Finland· FI-REL-REL29753
Gavigard
A alginic acid product containing sodium alginate + potassium hydrogen carbonate, registered in Finland by Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare (UK) Limited. The same ATC class is registered in 10 of our 19 countries.
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Informational only — not a medical device.
Where it is registered
Alginic acid is registered in 10 of 19 countries.
Countries holding a registration under ATC A02BX13 (alginic acid), each read from that country’s own register.
- This record: Finland, from Fimea (Finland)
- 5 of them publish a price we can compare per daily dose
Alginic acid · ATC A02BX13
10 / 19 countries
- Belgiumprice
- Denmark
- Finlandprice
- Icelandprice
- Ireland
- Japan
- Netherlands
- Norwayprice
- Polandprice
- United Kingdom
The record
At a glance
Fimea (Finland)- Active substance
- Sodium alginate + Potassium hydrogen carbonate
- Manufacturer
- Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare (UK) Limited
- Country
- Finland (FI)
- ATC code
- A02BX13
- ATC class
- Alginic acid
- Reimbursed
- Not published by this register
- Source register
- Fimea (Finland)
- Last checked
- September 27, 2026
Packs & prices · 0
No packs listed by the register for this record.
Regulatory notes
No shortage, Orange Book or US label notes for this record.
Same medicine, other countries
Alginic acid in 3 other countries
What each register calls a product with the same active substance — salts and hydrates count as the same.
- United KingdomAcidex Advance oral suspension aniseedWockhardt UK Ltd
- IrelandGaviscon Advance Chewable Tablets Sodium alginate 500 mg, Potassium hydrogen carbonate 100 mg.Reckitt Benckiser Ireland Limited
- GermanyGaviscon AdvanceReckitt Benckiser Deutschland Gmbh
Authorised across Europe · EMA
The same active substance is authorised in 11 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:
- Austria · Gaviscon
- Belgium · Gaviscon, Gaviscon Advance
- Germany · Gaviscon Advance, Gaviscon Advance Pfefferminz
- France · Gavisconpro Menthe
- United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) · Acidex Advance (Aniseed Flavour), Acidex Advance (Peppermint Flavour)
- Greece · Gaviscon Advance
- Ireland · Gaviscon Advance, Gaviscon Advance Peppermint
- Italy · Gaviscon Advance, Gaviscon Advance Aroma Menta
- Luxembourg · Gaviscon Advance
- Malta · Gaviscon Advance
- Netherlands · Gaviscon Extra Sterk Liquid Sticks Pepermunt
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/1d731263-44e2-496d-8c12-10569f05288c GET /v1/drugs/1d731263-44e2-496d-8c12-10569f05288c?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.
{
"ddd": "50",
"form": "oraalisuspensio",
"route": null,
"ddd_unit": "ml",
"strength": null,
"atc_label": "algiinihappo",
"ma_number": "24262",
"auth_status": "Myyntilupa peruuntunut",
"eu_ma_number": null,
"fimea_rel_id": "REL29753",
"authorised_at": "2009-03-26"
}See everything about alginic acid.
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.