Switzerland· 57039002

Alimta

A pemetrexed product containing pemetrexedum, registered in Switzerland and dispensed under Swissmedic category A, on the national reimbursement list. The same ATC class is registered in 17 of our 19 countries.

Reimbursed in Switzerland (BAG SL)Cat A (Swissmedic)ATC L01BA04

Checked against BAG Spezialitätenliste (Switzerland) on

Informational only — not a medical device.

SOURCE REGISTER · CHBAG Spezialitätenliste (Switzerland)normalisedAlimtaATCL01BA04REGISTER NO.57039002PACKS LISTED1CHECKEDSeptember 12, 2026

Where it is registered

Pemetrexed is registered in 17 of 19 countries.

Countries holding a registration under ATC L01BA04 (pemetrexed), each read from that country’s own register.

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

Pemetrexed · ATC L01BA04

17 / 19 countries

  • Belgiumprice
  • Canada
  • Czechiaprice
  • Denmark
  • Finlandprice
  • Franceprice
  • Germany
  • Icelandprice
  • Ireland
  • Netherlands
  • Norwayprice
  • Polandprice
  • Spainprice
  • Sweden
  • 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 pemetrexed costs, country by country.

Normalised to the WHO defined daily dose (43 mg), so markets compare like for like.

  • Switzerland: $49.69 per daily dose (median across products in the class)
  • Public list prices, converted to USD at the rate date shown

Pemetrexed · price per daily dose (43 mg)

USD · FX 28 Sept 2026

  • CH Switzerland$49.69
Median listed price per WHO defined daily dose, in each market that publishes a price. Open the full comparison

The record

At a glance

BAG Spezialitätenliste (Switzerland)
Active substance
pemetrexedum
Manufacturer
—
Country
Switzerland (CH)
ATC code
L01BA04
ATC class
Pemetrexed
Defined daily dose
43 mg, P
Swissmedic category
A
Reimbursed
Yes
Source register
BAG Spezialitätenliste (Switzerland)
Last checked
September 12, 2026

Packs & prices · 1

1 priced
  • gtin
    7680570390027
    Durchstf 1 Stk
    CHF 666.25

Regulatory notes

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

Interactions

387 interactions on record for pemetrexed.

Graded by severity as the source publishes them — 30 severe. 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

Pemetrexed · interactions on record

387 records

  • 30 severe
  • 240 moderate
  • 117 info

Most severe, free to view

  • CladribineL01BB04severe
  • Talimogene laherparepvecL01XL02severe
  • CimetidineA02BA01moderate
  • RanitidineA02BA02moderate
  • 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

Pemetrexed in 16 other countries

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

All pemetrexed products

Authorised across Europe · EMA

The same active substance is authorised in 31 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:

  • Austria · Pemegerolan, Pemetrexed Ever Pharma
  • Belgium · Pemetrexed Eg, Pemetrexed Eugia
  • Bulgaria · Пеметрексед Новамед, Пеметрексед Ромфарм
  • Cyprus · Pemetrexed Koanaa 100 Mg, Pemetrexed Koanaa 500 Mg
  • Czechia · Pemetrexed Ever Pharma
  • Germany · Albotiva, Pemetrexed Ever Pharma
  • Denmark · Pemetrexed Ever Pharma, Pemetrexed Viatris
  • Estonia · Pemetrexed Zentiva, Pemetrexed Zentiva K.S.
  • Spain · Mintayax, Pemetrexed Aurovit
  • Finland · Pemetrexed Avansor, Pemetrexed Ever Pharma
  • France · Pemetrexed Arrow, Pemetrexed Bioorganics
  • United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) · Pemetrexed, Pemetrexed Accord Healthcare
  • Greece · Inopem, Pemetrexed Ebewe
  • Croatia · Pemetreksed Sandoz, Pemetrexed Ever Pharma
  • Hungary · Pemetrexed Ever Pharma, Pemetrexed Pharma D&s
  • Ireland · Pemetrexed, Pemetrexed Bioorganics
  • Iceland · Alimta, Armisarte
  • Italy · Pemetrexed Aurobindo, Pemetrexed Eg
  • Liechtenstein · Alimta, Armisarte
  • Lithuania · Pemetrexed Ebewe, Pemetrexed Zentiva
  • Luxembourg · Pemetrexed Eg
  • Latvia · Pemetrexed Zentiva
  • Malta · Pemetrexed Sandoz, Pemetrexed Viatris
  • Netherlands · Pemetrexed Bioorganics, Pemetrexed Cf
  • Norway · Alimta, Armisarte
  • Poland · Pemetreksed Sun, Pemetrexed Eugia
  • Portugal · Pemetrexed Ever Pharma, Pemetrexed Hikma
  • Romania · Pemetrexed Ditrometamină Dr. Reddy’s, Pemetrexed Ever Pharma
  • Sweden · Pemetrexed Ever Pharma, Pemetrexed Hexal
  • Slovenia · Pemetreksed Sandoz, Pemetrexed Ever Pharma
  • Slovakia · Pemetrexed Ever Pharma, Pemetrexed Stada

