Pharmaceuticals

Over the past decade, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada has introduced 20 new medicines that have had an important impact on patients suffering from a wide variety of major illnesses including cancer, cardiovascular diseases, Alzheimer's disease, age-related macular degeneration, organ transplantation and osteoporosis.

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Aclasta* (zoledronic acid injection) 
Bone Metabolism Regulator

Consumer Information

Product Monograph

Important information for healthcare professionals (2010)

Public Communication (2010)

Important information for healthcare professionals (2005)

Public Communication (2005)

*Aclasta is a registered trademark
 

Afinitor* / Afinitor* DISPERZ** (everolimus tablets) 
mTOR Kinase Inhibitor

Consumer Information

Product Monograph

*Afinitor is a registered trademark **DISPERZ is a trademark
 

Aredia* (pamidronate disodium for injection) 
Bone Metabolism Regulator

Consumer Information

Product Monograph

Important information for healthcare professionals (2004)

*Aredia is a registered trademark
 

Arzerra* (ofatumumab) 
Antineoplastic Agent

Consumer Information

Product Monograph

Important information for healthcare professionals (August 2014)

Important information for healthcare professionals (2014)

Public Communication (August 2014)

Public Communication (2014)

*ARZERRA is a trademark
 

Atriance* (Nelarabine Injection) 
Antineoplastic Agent

Consumer Information

Product Monograph

*ATRIANCE is a registered trademark
 

 

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Entresto* (sacubitril/valsartan) 
Neutral endopeptidase inhibitor/Angiotensin II AT1 receptor blocker

Product Monograph

Patient Medication Information

*ENTRESTO is a trademark
 

Estalis* (norethindrone acetate and estradiol-17ß) 
Progestin-Estrogen

Consumer Information

Product Monograph

*Estalis is a registered trademark
 

Estradot* (estradiol-17ß) 
Estrogen

Consumer Information

Product Monograph

*Estradot is a registered trademark
 

Exelon* (rivastigmine hydrogen tartrate) 
Cholinesterase Inhibitor

Consumer Information

Product Monograph

Important information for healthcare professionals (2001)

*Exelon is a registered trademark
 

Exelon* Patch (rivastigmine transdermal patch) 
Cholinesterase Inhibitor

Consumer Information

Product Monograph

Important information for healthcare professionals (2010)

Public Communication (2010)

*Exelon is a registered trademark
 

Exjade* (deferasirox) 
Iron Chelating Agent

Consumer Information

Product Monograph

Important information for healthcare professionals (2009)

Public Communication (2009)

Important information for healthcare professionals (2008)

Public Communication (2008)

Important information for healthcare professionals (2007)

Public Communication (2007)

*Exjade is a registered trademark
 

Extavia* (Interferon beta-1b) 
Immunomodulator

Consumer Information

Product Monograph

*Extavia is a registered trademark
 

 

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Famvir* (famciclovir) 
Antiviral Agent

Consumer Information

Product Monograph

*Famvir is a registered trademark
 

Femara* (letrozole) 
Non-steroidal aromatase inhibitor; Inhibitor of estrogen biosynthesis; Anti-tumour agent

Consumer Information

Product Monograph

Important information for healthcare professionals (2006)

Important information for healthcare professionals (2005)

Public Communication (2005)

*Femara is a registered trademark
 

Foradil* (formoterol fumarate) 
Bronchodilator

Consumer Information

Product Monograph

Important information for healthcare professionals (2005)

*Foradil is a registered trademark
 

 

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Gilenya* (fingolimod (as fingolimod hydrochloride)) 
Sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor modulator

Consumer Information

Product Monograph

Important information for healthcare professionals (2012)

Public Communication (2012)

www.gilenya.ca

*Gilenya is a registered trademark
 

Gleevec* (imatinib mesylate) 
Protein Kinase Inhibitor

Consumer Information

Product Monograph

Important information for healthcare professionals (2009)

Fact Sheet (2009)

Important information for healthcare professionals (2006)

Public Communication (2006)

Important information for healthcare professionals and patients (2016)

*Gleevec is a registered trademark
 

 

