SANDOZ PIRFENIDONE TABLETS 267 MG — DIN 02488507
PIRFENIDONE : 267 MG · SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED · TABLET · wholesale supply in Canada
Health Canada status: MARKETED
What is SANDOZ PIRFENIDONE TABLETS?
SANDOZ PIRFENIDONE TABLETS 267 MG contains PIRFENIDONE : 267 MG. It is listed in the Health Canada Drug Product Database under DIN 02488507, held by SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED, supplied as TABLET for ORAL administration. Health Canada currently lists it as marketed, status dated 04-May-2021. 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.
How much does Pirfenidone cost around the world?
Pirfenidone is listed on 13 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.
| Market | Price basis published there | Brands | Packs listed | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | acquisition | 2 | 38 | USD███.██ |
| Italy | ex-factory (classe H) | 12 | 24 | EUR███.██ |
| Czechia | max producer price (ex-factory) | 5 | 15 | CZK███.██ |
| Greece | producer price (ex-factory) | 14 | 14 | EUR███.██ |
| Australia | ex-manufacturer | 5 | 10 | AUD███.██ |
| Saudi Arabia | public | 7 | 9 | SAR███.██ |
| Austria | KVP (Kassenverkaufspreis) | 6 | 6 | EUR███.██ |
| Luxembourg | reimbursement | 4 | 4 | EUR███.██ |
| South Africa | single exit price | 4 | 4 | ZAR███.██ |
| United Kingdom | hospital | 3 | 3 | GBP███.██ |
| United Arab Emirates | public | 2 | 2 | AED███.██ |
| Bahrain | retail (max) | 1 | 2 | BHD███.██ |
| Hungary | producer price (ex-factory) | 2 | 2 | HUF███.██ |
133 pack listings across 67 brand entries and 11 price bases, refreshed 08 Sep 2026. Ranges span every Pirfenidone 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 Pirfenidone 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 Pirfenidone, across 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMP PHARMA CORPORATION | 3 | 3 | JAMP PIRFENIDONE | Sourceable in Canada |
| SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | 3 | 3 | SANDOZ PIRFENIDONE CAPSULES, SANDOZ PIRFENIDONE TABLETS | Sourceable in Canada |
| HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE LIMITED | 3 | 2 | ESBRIET | Sourceable in Canada |
| AURO PHARMA INC | 2 | 2 | AURO-PIRFENIDONE | Sourceable in Canada |
| MANTRA PHARMA INC | 2 | 2 | M-PIRFENIDONE | Sourceable in Canada |
| MARCAN PHARMACEUTICALS INC | 2 | 0 | MAR-PIRFENIDONE | No marketed DIN |
| PHARMASCIENCE INC | 2 | 0 | PMS-PIRFENIDONE | No marketed DIN |
| TEVA CANADA LIMITED | 2 | 0 | TEVA-PIRFENIDONE | 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 | 267 MG |
|---|---|
| Dosage form | TABLET |
| Route | ORAL |
Before an order line is unambiguous Nexara needs the strength, the pack size and the presentation.
Substance and classification
| Active substance | Pirfenidone |
|---|---|
| ATC code | L04AX05 |
| AHFS class | 48:02.00 |
| 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) | 02488507 |
|---|---|
| DIN (unpadded, as printed on some documents) | 2488507 |
| Brand name | SANDOZ PIRFENIDONE TABLETS |
| Generic / active ingredient | PIRFENIDONE : 267 MG |
| Market authorization holder | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED |
| Health Canada schedule | Prescription |
| ATC code | L04AX05 |
| ATC anatomical main group | L — Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents |
| ATC therapeutic subgroup | L04AX |
| Current status | MARKETED |
| Status date | 04-May-2021 |
| Original market date | 2021-05-04 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
12 of 19 Canadian DINs for this molecule are currently marketed. Marketed products are listed first.
