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.
Checked against BAG Spezialitätenliste (Switzerland) on
Informational only — not a medical device.
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
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
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- gtin7680570390027Durchstf 1 StkCHF 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.
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.
- SpainALIMTA 500 mg POLVO PARA CONCENTRADO PARA SOLUCION PARA PERFUSIONEli Lilly Nederland B.V.
- SwedenALIMTA 500 mg Pulver till koncentrat till infusionsvätska, lösningEli Lilly Nederland B.V.
- PolandAlimtaEli Lilly Nederland B.V.
- FinlandALIMTAEli Lilly Nederland B.V.
- BelgiumAlimta 500 mgEli Lilly Nederland
- United KingdomAlimta 500mg powder for concentrate for solution for infusion vialsEli Lilly and Company Ltd
- IcelandAlimtaEli Lilly Nederland B.V.*
- IrelandAlimta 500 mg powder for concentrate for solution for infusionEli Lilly Nederland B.V.
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
}See everything about pemetrexed.
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