APRETUDE Strength — DIN 02547473
Active ingredient(s) See footnote 8 : Strength CABOTEGRAVIR : 200 MG / ML · VIIV HEALTHCARE ULC 1400 75 Rue Queen Montreal Quebec Canada H3C 2N6 · Suspension (Extended-Release) · wholesale supply in Canada
Health Canada status: MARKETED
What is APRETUDE?
APRETUDE Strength contains Active ingredient(s) See footnote 8 : Strength CABOTEGRAVIR : 200 MG / ML. It is listed in the Health Canada Drug Product Database under DIN 02547473, held by VIIV HEALTHCARE ULC 1400 75 Rue Queen Montreal Quebec Canada H3C 2N6, supplied as Suspension (Extended-Release) for Intramuscular administration. Health Canada currently lists it as marketed, status dated 19-Jun-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 APRETUDE used for?
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in at-risk adults and adolescents (≥12 years, ≥35 kg) to reduce the risk of sexually acquired HIV-1 infection.
Authorized indication as written in the Health Canada product monograph. For healthcare professionals and licensed purchasers; this is not medical advice.
How much does Cabotegravir cost around the world?
Cabotegravir is listed on 8 of the national price registers Nexara ingests. Each country publishes on a different basis, so 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); Brazil publishes a preco fabrica (ex-factory ceiling). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | ex-factory (classe H) | 4 | 4 |
| United Arab Emirates | public | 2 | 2 |
| Austria | KVP (Kassenverkaufspreis) | 2 | 2 |
| Brazil | preco fabrica (ex-factory ceiling) | 1 | 2 |
| Czechia | max producer price (ex-factory) | 1 | 2 |
| Luxembourg | reimbursement | 2 | 2 |
| Australia | ex-manufacturer | 1 | 1 |
| Iceland | max wholesale | 1 | 1 |
16 pack listings across 14 brand entries and 8 price bases, refreshed 08 Sep 2026. Ranges span every Cabotegravir 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 Cabotegravir 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.
2 holders have a Canadian DIN containing Cabotegravir, across 3 DINs, of which 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIIV HEALTHCARE ULC | 2 | 2 | APRETUDE, VOCABRIA | Sourceable in Canada |
| VIIV HEALTHCARE ULC 1400 75 Rue Queen Montreal Quebec Canada H3C 2N6 | 1 | 1 | APRETUDE | 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 | Strength |
|---|---|
| Dosage form | Suspension (Extended-Release) |
| Route | Intramuscular |
| Pack configuration (monograph) | Tablets: HDPE bottles of 30. Injection: Kit containing one 3 mL single-dose vial (600 mg), syringe, adaptor, and 23-gauge needle. |
| Storage | Not explicitly detailed in provided text (section 11 mentioned but content not provided), though typically room temperature for such products. |
Before an order line is unambiguous Nexara needs the strength, the pack size and the presentation.
Substance and classification
| Active substance | Cabotegravir |
|---|---|
| ATC code | J05AJ04 |
| 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) | 02547473 |
|---|---|
| DIN (unpadded, as printed on some documents) | 2547473 |
| Brand name | APRETUDE |
| Generic / active ingredient | Active ingredient(s) See footnote 8 : Strength CABOTEGRAVIR : 200 MG / ML |
| Market authorization holder | VIIV HEALTHCARE ULC 1400 75 Rue Queen Montreal Quebec Canada H3C 2N6 |
| Health Canada schedule | PRESCRIPTION |
| ATC code | J05AJ04 |
| ATC anatomical main group | J — Anti-infectives for systemic use |
| ATC therapeutic subgroup | J05AJ |
| Current status | MARKETED |
| Status date | 19-Jun-2024 |
| Original market date | 2024-06-19 |
| Status source | Live Health Canada DPD sync |
Verify on the primary sources
How is it administered?
Oral lead-in: 30 mg daily for ~1 month. Injection: 600 mg IM at Month 1, Month 2, then every 2 months. May be initiated without oral lead-in. Must be administered by a healthcare professional.
Included because it drives pack selection and wastage. Consult the monograph.
Contraindications
Hypersensitivity to cabotegravir; unknown or positive HIV-1 status; concomitant use with strong inducers of UGT1A1 or UGT1A9 (e.g., carbamazepine, phenytoin, rifampin).
Warnings and precautions
Risk of drug resistance if used in undiagnosed HIV-1; must confirm negative HIV-1 status before and during use. Potential for hepatotoxicity and hypersensitivity reactions.
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 3 Canadian DINs for this molecule are currently marketed. Marketed products are listed first.
| Product | Strength | Form | Holder | Health Canada status | DIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APRETUDE | 30 MG | TABLET | VIIV HEALTHCARE ULC | MARKETED | 02547465 |
| VOCABRIA | 30 MG | TABLET | VIIV HEALTHCARE ULC | MARKETED | 02497204 |
2 · Same class — other molecules in ATC J05AJ
| Molecule | Canadian brands | DINs | Marketed | Sourceable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabotegravir | APRETUDE · VOCABRIA | 3 | 3 | Yes |
| Dolutegravir | TIVICAY | 4 | 2 | Yes |
| Raltegravir | ISENTRESS · ISENTRESS HD | 4 | 2 | Yes |
| Elvitegravir | VITEKTA | 2 | 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 J05A
| ATC subgroup | Molecules | DINs | Marketed |
|---|---|---|---|
| J05AB | Acyclovir · Brincidofovir · Cidofovir · Famciclovir · Ganciclovir · +3 more | 143 | 55 |
| J05AR | Antivirals For Treatment Of Hiv Infections, Combinations · Atanazavir And Cobicistat · Darunavir And Cobicistat · Dolutegravir And Rilpivirine · Emtricitabine And Tenofovir Alafenamide · +16 more | 56 | 39 |
| J05AF | Abacavir · Adefovir Dipivoxil · Didanosine · Emtricitabine · Entecavir · +7 more | 71 | 39 |
| J05AH | Neuraminidase Inhibitors · Oseltamivir · Zanamivir | 33 | 16 |
| J05AX | Baloxavir Marboxil · Bulevirtide · Enfuvirtide · Fostemsavir · Inosine Pranobex · +5 more | 19 | 14 |
| J05AE | Amprenavir · Atazanavir · Darunavir · Fosamprenavir · Indinavir · +5 more | 75 | 14 |
| J05AG | Delavirdine · Doravirine · Efavirenz · Etravirine · Nevirapine · +1 more | 22 | 10 |
| J05AP | Asunaprevir · Boceprevir · Daclatasvir · Dasabuvir, Ombitasvir, Paritaprevir And Ritonavir · Elbasvir And Grazoprevir · +8 more | 22 | 6 |
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 APRETUDE called?
The same molecule, Cabotegravir, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Vocabria | Latin | Australia, Czechia, Iceland |
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.