**Exhibit 8.1**

 

**Subsidiaries of DRAXIS Health Inc.**

 
| **Subsidiary**                               | ** ** | **Jurisdiction of   Incorporation**                                 | ** ** | **Other names which  Subsidiary  is doing business**                                                                                                          |
|----------------------------------------------|------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| DRAXIS Specialty Pharmaceuticals Inc.        |       | Canada (CBCA)                                                       |       | •  DRAXIS Pharma, a division of DRAXIS Specialty Pharmaceuticals Inc. 

•  DRAXIMAGE, a division of DRAXIS Specialty Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
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| Deprenyl Animal Health, Inc.                 |       | State of Louisiana                                                  |       | DAHI                                                                                                                                                          |
| DAHI LLC                                     |       | State of Delaware                                                   |       |                                                                                                                                                          |
| DAHI Nevada Inc.                             |       | State of Nevada                                                     |       |                                                                                                                                                          |
| DRAXIS U.S. Inc.                             |       | State of Delaware                                                   |       |                                                                                                                                                          |
| DAHI Animal Health (New Zealand) Pty Limited |       | New Zealand (Companies Act 1993 as a limited liability company)     |       |                                                                                                                                                          |
| DAHI Animal Health (UK) Limited              |       | England and Wales (Companies Act 1985 as a private limited company) |       |                                                                                                                                                          |
| DRAXIMAGE LLC                                |       | State of Delaware                                                   |       |                                                                                                                                                          |
| DRAXIMAGE (U.K.) Limited                     |       | England and Wales (Companies Act 1985 as a private limited company) |       |                                                                                                                                                          |
| 4271513 Canada Inc.                          |       | Canada (CBCA)                                                       |       |                                                                                                                                                          |