Destination · CA
Canada
Entry summary
- Controlled (Rx)6
- Rx only41
- OTC / Rx4
- No Rx: Ask Pharmacist4
- OTC23
- Unavailable4
Regular 5 mg and 10 mg Reactine is sold without a prescription; the 20 mg tablet is prescription-only.
No prescription needed for adults (18 and over); for anyone under 18 it needs a prescription.
The Cozaar brand is still sold in Canada.
The Prozac brand was discontinued in Canada. All its registrations (DINs) are cancelled, the last in 2024.
Desyrel brand was discontinued in Canada (cancelled 2010).
The Flomax brand was discontinued in Canada. Its last registration (Flomax CR) was cancelled in 2024.
Tightly controlled.
The Flonase allergy nasal spray is sold without a prescription; fluticasone inhalers for asthma are prescription-only.
Lasix brand was discontinued in Canada decades ago (cancelled 1997).
Human insulin does not need a prescription in Canada: a pharmacist can supply it after a consultation. Newer insulins need one.
Human insulin does not need a prescription in Canada: a pharmacist can supply it after a consultation. Newer insulins need one.
Levemir is no longer sold in Canada. Other long-acting insulins sold here: glargine (Lantus) and degludec (Tresiba).
Cymbalta brand was discontinued in Canada recently (cancelled 2024).
Coreg brand was discontinued in Canada (cancelled 2006).
Still sold under this brand in Canada. Scheduled as a Targeted Substance (CDSA IV).
Original OxyContin was withdrawn from the Canadian market in 2012 and replaced by tamper-resistant OxyNEO. The Percocet brand (oxycodone/acetaminophen) was cancelled in 2017; that combination is sold generically.
Robitussin DM also contains guaifenesin. Dextromethorphan is in most Canadian multi-symptom cold remedies.
No prescription needed. Often classed as a supplement or food rather than a medicine, so brands vary and it may be shelved away from the pharmacy counter.
Gravol (dimenhydrinate) covers this use.
Creams up to 1% are sold without a prescription; anything stronger needs one, as in the US.
It is found in nighttime cold remedies such as NyQuil. Unisom in Canada is a different medicine (diphenhydramine). Doxylamine with vitamin B6 is prescription-only, for pregnancy nausea.
No scopolamine patch is currently marketed in Canada (Transderm-V is no longer listed). Bring patches from home.