| Product | Strength | Form | Holder | Health Canada status | DIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AURO-PIRFENIDONE | 801 MG | TABLET | AURO PHARMA INC | MARKETED | 02537761 |
| AURO-PIRFENIDONE | 267 MG | TABLET | AURO PHARMA INC | MARKETED | 02537753 |
| ESBRIET | 801 MG | TABLET | HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE LIMITED | MARKETED | 02464500 |
| ESBRIET | 267 MG | TABLET | HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE LIMITED | MARKETED | 02464489 |
| JAMP PIRFENIDONE | 267 MG | CAPSULE | JAMP PHARMA CORPORATION | MARKETED | 02509938 |
| JAMP PIRFENIDONE | 267 MG | TABLET | JAMP PHARMA CORPORATION | MARKETED | 02514702 |
| JAMP PIRFENIDONE | 801 MG | TABLET | JAMP PHARMA CORPORATION | MARKETED | 02514710 |
| M-PIRFENIDONE | 801 MG | TABLET | MANTRA PHARMA INC | MARKETED | 02550652 |
| M-PIRFENIDONE | 267 MG | TABLET | MANTRA PHARMA INC | MARKETED | 02550644 |
| SANDOZ PIRFENIDONE CAPSULES | 267 MG | CAPSULE | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | MARKETED | 02488833 |
2 · Same class — other molecules in ATC L04AX
| Molecule | Canadian brands | DINs | Marketed | Sourceable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenalidomide | APO-LENALIDOMIDE · EUGIA-LENALIDOMIDE · JAMP LENALIDOMIDE · LENALIDOMIDE · +6 more | 62 | 42 | Yes |
| Methotrexate | AURO-METHOTREXATE · METHOFILL SELF-DOSE INJECTOR · METHOTREXATE SUBCUTANEOUS · METOJECT SUBCUTANEOUS · +3 more | 41 | 29 | Yes |
| Pomalidomide | APO-POMALIDOMIDE · JAMP POMALIDOMIDE · NAT-POMALIDOMIDE · POMALIDOMIDE · +3 more | 28 | 24 | Yes |
| Dimethyl Fumarate | ACH-DIMETHYL FUMARATE · APO-DIMETHYL FUMARATE · AURO-DIMETHYL FUMARATE · GLN-DIMETHYL FUMARATE · +7 more | 22 | 12 | Yes |
| Pirfenidone | AURO-PIRFENIDONE · ESBRIET · JAMP PIRFENIDONE · M-PIRFENIDONE · +5 more | 19 | 12 | Yes |
| Azathioprine | APO-AZATHIOPRINE · AZATHIOPRINE · AZATHIOPRINE SODIUM FOR INJECTION · AZATHIOPRINE-50 · +8 more | 14 | 3 | Yes |
| Thalidomide | THALOMID | 4 | 2 | Yes |
| Other Immunosuppressants | PROCHYMAL | 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 L04A
| ATC subgroup | Molecules | DINs | Marketed |
|---|---|---|---|
| L04AC | Anakinra · Basiliximab · Bimekizumab · Brodalumab · Canakinumab · +13 more | 85 | 75 |
| L04AB | Adalimumab · Certolizumab Pegol · Etanercept · Golimumab · Infliximab | 71 | 55 |
| L04AA | Abatacept · Alefacept · Antilymphocyte Immunoglobulin (Horse) · Antithymocyte Immunoglobulin (Rabbit) · Apremilast · +4 more | 73 | 42 |
| L04AD | Ciclosporin · Tacrolimus | 49 | 30 |
| L04AK | Leflunomide · Teriflunomide | 44 | 25 |
| L04AH | Everolimus · Sirolimus | 36 | 23 |
| L04AF | Baricitinib · Deucravacitinib · Ritlecitinib · Tofacitinib · Upadacitinib | 23 | 19 |
| L04AG | Alemtuzumab · Anifrolumab · Belimumab · Efalizumab · Inebilizumab · +7 more | 20 | 15 |
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 SANDOZ PIRFENIDONE TABLETS called?
The same molecule, Pirfenidone, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Esbriet | Latin | Bahrain, Czechia, South Africa |
| FREDALIX | Latin | Czechia |
| PIRFENIDON ZENTIVA | Latin | Czechia |
| PIRFENIDONE ACCORD | Latin | Czechia |
| PIRFENIDONE TEVA | Latin | Czechia |
| ARX-Pirfenidone | Latin | Australia |
| Donfer | Latin | Saudi Arabia |
| Fenido | Latin | Saudi Arabia |
| Pirfenidet | Latin | Australia |
| Pirfenidone Ameda | Latin | Australia |
| Pirfenidone Dr.Reddy's | Latin | Australia |
| Pirfenidone Sandoz | Latin | Australia |
| PIRDONE | Latin | Saudi Arabia |
| Pirfenidone Actavis | 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.