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Lamisil* (terbinafine hydrochloride) 
Antifungal Agent

Consumer Information

Product Monograph

Important information for healthcare professionals (2001)

*Lamisil is a registered trademark

 

Lescol* (discontinued) / Lescol* XL (fluvastatin sodium) 
Lipid Metabolism Regulator

Consumer Information

Product Monograph

*Lescol is a registered trademark

 

Lioresal* (baclofen) 
Antispastic Agent

Consumer Information

Product Monograph

*Lioresal is a registered trademark

 

Lioresal* Intrathecal (baclofen injection) 
Antispastic Agent

Consumer Information

Product Monograph

*Lioresal is a registered trademark

Lopresor* / Lopresor SR* (metoprolol tartrate) 
B - Adrenergic Receptor Blocking Agent

Consumer Information

Product Monograph

*Lopresor and Lopresor SR are registered trademarks

Lotensin* (benazepril hydrochloride) 
Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor

Consumer Information

Product Monograph

*Lotensin is a registered trademark

Lucentis* (ranibizumab injection) 
Antineovascularisation agent

Consumer Information

Product Monograph

*Lucentis is a registered trademark
 

 

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Phosphate-Novartis (anhydrous sodium acid phosphate) 
Hypercalciuria, Electrolyte Replenisher

Consumer Information

 

 

Proleukin* (aldesleukin) 
Biological Response Modifier

Product Monograph

*Proleukin is a registered trademark
 

 

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Rasilez HCT* (aliskiren [as aliskiren fumarate] and hydrochlorothiazide) 
Renin Inhibitor and Diuretic

Consumer Information

Product Monograph

Important information for healthcare professionals (01/2012)

Public Communication (01/2012)

*Rasilez HCT is a registered trademark

 

 

Rasilez* (aliskiren [as aliskiren fumarate]) 
Renin Inhibitor

Consumer Information

Product Monograph

Notice regarding important product monograph update (06-2012)

Important information for healthcare professionals (01/2012)

Public Communication (01/2012)

Health Canada advisory: Review of the safety of Rasilez* (12/2011)

*Rasilez is a registered trademark

 

 

Revolade* (Eltrombopag) 
Thrombopoietin Receptor Agonist

Consumer Information

Product Monograph

Important information for healthcare professionals (2016)

*REVOLADE is a registered trademark

 

 

Ritalin* (methylphenidate hydrochloride) 
Central Nervous System Stimulant

Consumer Information

Product Monograph

Public Communication (2015)

*Ritalin is a registered trademark
 

 

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Sandimmune* I.V. (cyclosporine) 
Immunosuppressant

Consumer Information

Product Monograph

*Sandimmune is a registered trademark

 

 

Sandostatin* / Sandostatin* LAR* (octreotide acetate injection) / (octreotide as acetate for injectable suspension) 
Synthetic Octapeptide Analogue of Somatostatin

Consumer Information

Product Monograph

*Sandostatin and LAR are registered trademarks

 

 

Sebivo* (telbivudine) 
Antiviral Agent

Consumer Information

Product Monograph

Important information for healthcare professionals (2008)

Public Communication (2008)

*Sebivo is a registered trademark

 

 

Seebri* Breezhaler* (glycopyrronium bromide) 
Long-acting muscarinic antagonist

Consumer Information

Product Monograph

*Seebri and Breezhaler are registered trademarks

 

 

Signifor* (Pasireotide Injection) 
Synthetic Pasireotide Analogue of Somatostatin

Consumer Information

Product Monograph

*Signifor is a registered trademark

 

 

Signifor* LAR* (Pasireotide) 
Synthetic Pasireotide Analogue of Somatostatin

Consumer Information

Product Monograh

Signifor* and LAR* are registered trademarks

 

 

Simulect* (basiliximab) 
Immunosuppressant

Consumer Information

Product Monograph

*Simulect is a registered trademark

 

 

Slow-K* (potassium chloride) 
Potassium Supplement

Consumer Information

*Slow-K is a registered trademark

 

 

Stalevo* (levodopa, carbidopa and entacapone) 
Anti-parkinsonian Dopaminergic Agent

