United Kingdom· GB-APID-636811000001106
Megace 160mg tablets
A medicinal product containing megestrol, registered in United Kingdom by Alliance Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
Checked against NHS dm+d (United Kingdom) on
Informational only — not a medical device.
The record
At a glance
NHS dm+d (United Kingdom)- Active substance
- Megestrol
- Manufacturer
- Alliance Pharmaceuticals Ltd
- Country
- United Kingdom (GB)
- ATC code
- —
- Reimbursed
- Not published by this register
- Source register
- NHS dm+d (United Kingdom)
- Last checked
- September 13, 2026
Packs & prices · 3
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- gtin3830044942397
- gtin5027519000395
Regulatory notes
No shortage, Orange Book or US label notes for this record.
Same medicine, other countries
Megestrol in 14 other countries
What each register calls a product with the same active substance — salts and hydrates count as the same.
- CzechiaMEGACEBausch Health Ireland Limited, Dublin
- ItalyGESTROLTEXISTITUTO GENTILI S.R.L.
- IrelandMegace 160 mg tabletsPCO Manufacturing Ltd.
- NorwayMegaceBausch Health Ireland Limited
- SpainBOREA 160 mg COMPRIMIDOSViatris Healthcare Limited
- SwedenMegace 160 mg TablettBausch Health Ireland Ltd
- FinlandMegaceBristol-Myers Squibb Ab
- FranceMEGACE 160 mg, compriméBAUSCH HEALTH IRELAND (IRLANDE)
Authorised across Europe · EMA
The same active substance is authorised in 21 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:
- Belgium · Megace
- Cyprus · Megace
- Czechia · Megace, Megaplex
- Germany · Megestat
- Spain · Borea, Maygace Altas Dosis
- France · Megace
- Greece · Megace
- Croatia · Megace, Megostat
- Hungary · Cachexi, Megace
- Ireland · Megace
- Italy · Gestroltex, Megace
- Lithuania · Megace
- Luxembourg · Megace
- Netherlands · Megestrolacetaat Focus
- Norway · Megace
- Poland · Cachexan, Megace
- Portugal · Megace, Megestrol Generis
- Romania · Megesin
- Sweden · Megace
- Slovenia · Megace
- Slovakia · Megesin
Source: European Medicines Agency, Article 57 product data.
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For developers
The same record over the API, and the raw payload
GET /v1/drugs/50688cd7-bbc8-4e4b-b005-2991fce818bf GET /v1/drugs/50688cd7-bbc8-4e4b-b005-2991fce818bf?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": "636811000001106",
"desc": "Megace 160mg tablets (Alliance Pharmaceuticals Ltd)",
"form": "Oral tablet",
"vpid": "41879711000001101",
"source": "dmd",
"vtm_id": "776657002",
"strength": "160 mg",
"substance": "Megestrol",
"ingredient": "Megestrol acetate",
"supplier_code": "3417301000001102"
}See everything about megestrol.
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.