United Kingdom· GB-APID-574911000001100
Selsun 2.5% shampoo
A medicinal product containing selenium, registered in United Kingdom by Chattem (U.K.) Ltd.
Checked against NHS dm+d (United Kingdom) on
Informational only — not a medical device.
The record
At a glance
NHS dm+d (United Kingdom)- Active substance
- Selenium
- Manufacturer
- Chattem (U.K.) Ltd
- Country
- United Kingdom (GB)
- ATC code
- —
- Reimbursed
- Not published by this register
- Source register
- NHS dm+d (United Kingdom)
- Last checked
- October 2, 2026
Packs & prices · 3
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Regulatory notes
No shortage, Orange Book or US label notes for this record.
Same medicine, other countries
Selenium in 7 other countries
What each register calls a product with the same active substance — salts and hydrates count as the same.
- United StatesBestmade Natural Products SeleniumBestmade Natural Products
- BelgiumSelenium Metallicum Boiron 15CHBoiron
- SwitzerlandSelenase peroral, TrinklösungPlavidente GmbH
- GermanyCefaselCefak Kg
- FinlandSelenium
- NorwaySelenoPrecisePharma Nord
- CanadaMICRO SESANDOZ CANADA INCORPORATED
Authorised across Europe · EMA
The same active substance is authorised in 6 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:
- Austria · Selenase
- Germany · Cefasel, Selenase
- Denmark · Selenoprecise, Selesyn
- France · Selenium Granions
- Italy · Selit
- Luxembourg · Selenium Granions
Source: European Medicines Agency, Article 57 product data.
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For developers
The same record over the API, and the raw payload
GET /v1/drugs/05ef7a12-d14d-4595-9c17-494fb278831f GET /v1/drugs/05ef7a12-d14d-4595-9c17-494fb278831f?format=fhir
Every response carries last_synced_at, so freshness is a field rather than a promise. Below is exactly what the ingestion wrote, before any presentation — the same JSON the API returns under payload.
{
"apid": "574911000001100",
"desc": "Selsun 2.5% shampoo (Chattem (U.K.) Ltd)",
"form": "Shampoo",
"vpid": "41747711000001107",
"source": "dmd",
"vtm_id": "777510004",
"strength": "25 mg",
"substance": "Selenium",
"ingredient": "Selenium sulfide",
"supplier_code": "8457411000001103"
}See everything about selenium.
This page is the registration. A free account adds the label text as the regulator wrote it, what it costs per daily dose across the markets that publish a price, a feed of what changes in the registers, and an assistant that answers with its sources. Interaction severity is free; mechanism and management are on the Growth plan. No card, nothing to install.