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Table 1 Formulary listings for DPP-4 inhibitors, SGLT-2 inhibitors, and GLP-1 receptor agonists in the Canadian provinces in October 2018

From: Characteristics of new users of recent antidiabetic drugs in Canada and the United Kingdom

  

AB

BC

MB

NS

ON

QC

SK

DPP-4 inhibitors

Alogliptin

NL

NL

NL

NL

NL

R

NL

Alogliptin + metformin

NL

NL

NL

NL

NL

R

NL

Linagliptin

R

R

R

R

L

R

R

Linagliptin + metformin

R

R

R

R

L

R

R

Sitagliptin

R

DL

R

R

L

R

R

Sitagliptin+ metformin

R

DL

R

R

L

R

R

Sitagliptin + ertugliflozin

NL

NL

NL

NL

NL

NL

NL

Saxagliptin

R

R

R

R

L

R

R

Saxagliptin + metformin

R

R

R

R

L

R

R

SGLT-2 inhibitors

Canagliflozin

R

NL

R

R

L

R

R

Canagliflozin + metformin

NL

NL

NL

NL

NL

NL

NL

Dapagliflozin

R

NL

R

R

L

R

R

Dapagliflozin + metformin

R

NL

R

R

L

R

R

Empagliflozin

R

NL

R

R

R

R

R

Empagliflozin + metformin

NL

NL

NL

NL

NL

R

NL

GLP-1 receptor agonists

Albiglutide

NL

NL

NL

NL

NL

NL

NL

Dulaglutide

NL

NL

NL

NL

NL

NL

NL

Exenatide

NL

NL

NL

NL

NL

NL

NL

Liraglutide

NL

NL

NL

NL

NL

R

NL

Liraglutide + insulin degludec

NL

NL

NL

NL

NL

NL

NL

Lixisenatide

NL

NL

NL

NL

NL

R

NL

Lixisenatide + insulin glargine

NL

NL

NL

NL

NL

NL

NL

Semaglutide

NL

NL

NL

NL

NL

NL

NL

  1. Abbreviations: AB Alberta, BC British Columbia, MB Manitoba, NS Nova Scotia, ON Ontario, QC Quebec, SK Saskatchewan, NL Not listed – not available through the public drug plan, R Restricted – only available to those who meet eligibility criteria and receive prior approval from the drug benefit plan, cost will be fully or partially covered according to the terms of the public drug plan; L Listed – Can be prescribed by any doctor, cost will be fully or partially covered according to the terms of the public drug plan; DL Delisted – product has been removed from the formulary and is no longer available