Canada· CA-DIN-02415542

APO-AZITHROMYCIN Z

A azithromycin product containing azithromycin (azithromycin dihydrate), registered in Canada by APOTEX INC. The same ATC class is registered in 17 of our 19 countries.

ATC J01FA10

Checked against Health Canada Drug Product Database (Canada) on October 1, 2026

Informational only — not a medical device.

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Where it is registered

Azithromycin is registered in 17 of 19 countries.

Countries holding a registration under ATC J01FA10 (azithromycin), each read from that country’s own register.

This record: Canada, from Health Canada Drug Product Database (Canada)
10 of them publish a price we can compare per daily dose

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Azithromycin · ATC J01FA10

17 / 19 countries

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Canada
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Denmark
Finlandprice
Germany
Icelandprice
Ireland
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Japan
Netherlands
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Polandprice
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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 azithromycin costs, country by country.

Normalised to the WHO defined daily dose (0.3 g), the median price runs from $1.28 in Spain to $6.40 in Switzerland — a ×5.0 gap.

3 markets with a comparable price for this class
Public list prices, converted to USD at the rate date shown

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Azithromycin · price per daily dose (0.3 g)

USD · FX 28 Sept 2026

CH Switzerland$6.40
IT Italy$1.44
ES Spain$1.28

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The record

At a glance

Health Canada Drug Product Database (Canada)

Active substance: AZITHROMYCIN (AZITHROMYCIN DIHYDRATE)
Manufacturer: APOTEX INC
Country: Canada (CA)
ATC code: J01FA10
ATC class: Azithromycin
Defined daily dose: 0.3 g, O
Reimbursed: Not published by this register
Source register: Health Canada Drug Product Database (Canada)
Last checked: October 1, 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

395 interactions on record for azithromycin.

Graded by severity as the source publishes them — 47 severe. Severity grades are free for everyone; mechanism and management come with Growth.

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Azithromycin · interactions on record

395 records

47 severe
162 moderate
4 minor
120 info

Most severe, free to view

PapaverineA03AD01severe
CisaprideA03FA02severe
DolasetronA04AA04severe
EdoxabanB01AF03severe

62 more interactions with mechanism and management, from a commercially licensed source.

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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

Azithromycin in 15 other countries

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

All azithromycin products

Authorised across Europe · EMA

The same active substance is authorised in 30 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:

Austria · Azithromycin +pharma, Azithromycin 1a Pharma
Belgium · Azithromycin Ab, Azithromycine Eg
Bulgaria · Azax, Азакс
Cyprus · Azithran, Azithromycin Altan Pharmaceuticals, S.A.
Czechia · Azitromycin Sandoz, Azitromycin Viatris
Germany · Azi-Teva, Azithromycin 500
Denmark · Amzolynic, Azithromycin "sandoz"
Estonia · Azithromycin Krka, Azithromycin Sandoz
Spain · Aratro, Azitromicina Altan
Finland · Amzolynic, Azithromycin Krka
France · Azithromycine Bgr, Azithromycine Bluepharma
United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) · Azithromycin, Azithromycin Accord-Uk
Greece · Alzirax, Azibactron
Croatia · Azibiot, Azimed
Hungary · Azi, Azibactim
Ireland · Azithromycin Clonmel, Azithromycin Krka
Iceland · Azithromycin Stada, Azitromicina Normon
Italy · Azeptin, Azitromicina Altan Pharmaceuticals, S.A.
Lithuania · Azibiot, Azithromycin Ingen Pharma
Luxembourg · Azithromycin Ratiopharm, Azithromycine Eg
Latvia · Azibiot, Azithromycin Sandoz
Malta · Azimycin, Azithromycin Aurobindo
Netherlands · Azithromycine Ratiopharm, Azithromycine Teva
Norway · Amzolynic
Poland · Azibiot, Azimycin
Portugal · Azitrix, Azitromicina Almus
Romania · Azibiot, Azitromicină Rompharm
Sweden · Amzolynic, Azithromycin Jubilant
Slovenia · Azibiot, Azitromicin Krka
Slovakia · Azibiot, Azibiot Neo

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 Health Canada Drug Product Database (Canada). 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/37a8980f-b533-4f28-bb0d-ca0e94d079d5
GET /v1/drugs/37a8980f-b533-4f28-bb0d-ca0e94d079d5?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.

{
  "din": "02415542",
  "form": "TABLET",
  "class": "Human",
  "routes": [
    "ORAL"
  ],
  "source": "health_canada_dpd",
  "status": "MARKETED",
  "atc_raw": "J01FA10",
  "schedule": [
    "Prescription"
  ],
  "drug_code": "90013",
  "strengths": [
    "250 MG"
  ],
  "ahfs_class": null,
  "substances": [
    "AZITHROMYCIN (AZITHROMYCIN DIHYDRATE)"
  ],
  "product_categorization": null
}

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