Marketing-authorisation holder · Canada

Salix Pharmaceuticals Inc

Canada4 medicines1 country

4 medicines in 1 country, as authorisation holder.

Its medicines

Group structure

Part of

SalixPharmaceutical group · United States

Other companies in the group

United States2

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Medicines

Every medicine in the registers under its name, current ones first.

4 medicines

Medicine	Substance	Country	Status	Authorised
RELISTOR20 mg / ml · Solution	Methylnaltrexone bromide	Canada	Marketed	2008
RELISTOR20 mg / ml · Solution	Methylnaltrexone bromide	Canada	Authorised
RELISTOR20 mg / ml · Solution	Methylnaltrexone bromide	Canada	Authorised
ZAXINE550 mg · Tablet	Rifaximin	Canada	Marketed	2013

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Marketing-authorisation holder · Canada

Salix Pharmaceuticals Inc

Canada4 medicines1 country

4 medicines in 1 country, as authorisation holder.

Its medicines

Group structure

Part of

SalixPharmaceutical group · United States

Other companies in the group

United States2

Groups are put together by Prognia from the names regulators publish and from company links; they are not an official corporate structure.

Medicines

Every medicine in the registers under its name, current ones first.

4 medicines

Medicine	Substance	Country	Status	Authorised
RELISTOR20 mg / ml · Solution	Methylnaltrexone bromide	Canada	Marketed	2008
RELISTOR20 mg / ml · Solution	Methylnaltrexone bromide	Canada	Authorised
RELISTOR20 mg / ml · Solution	Methylnaltrexone bromide	Canada	Authorised
ZAXINE550 mg · Tablet	Rifaximin	Canada	Marketed	2013

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Countries

Where it holds or makes medicines, with how many are current.

Country	Medicines	Current	Past	Companies
Canada	4	4	0	Companies All medicines

Therapeutic areas

The ATC groups most of its medicines belong to, largest first.

Drugs for constipationAlimentary tract and metabolism · ATC A06A
Antidiarrhoeals and intestinal anti-infectivesAlimentary tract and metabolism · ATC A07A

Top substances

The active substances in most of its medicines.

Names in the registers

How the registers spell it, normalised: legal forms, accents and capitals removed.

salix

Sources and licences

Compiled by Prognia from the public medicine and company registers below. Logos are not used.

Health Canada, Canada

Health Canada, Drug Product Database, company API, entire response observed 2026-10-10T15:12:05.508784+00:00; native facts projected by Prognia.

Licence: Open Government Licence Canada

Health Canada, Canada

Health Canada, Drug Product Database, drugproduct API, entire response observed 2026-10-10T15:12:07.336870+00:00; native facts projected by Prognia.

Licence: Open Government Licence Canada

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At a glance

Type: Marketing-authorisation holder
Group: Salix
Headquarters: Canada
Medicines: 4
Countries: 1
Roles: Authorisation holder

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