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United Kingdom· GB-APID-917511000001102

Vectavir Cold Sore 1% cream

A penciclovir product containing penciclovir, registered in United Kingdom by Novartis Consumer Health UK Ltd. The same ATC class is registered in 11 of our 19 countries.

ATC D06BB06

Checked against NHS dm+d (United Kingdom) on

Informational only — not a medical device.

SOURCE REGISTER · GBNHS dm+d (United Kingdom)normalisedVectavir Cold Sore 1% creamATCD06BB06REGISTER NO.GB-APID-9175110000011…PACKS LISTED1CHECKEDOctober 2, 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: United Kingdom, from NHS dm+d (United Kingdom)
  • 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

NHS dm+d (United Kingdom)
Active substance
Penciclovir
Manufacturer
Novartis Consumer Health UK Ltd
Country
United Kingdom (GB)
ATC code
D06BB06
ATC class
Penciclovir
Defined daily dose
6 mg, T
Reimbursed
Not published by this register
Source register
NHS dm+d (United Kingdom)
Last checked
October 2, 2026

Packs & prices · 1

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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 20 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
  • 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 NHS dm+d (United Kingdom). 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/4065d77e-7861-495d-8b63-744b1aba227e
GET /v1/drugs/4065d77e-7861-495d-8b63-744b1aba227e?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": "917511000001102",
  "desc": "Vectavir Cold Sore 1% cream (Novartis Consumer Health UK Ltd)",
  "form": "Cutaneous cream",
  "vpid": "41486811000001103",
  "source": "dmd",
  "vtm_id": "777109002",
  "strength": "10 mg",
  "substance": "Penciclovir",
  "ingredient": "Penciclovir",
  "supplier_code": "2910501000001104"
}
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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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