Drug · DIN 02239732 · Disinfectant
CIDEX OPA SOLUTION
No: no longer authorized
The company stopped selling it and its DIN was cancelled. A cancellation is most often a business decision; the record does not say why.
Status Cancelled Post Market since July 25, 2019; first marketed June 21, 1999.
- Drug Identification Number (DIN)
- 02239732
- Company (DIN owner)
- Johnson & Johnson Medtech, A Division Of Johnson & Johnson (Canada) Inc.Markham, Ontario, Canada
- Schedule
- Non-prescription drugs
- Dosage form
- Solution
- Route
- Disinfectant (Medical Instruments)
- Therapeutic class (ATC)
- Technical disinfectants V07AV
- Class
- Disinfectant
- Record last updated
- June 26, 2026
Active ingredients
As listed in the Drug Product Database.
| Ingredient | Strength | Per |
|---|---|---|
| ORTHO-PHTHALALDEHYDE | 0.55 % |
Recalls and safety alerts that mention it
Health Canada’s recall notices do not carry licence numbers, so these are matched by name: notices whose title or product names “cidex”. A notice may cover another product or only some lots: read it to see what it covers.
- CIDEX® Activated Dialdehyde Solution (2015-08-05)August 11, 2015 · Drugs · Product safety · Type I
- Possibility of Sensitization to CIDEX OPA Solution with Repeated Exposure – For Health ProfessionalsJune 24, 2004 · Drugs · Product safety