CLatinAustralia, Czechia
Antirobe vetLatinIceland
APO-ClindamycinLatinAustralia
CalindaminLatinAustralia
Clindamycin ActorLatinSouth Africa
CLINDAMYCIN HAMELNLatinCzechia
CLINDAMYCIN KABILatinCzechia
Clindamycin LULatinAustralia
CLINDAMYCIN-WGRLatinAustralia
ClindamykLatinAustralia
DALACIN-CLatinBahrain
CLINDACINLatinBahrain
CLINDAMYCINLatinLebanon
Clindamycin EquityLatinSouth Africa
Dalacin T LotionLatinSouth 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?

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.

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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 02483769. Last reviewed 2026-09-10. Nexara Health is a licensed wholesaler and supplies licensed entities only; consumer orders are routed to a partner pharmacy.