Consumer Information

Product Monograph

*Stalevo is a registered trademark

 

 

 

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TOBI* (tobramycin solution for inhalation) 
Respiratory Antibiotic

Consumer Information

Product Monograph

*TOBI is a registered trademark

 

 

TOBI* Podhaler* (Tobramycin Inhalation Powder) 
Respiratory Antibiotic

Consumer Information

Product Monograph

* TOBI and Podhaler are registered trademarks

 

 

Tafinlar* (Dabrafenib (as dabrafenib mesylate)) 
Protein Kinase Inhibitor

Consumer Information

Product Monograph

Important information for healthcare professionals (2015)

*TAFINLAR is a registered trademark

 

 

Tasigna* (nilotinib) 
Protein-tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor

Consumer Information

Product Monograph

Important information for healthcare professionals (2013)

Public Communication (2013)

Important information for healthcare professionals (2011)

Fact sheet (2011)

Important information for healthcare professionals (2010)

Fact Sheet (2010)

Important information for healthcare professionals and patients (2016)

*Tasigna is a registered trademark

 

 

Tegretol* (carbamazepine) 
Anticonvulsant, Antimanic, For Symptomatic Relief Of Trigeminal Neuralgia

Consumer Information

Product Monograph

Important information for healthcare professionals (2008)

*Tegretol is a registered trademark

 

 

Transderm-Nitro* (nitroglycerin) 
Antianginal Agent

Consumer Information

Product Monograph

*Transderm-Nitro is a registered trademark

 

 

Transderm-V* (scopolamine) 
Anti-Motion Sickness Agent

Consumer Information

*Transderm-V is a registered trademark

 

 

Trileptal* (oxcarbazepine) 
Antiepileptic

Consumer Information

Product Monograph

Important information for healthcare professionals (2005)

*Trileptal is a registered trademark

 

 

Tykerb* (lapatinib tablets (as lapatinib ditosylate)) 
Antineoplastic Agent

Consumer Information

Product Monograph

Important information for healthcare professionals

Public Communication (2013)

*TYKERB is a registered trademark
 

 

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Ultibro* Breezhaler* (indacaterol maleate and glycopyrronium bromide) 
Long-acting beta2-agonist and Long-acting muscarinic antagonist

Consumer Information

Product Monograph

*Ultibro and Breezhaler are registered trademarks
 

 

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Visudyne* (verteporfin for injection) 
Photosensitizing Agent for Photodynamic Therapy of Choroidal Neovascularization

Consumer Information

Product Monograph

*Visudyne is a registered trademark

 

 

Voltaren Rapide* (diclofenac potassium) 
Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug (NSAID)

Consumer Information

Product Monograph

Important information for healthcare professionals (2014)

Public Communication (2014)

*Voltaren Rapide is a registered trademark

 

 

Voltaren* / Voltaren* SR (diclofenac sodium) 
Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug (NSAID)

Consumer Information

Product Monograph

Important information for healthcare professionals (2014)

Public Communication (2014)

*Voltaren is a registered trademark

 

 

Votrient* (Pazopanib (as pazopanib hydrochloride)) 
Antineoplastic Agent

Consumer Information

Product Monograph

Important information for healthcare professionals (2013)

Public Communication (2013)

*VOTRIENT is a registered trademark
 

 

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Zofran* / Zofran* ODT ((ondansetron hydrochloride dihydrate)) 
Antiemetic

Consumer Information

Product Monograph

Important information for healthcare professionals (2014)

Important information for healthcare professionals (2012)

Public Communication (2012)

*ZOFRAN is a registered trademark

 

 

Zometa* (zoledronic acid for injection) 
Bone Metabolism Regulator

Consumer Information

Product Monograph

Important information for healthcare professionals (2005)

Public Communication (2005)

Important information for healthcare professionals (2004)

*Zometa is a registered trademark

 

 

Zykadia * (Ceritinib) 
Protein Kinase Inhibitor

Consumer Information

Product Monograph

Important information for healthcare professionals (2015)

*ZYKADIA is a registered trademark

 

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