Ontario Drug Benefit Formulary And Comparative Drug Index

Formulary details for drugs covered under the Ontario Drug Benefit program, published by the Government of Ontario. The dataset is updated regularly, with the latest extract from March 2026. It provides the official list of eligible drugs and benefit information for the province.

Use Cases

• Analyze drug coverage policies by comparing benefit status and criteria across different drug entries.
• Study pharmaceutical market access by tracking which drugs are listed on the formulary and their associated benefit information.
• Support healthcare cost modeling using the formulary's drug list as a basis for public drug expenditure analysis.

Strengths

• Official data source from the Government of Ontario's Ministry of Health.
• Regularly updated, with a documented data extract and schema available.

Limitations

• Specific row count, column details, and sample data are unavailable for review.
• Data is provided in XML and HTML formats, which may require parsing for analytical use.

Provenance

Source

Government of Ontario | Gouvernement de l'Ontario.

Collection Method

Official data extract from the Ontario Drug Benefit Formulary/Comparative Drug Index.

Time Range

Current as of the latest published edition (Edition 43).

Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

Ontario, Canada.