Medication
Pulmicort Turbuhaler
DIN 00851760 · Astrazeneca Canada Inc
What it is
- Active ingredients
- Budesonide — 400 mcg
- Form and route
- Powder (Metered-Dose) · Inhalation
- Schedule
- PRESCRIPTION
- Authorised since
- 1992-12-31
Source: Health Canada — Drug Product Database. Data current as of 2026-08-12.
Products with the same active ingredient
No other medication authorised in Canada shares this active ingredient.
Health Canada groups products by their active ingredients. No other marketed product shares this one’s group, which usually means it is still the only authorised version — not that alternatives were hidden or missed.
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
- $116.4200
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.
How it is classified
- Anatomical main group
- Respiratory system
- ATC code
- R03BA02
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 R03BA02, see the WHO ATC/DDD Index.
Recalls and safety alerts
As of 12 August 2026Archived by Health Canada
2 older notices naming this product have been archived. These are a record of what happened, not current warnings.
Matched on the product name at the start of the notice.
Matched on the product name at the start of the notice.
This list may be incomplete. Health Canada’s recalls data carries no DIN, so notices are matched on wording alone. Search Health Canada recalls for Pulmicort Turbuhaler → 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.