NUCALA 40 MG / 0.4 ML — DIN 02530821
MEPOLIZUMAB : 40 MG / 0.4 ML · GLAXOSMITHKLINE INC · SOLUTION · wholesale supply in Canada
Health Canada status: MARKETED
What is NUCALA?
NUCALA 40 MG / 0.4 ML contains MEPOLIZUMAB : 40 MG / 0.4 ML. It is listed in the Health Canada Drug Product Database under DIN 02530821, held by GLAXOSMITHKLINE INC, supplied as SOLUTION for SUBCUTANEOUS administration. Health Canada currently lists it as marketed, status dated 13-Feb-2023. 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 NUCALA used for?
Nucala is indicated as add-on maintenance treatment for adults, adolescents, and children (aged 6 years and older) with severe eosinophilic asthma. Nucala is indicated as add-on maintenance treatment with intranasal corticosteroids in adult patients with severe chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP). Nucala is indicated as an add-on to corticosteroids for the treatment of adult patients with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA). Nucala is indicated as an add-on to standard therapy for the treatment of adult patients with hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) for ≥6 months without an identifiable non-hematologic secondary cause.
Authorized indication as written in the Health Canada product monograph. For healthcare professionals and licensed purchasers; this is not medical advice.
How much does Mepolizumab cost around the world?
Mepolizumab 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | ex-manufacturer | 1 | 12 | AUD███.██ |
| Luxembourg | reimbursement | 9 | 9 | EUR███.██ |
| Italy | prezzo al pubblico (classe A) | 6 | 6 | EUR███.██ |
| Norway | max AUP (pharmacy retail) | 1 | 5 | NOK███.██ |
| Bahrain | retail (max) | 1 | 4 | BHD███.██ |
| Saudi Arabia | public | 2 | 4 | SAR███.██ |
| United Arab Emirates | public | 2 | 3 | AED███.██ |
| Austria | KVP (Kassenverkaufspreis) | 3 | 3 | EUR███.██ |
| Czechia | max producer price (ex-factory) | 1 | 3 | CZK███.██ |
| Greece | producer price (ex-factory) | 3 | 3 | EUR███.██ |
| Hungary | producer price (ex-factory) | 3 | 3 | HUF███.██ |
| Slovakia | categorised final price | 2 | 2 | EUR███.██ |
| Iceland | max wholesale | 1 | 1 | ISK███.██ |
58 pack listings across 35 brand entries and 11 price bases, refreshed 08 Sep 2026. Ranges span every Mepolizumab 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 Mepolizumab 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.
Only one market authorization holder has a Canadian DIN containing Mepolizumab — 4 DINs, of which 3 are currently marketed. There is no second Canadian source today, so a supply interruption on this holder has no domestic substitute at the same molecule.
| Market authorization holder | DINs | Marketed | Brand names | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLAXOSMITHKLINE INC | 4 | 3 | NUCALA | 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 | 40 MG / 0.4 ML |
|---|---|
| Dosage form | SOLUTION |
| Route | SUBCUTANEOUS |
| Pack configuration (monograph) | • A single-dose, 1-mL, pre-filled autoinjector with a fixed 29 gauge, half-inch needle; • A single-dose, 1-mL, pre-filled syringe with a fixed 29 gauge, half inch needle with a needle guard. • A single dose, 0.4 mL, pre-filled syringe with a fixed 29 gauge, half inch needle with a needle guard. |
| Storage | If the reconstituted solution of Nucala in the vial is not used immediately: • Store below 30ºC. • Do not freeze. • Discard if not used within 8 hours of reconstitution. |
Before an order line is unambiguous Nexara needs the strength, the pack size and the presentation, because this listing covers more than one of them.
Substance and classification
| Active substance | Mepolizumab |
|---|---|
| ATC code | R03DX09 |
| AHFS class | 90:28.00 |
| 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) | 02530821 |
|---|---|
| DIN (unpadded, as printed on some documents) | 2530821 |
| Brand name | NUCALA |
| Generic / active ingredient | MEPOLIZUMAB : 40 MG / 0.4 ML |
| Market authorization holder | GLAXOSMITHKLINE INC |
| Health Canada schedule | Prescription |
| ATC code | R03DX09 |
| ATC anatomical main group | R — Respiratory system |
| ATC therapeutic subgroup | R03DX |
| Current status | MARKETED |
| Status date | 13-Feb-2023 |
| Original market date | 2023-02-13 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
3 of 4 Canadian DINs for this molecule are currently marketed. Marketed products are listed first.
| Product | Strength | Form | Holder | Health Canada status | DIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NUCALA | 100 MG | SOLUTION | GLAXOSMITHKLINE INC | MARKETED | 02492989 |
| NUCALA | 100 MG | SOLUTION | GLAXOSMITHKLINE INC | MARKETED | 02492997 |
| NUCALA | 100 MG | POWDER FOR SOLUTION | GLAXOSMITHKLINE INC | CANCELLED POST MARKET | 02449781 |
2 · Same class — other molecules in ATC R03DX
| Molecule | Canadian brands | DINs | Marketed | Sourceable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omalizumab | OMLYCLO · XOLAIR | 9 | 8 | Yes |
| Mepolizumab | NUCALA | 4 | 3 | Yes |
| Benralizumab | FASENRA · FASENRA PEN | 2 | 2 | Yes |
| Tezepelumab | TEZSPIRE | 2 | 2 | Yes |
| Reslizumab | CINQAIR | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Roflumilast | DAXAS | 1 | 1 | 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 R03D
| ATC subgroup | Molecules | DINs | Marketed |
|---|---|---|---|
| R03DC | Montelukast · Zafirlukast | 98 | 41 |
| R03DA | Aminophylline · Choline Theophyllinate · Diprophylline · Theophylline · Theophylline, Combinations Excl. Psycholeptics | 82 | 8 |
| R03DB | Theophylline And Adrenergics | 1 | 0 |
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.
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.