KETAMINE INJECTION, BP 50 MG — DIN 02535645
KETAMINE (KETAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE) : 50 MG · STERIMAX INC · SOLUTION · wholesale supply in Canada
Health Canada status: MARKETED
What is KETAMINE INJECTION, BP?
KETAMINE INJECTION, BP 50 MG contains KETAMINE (KETAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE) : 50 MG. It is listed in the Health Canada Drug Product Database under DIN 02535645, held by STERIMAX INC, supplied as SOLUTION for INTRAVENOUS ; INTRAMUSCULAR administration. Health Canada currently lists it as marketed, status dated 14-Nov-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 KETAMINE INJECTION, BP used for?
Sole anesthetic for diagnostic/surgical procedures; induction prior to other general anesthetics; supplement to low potency agents like nitrous oxide. Best suited for short procedures.
Authorized indication as written in the Health Canada product monograph. For healthcare professionals and licensed purchasers; this is not medical advice.
How much does Ketamine cost around the world?
Ketamine is listed on 4 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. Saudi Arabia publishes a public; South Africa publishes a single exit price; United Kingdom publishes a hospital. 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 | 12 | USD███.██ |
| South Africa | single exit price | 4 | 6 | ZAR███.██ |
| Saudi Arabia | public | 3 | 4 | SAR███.██ |
| United Kingdom | hospital | 2 | 2 | GBP███.██ |
24 pack listings across 11 brand entries and 4 price bases, refreshed 03 Sep 2026. Ranges span every Ketamine 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 Ketamine 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 Ketamine, across 13 DINs, of which 7 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 | 5 | 2 | KETAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE INJECTION SDZ, KETAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE INJECTION USP | Sourceable in Canada |
| FRESENIUS KABI CANADA LTD | 2 | 2 | KETAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE INJECTION, USP | Sourceable in Canada |
| SEARCHLIGHT PHARMA INC | 2 | 2 | KETALAR | Sourceable in Canada |
| STERIMAX INC | 3 | 1 | KETAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE INJECTION USP, KETAMINE INJECTION, BP | Sourceable in Canada |
| BAXTER CORPORATION | 1 | 0 | KETAMINE INJECTION, BP | 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 | SOLUTION |
| Route | INTRAVENOUS ; INTRAMUSCULAR |
| Pack configuration (monograph) | 2 mL (100 mg / 2 mL) and 10 mL (500 mg / 10 mL) vials. |
| Storage | Not explicitly detailed in provided text (section cut off), typically room temperature. |
Before an order line is unambiguous Nexara needs the strength, the pack size and the presentation.
Substance and classification
| Active substance | Ketamine |
|---|---|
| ATC code | N01AX03 |
| 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) | 02535645 |
|---|---|
| DIN (unpadded, as printed on some documents) | 2535645 |
| Brand name | KETAMINE INJECTION, BP |
| Generic / active ingredient | KETAMINE (KETAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE) : 50 MG |
| Market authorization holder | STERIMAX INC |
| Health Canada schedule | NARCOTICS (CDSA I) |
| ATC code | N01AX03 |
| ATC anatomical main group | N — Nervous system |
| ATC therapeutic subgroup | N01AX |
| Current status | MARKETED |
| Status date | 14-Nov-2023 |
| Status source | Live Health Canada DPD sync |
Verify on the primary sources
How is it administered?
Induction: 1-4.5 mg/kg IV (slowly over 60s) or 6.5-13 mg/kg IM. Maintenance: increments of 1/2 to full induction dose as needed. Titrate to patient requirements.
Included because it drives pack selection and wastage. Consult the monograph.
Contraindications
History of CVA; significant hypertension; severe cardiac decompensation; surgery of pharynx/larynx/bronchial tree without muscle relaxants; hypersensitivity to ketamine.
Warnings and precautions
Use only by experienced physicians; monitor cardiac function; risk of increased CSF pressure; emergence reactions; respiratory depression with rapid IV; risk of cystitis with chronic use.
Is Ketamine 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 05 Aug 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.
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
7 of 13 Canadian DINs for this molecule are currently marketed. Marketed products are listed first.
| Product | Strength | Form | Holder | Health Canada status | DIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KETALAR | 10 MG | SOLUTION | SEARCHLIGHT PHARMA INC | MARKETED | 00224391 |
| KETALAR | 50 MG | SOLUTION | SEARCHLIGHT PHARMA INC | MARKETED | 00224405 |
| KETAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE INJECTION USP | 10 MG | SOLUTION | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | MARKETED | 02246795 |
| KETAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE INJECTION USP | 50 MG | SOLUTION | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | MARKETED | 02246796 |
| KETAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE INJECTION, USP | 50 MG | SOLUTION | FRESENIUS KABI CANADA LTD | MARKETED | 02550458 |
| KETAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE INJECTION, USP | 10 MG | SOLUTION | FRESENIUS KABI CANADA LTD | MARKETED | 02550431 |
| KETAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE INJECTION SDZ | 50 MG | SOLUTION | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | CANCELLED POST MARKET | 02387336 |
| KETAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE INJECTION SDZ | 10 MG | SOLUTION | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | CANCELLED PRE MARKET | 02387301 |
| KETAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE INJECTION SDZ | 50 MG | SOLUTION | SANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED | CANCELLED PRE MARKET | 02387328 |
| KETAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE INJECTION USP | 100 MG / 2 ML | SOLUTION | STERIMAX INC | APPROVED | 02470934 |
2 · Same class — other molecules in ATC N01AX
| Molecule | Canadian brands | DINs | Marketed | Sourceable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ketamine | KETALAR · KETAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE INJECTION SDZ · KETAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE INJECTION USP · KETAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE INJECTION, USP · +1 more | 13 | 7 | Yes |
| Propofol | DIPRIVAN 1% · PROPOFOL · PROPOFOL INJECTION · PROPOFOL-II INJECTION · +1 more | 11 | 4 | Yes |
| Nitrous Oxide | NITROUS OXIDE · NITROUS OXIDE 100% · NITROUS OXIDE 99% · NITROUS OXIDE U.S.P. · +1 more | 6 | 3 | Yes |
| Nitrous Oxide,Combinations | ALNOX GAS · LIQUI-MED ANALGESIC GAS · MEOPA · NITROUS OXIDE IN OXYGEN | 4 | 3 | Yes |
| Etomidate | ETOMIDATE INJECTION USP · ETOMIDATE INJECTION, USP · TOMVI | 3 | 2 | Yes |
| Droperidol | INAPSINE INJ 2.5MG/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 N01A
| ATC subgroup | Molecules | DINs | Marketed |
|---|---|---|---|
| N01AH | Alfentanil · Anileridine · Fentanyl · Fentanyl, Combinations · Remifentanil · +1 more | 33 | 12 |
| N01AB | Desflurane · Enflurane · Halothane · Isoflurane · Sevoflurane | 19 | 6 |
| N01AF | Methohexital · Thiopental | 6 | 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.
What else is KETAMINE INJECTION, BP called?
The same molecule, Ketamine, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Micro-Ketamine | Latin | South Africa |
| Tekam | 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.