Medication
Risedronate
DIN 02370255 · Sanis Health Inc
What it is
- Active ingredients
- Risedronate Sodium — 35 mg
- Form and route
- Tablet · Oral
- Schedule
- PRESCRIPTION
- Authorised since
- 2011-10-18
Source: Health Canada — Drug Product Database. Data current as of 2026-08-12.
Products with the same active ingredient
- Actonel
- Teva-Risedronate
- PMS-Risedronate
- Sandoz Risedronate
- Riva-Risedronate
- Risedronate
- Apo-Risedronate
- Actonel DR
- Auro-Risedronate
- Risedronate
- Aa-Risedronate DR
- NB-Risedronate
Grouped by Health Canada’s active-ingredient group number. Products in a group do not always share a strength — check the strength above against your own. Sharing an active ingredient does not mean two products can be substituted for each other: whether a substitution is permitted is a provincial decision, and this page does not show it. Ask a pharmacist.
Watch this medication
Ontario Drug Benefit coverage
As of 31 July 2026General benefit Part III-A
Ontario lists this product as a general benefit under the Ontario Drug Benefit program — Part III-A of the Formulary/CDI. For someone eligible for ODB, it is covered without a drug-specific approval.
- What ODB pays per unit
- $1.6764
This is what the Ontario Drug Benefit program reimburses a pharmacy for one unit, as of 31 July 2026. A deductible and a co-payment sit on top of it and differ by program — ODB, the Trillium Drug Program and the seniors co-payment each work differently — so it is not the figure anyone is charged at a counter. It also says nothing about private, workplace or federal coverage.
Source: Ontario Ministry of Health — ODB Formulary. Data current as of 2026-07-28. Ontario only. Formulary edition 4342, effective 31 July 2026.
Products Ontario considers interchangeable
As of 31 July 2026Ontario groups these products together at 35mg Tab and will substitute one for another at a pharmacy counter in Ontario.
- Actonel 02246896Abbvie Corporation
- Apo-Risedronate 02353687Apotex Inc
- Auro-Risedronate 02406306Auro Pharma Inc
- PMS-Risedronate 02302209Pharmascience Inc
- Risedronate 02411407Sivem Pharmaceuticals ULC
- Riva-Risedronate 02341077Laboratoire Riva Inc.
- Sandoz Risedronate 02327295Sandoz Canada Incorporated
- Teva-Risedronate 02298392Teva Canada Limited
Ontario lists 2 further products in this group that are not currently marketed in Canada. They are not shown.
This is Ontario’s designation, under the Ontario Drug Benefit program, and it applies in Ontario. It is a different statement from the same-active-ingredient list above, which is Health Canada’s grouping and carries no substitution meaning at all. No other province’s rules are shown on this page, and a designation here is not a recommendation to switch — that is a conversation with a pharmacist or prescriber.
Source: Ontario Ministry of Health — ODB Formulary. Data current as of 2026-07-28. Ontario only. Formulary edition 4342, effective 31 July 2026.
How it is classified
- Anatomical main group
- Musculo-skeletal system
- ATC code
- M05BA07
The Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical code records the body system a medicine acts on and its chemical grouping. It is not a statement of what this medication treats, and nothing on this page is. For the full classification of M05BA07, see the WHO ATC/DDD Index.
Recalls and safety alerts
As of 12 August 2026No Health Canada recall has been matched to this product.
This is not a statement that no recall exists for this medication. Health Canada’s recalls data carries no DIN and no company name, so notices are matched on wording alone — and 1,437 of the 2,306 drug notices in the feed could not be matched to any product at all. Check Health Canada’s own search before concluding anything.
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How RxMonitor matches recalls, and how often it fails
Source: Health Canada — Recalls and Safety Alerts. Data current as of 2026-08-12. Matched on product name, not on DIN — the feed carries none.