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 BAG Spezialitätenliste (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/47189bb5-6ffd-4dc0-9183-56f93bef3e77
GET /v1/drugs/47189bb5-6ffd-4dc0-9183-56f93bef3e77?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": "pemetrexedum 500 mg",
  "valid_from": "2007-02-01",
  "limitations": "[{\"description\":\"Behandlung bedarf der Kostengutsprache durch den Krankenversicherer nach vorgängiger Konsultation des Vertrauensarztes. In Kombination mit Cisplatin für die First-line-Chemotherapie von Patienten mit lokal fortgeschrittenem oder metastasiertem nicht-kleinzelligem Lungenkarzinom ausser bei überwiegender plattenepithelialer Histologie.<br>\\n<br>\\nBehandlung bedarf der Kostengutsprache durch den Krankenversicherer nach vorgängiger Konsultation des Vertrauensarztes. Monotherapie bei Patienten mit lokal fortgeschrittenem oder metastasiertem nicht-kleinzelligem Lungenkarzinom nach vorangegangener Chemotherapie ausser bei überwiegender plattenepithelialer Histologie.<br>\\n<br>\\nBehandlung von Patienten mit malignem Pleuramesotheliom in Kombination mit Cisplatin.<br>\\n<br>\",\"costApproval\":null,\"indication\":\"\",\"isNew\":false,\"limitationCode\":null,\"points\":null,\"priceModel\":null,\"title\":null,\"validFrom\":\"2023-12-01\",\"validTo\":null},{\"description\":\"ALIMTA wird vergütet in Kombination mit Rybrevant und Carboplatin zur Erstlinienbehandlung von erwachsenen Patienten mit lokal fortgeschrittenem oder metastasiertem nicht-plattenepithelialen NSCLC mit aktivierenden Exon-20- Insertionsmutationen des epidermalen Wachstumsfaktor-Rezeptors (EGFR).<br>\\n<br>\",\"costApproval\":null,\"indication\":\"\",\"isNew\":false,\"limitationCode\":null,\"points\":null,\"priceModel\":null,\"title\":null,\"validFrom\":\"2025-05-01\",\"validTo\":\"2027-03-31\"},{\"description\":\"ALIMTA wird vergütet in Kombination mit Rybrevant und Carboplatin zur Behandlung von erwachsenen Patienten mit lokal fortgeschrittenem oder metastasiertem nicht-plattenepithelialen NSCLC mit EGFR-Exon-19-Deletionen oder Exon-21-L858R-Substitutionsmutationen, bei denen die Krankheit\\nwährend oder nach einer Behandlung mit Osimertinib fortgeschritten ist.<br>\\n<br>\",\"costApproval\":null,\"indication\":\"\",\"isNew\":false,\"limitationCode\":null,\"points\":null,\"priceModel\":null,\"title\":null,\"validFrom\":\"2025-01-01\",\"validTo\":\"2026-12-31\"}]",
  "galenic_form": "Trockensub 500 mg für Inf Lös",
  "therapeutic_area": null,
  "sl_inclusion_date": "2007-02-01",
  "self_retention_pct": 40
}

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