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Switzerland· 53680071

Fenivir, Crème

A penciclovir product containing penciclovirum, registered in Switzerland by Perrigo Schweiz AG and dispensed under Swissmedic category D. The same ATC class is registered in 11 of our 19 countries.

Cat D (Swissmedic)ATC D06BB06

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Informational only — not a medical device.

SOURCE REGISTER · CHSwissmedic (Switzerland)normalisedFenivir, CrèmeATCD06BB06REGISTER NO.53680071PACKS LISTED0CHECKEDSeptember 12, 2026
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Where it is registered

Penciclovir is registered in 11 of 19 countries.

Countries holding a registration under ATC D06BB06 (penciclovir), each read from that country’s own register.

  • This record: Switzerland, from Swissmedic (Switzerland)
  • 7 of them publish a price we can compare per daily dose
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Penciclovir · ATC D06BB06

11 / 19 countries

  • Belgiumprice
  • Czechiaprice
  • Denmark
  • Finlandprice
  • Germany
  • Icelandprice
  • Ireland
  • Norwayprice
  • 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.

The record

At a glance

Swissmedic (Switzerland)
Active substance
penciclovirum
Manufacturer
Perrigo Schweiz AG
Country
Switzerland (CH)
ATC code
D06BB06
ATC class
Penciclovir
Defined daily dose
6 mg, T
Swissmedic category
D
Reimbursed
No
Source register
Swissmedic (Switzerland)
Last checked
September 12, 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.

Interactions

2 interactions on record for penciclovir.

Graded by severity as the source publishes them — 2 moderate. Severity grades are free for everyone; mechanism and management come with Growth.

  • Severity for every pair — free, no plan needed
  • The source, licence and sync date on every record
  • Mechanism and what to do for each pair — Growth plan
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Penciclovir · interactions on record

2 records

  • 2 moderate

Most severe, free to view

  • Talimogene laherparepvecL01XL02moderate
  • Talimogen laherparepvecL01XX51moderate
  • Interaction severity from DDInter 2.0 (Xiong G. et al., Nucleic Acids Res.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0 — free for non-commercial use only; not covered by the Drug Database commercial licence.
Mechanism and what to do, in the interaction check
Source: DDInter 2.0 · synced 29 Sept 2026. Grades as the source publishes them.

Same medicine, other countries

Penciclovir in 11 other countries

What each register calls a product with the same active substance — salts and hydrates count as the same.

All penciclovir products

Authorised across Europe · EMA

The same active substance is authorised in 21 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:

  • Austria · Fenivir – Fieberblasen, Fenivir Fieberblasen
  • Bulgaria · Фенивир
  • Cyprus · Fenivir Tinted
  • Czechia · Vectavir Tónovaný Na Opary
  • Germany · Pencivir Bei Lippenherpes, Pencivir Bei Lippenherpes Getönt
  • Denmark · Vectatone, Vectavir
  • Estonia · Fenivir
  • Spain · Fenivir
  • Finland · Vectavir
  • United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) · Fenistil Cold Sore
  • Greece · Fenivir, Fenivir Tinted®
  • Hungary · Fenivir
  • Ireland · Vectavir Cold Sore
  • Iceland · Vectatone, Vectavir
  • Italy · Vectavir, Vectavir Labiale
  • Lithuania · Fenivir
  • Latvia · Fenivir
  • Norway · Vectatone, Vectavir
  • Portugal · Fenivir
  • Sweden · Vectatone, Vectavir
  • Slovakia · Vectavir, Vectavir Tónovaný Na Opary

Source: European Medicines Agency, Article 57 product data.

Sourced from a public register and reproduced with attribution. Drug Database is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or a partner of Swissmedic (Switzerland). This is an informational data service and not a medical device — verify against the official source of record before any clinical decision.

For developers

The same record over the API, and the raw payload
GET /v1/drugs/219af823-1d7c-421e-80e0-fb0b3a41a33a
GET /v1/drugs/219af823-1d7c-421e-80e0-fb0b3a41a33a?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.

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See everything about penciclovir.

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.

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