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Switzerland· 67263001

Pheburane 483 mg/g, Granulat zur Herstellung einer Lösung zum Einnehmen

A sodium phenylbutyrate product containing natrii phenylbutyras, registered in Switzerland by Medius AG and dispensed under Swissmedic category B, on the national reimbursement list. The same ATC class is registered in 14 of our 19 countries.

Reimbursed in Switzerland (BAG SL)Cat B (Swissmedic)ATC A16AX03

Checked against Swissmedic (Switzerland) on

Informational only — not a medical device.

SOURCE REGISTER · CHSwissmedic (Switzerland)normalisedPheburane 483 mg/g, Granulat zur Hers…ATCA16AX03REGISTER NO.67263001PACKS LISTED1CHECKEDSeptember 12, 2026

Where it is registered

Sodium phenylbutyrate is registered in 14 of 19 countries.

Countries holding a registration under ATC A16AX03 (sodium phenylbutyrate), each read from that country’s own register.

  • This record: Switzerland, from Swissmedic (Switzerland)
  • 8 of them publish a price we can compare per daily dose

Sodium phenylbutyrate · ATC A16AX03

14 / 19 countries

  • Belgiumprice
  • Canada
  • Czechiaprice
  • Denmark
  • Finlandprice
  • Icelandprice
  • Ireland
  • Japan
  • Netherlands
  • Norwayprice
  • Polandprice
  • Switzerlandprice
  • United Kingdom
  • United Statesprice
Blue: a registration under this ATC code. The ringed marker is this record’s country. Markets marked price publish a price we can compare per daily dose.

Price per daily dose

What a daily dose of sodium phenylbutyrate costs, country by country.

Normalised to the WHO defined daily dose (20 g), so markets compare like for like.

  • 1 market with a comparable price for this class
  • Public list prices, converted to USD at the rate date shown

Sodium phenylbutyrate · price per daily dose (20 g)

USD · FX 28 Sept 2026

  • CZ Czechia$0.46
Median listed price per WHO defined daily dose, in each market that publishes a price. Open the full comparison

The record

At a glance

Swissmedic (Switzerland)
Active substance
natrii phenylbutyras
Manufacturer
Medius AG
Country
Switzerland (CH)
ATC code
A16AX03
ATC class
Sodium phenylbutyrate
Defined daily dose
20 g, O
Swissmedic category
B
Reimbursed
Yes
Source register
Swissmedic (Switzerland)
Last checked
September 12, 2026

Packs & prices · 1

1 priced
  • gtin
    7680672630014
    Fl 174 g
    CHF 484.1

Regulatory notes

No shortage, Orange Book or US label notes for this record.

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For developers

The same record over the API, and the raw payload
GET /v1/drugs/1fbb4b04-d89a-461f-ab83-b8a0dde19b04
GET /v1/drugs/1fbb4b04-d89a-461f-ab83-b8a0dde19b04?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.

{
  "unit": null,
  "strength": "natrii phenylbutyras 483 mg",
  "valid_from": "2023-11-01",
  "limitations": "[{\"description\":\"Als Zusatztherapie bei der Langzeitbehandlung von Stoffwechselstörungen des Harnstoffzyklus. Zu derartigen Erkrankungen gehören Carbamylphosphatsynthetase-Mangel, Ornithintranscarbamylase-Mangel sowie Argininosuccinatsynthetase-Mangel.<br>\\nDer Einsatz wird bei allen Patienten vergütet, bei denen sich ein kompletter Enzymmangel bereits im Neugeborenenalter (innerhalb der ersten 28 Lebenstage) manifestiert hat. Bei Patienten mit einer spätmanifesten Form (inkompletter Enzymdefekt, der sich nach dem ersten Lebensmonat manifestiert) wird das Arzneimittel nur dann vergütet, wenn in der Anamnese eine hyperammonämische Enzephalopathie besteht.<br>\\nBei PHEBURANE beträgt die maximale vergütete Dosis 20g/ Tag.<br>\\nDie Erstverschreibung von PHEBURANE muss in den folgenden Zentren erfolgen:<br>\\n-\\tReferenzzentrum für seltene Stoffwechselkrankheiten des Inselspitals Bern<br>\\n-\\tReferenzzentrum für seltene Stoffwechselkrankheiten des centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois (CHUV) Lausanne<br>\\n-\\tReferenzzentrum für seltene Stoffwechselkrankheiten Zürich<br>\\n-\\tAssoziiertes Zentrum für seltene Stoffwechselkrankheiten Basel<br>\\n-\\tCentre associé pour les maladies héréditaires du métabolisme, Genève.<br>\\n<br>\\n\",\"costApproval\":null,\"indication\":\"\",\"isNew\":false,\"limitationCode\":null,\"priceModel\":null,\"validFrom\":\"2023-11-01\"}]",
  "galenic_form": "Gran 483 mg/g",
  "therapeutic_area": null,
  "sl_inclusion_date": "2023-11-01",
  "self_retention_pct": 10
}

See everything about sodium phenylbutyrate.

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