Medication
Tactupump
DIN 02365871 · Galderma Canada Inc.
What it is
- Active ingredients
- Adapalene — 0.1%
- Benzoyl Peroxide — 2.5%
- Form and route
- Gel · Topical
- Schedule
- PRESCRIPTION
- Authorised since
- 2011-05-13
Source: Health Canada — Drug Product Database. Data current as of 2026-08-12.
Products with the same active ingredient
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 2026Off-formulary interchangeable Part III-B
Ontario has designated this product interchangeable with a brand product, but it is not an ODB benefit — Part III-B, Off-Formulary Interchangeable. Ontario does not pay for it under the benefit list.
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 0.1%w/w & 2.5%w/w Top Gel and will substitute one for another at a pharmacy counter in Ontario.
- Sandoz Adapalene / Benzoyl Peroxide 02489007Sandoz Canada Incorporated
- Taro-Adapalene/benzoyl Peroxide 02456923Taro Pharmaceuticals Inc
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
- Dermatologicals
- ATC code
- D10AD53
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 D10AD53, see the WHO ATC/DDD Index.
Recalls and safety alerts
As of 12 August 2026Archived by Health Canada
1 older notice naming this product has been archived. These are a record of what happened, not current warnings.
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 Tactupump → 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.