United Kingdom· GB-APID-190711000001107
Megace 40mg tablets
A medicinal product containing megestrol, registered in United Kingdom by Bristol-Myers Squibb 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
- Bristol-Myers Squibb 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 · 0
No packs listed by the register for this record.
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.
- United StatesMegestrol AcetateBryant Ranch Prepack
- CanadaMEGESTROLAA PHARMA INC
- IrelandMegace 160 mg tabletsBausch Health Ireland Limited
- SpainBOREA 160 mg COMPRIMIDOSViatris Healthcare Limited
- CzechiaMEGACEBausch Health Ireland Limited, Dublin
- PolandCachexanPolfarmex S.A.
- ItalyGESTROLTEXISTITUTO GENTILI S.R.L.
- FinlandMegaceBristol-Myers Squibb Ab
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/542f1718-01a4-4f66-966e-0c457d2d7757 GET /v1/drugs/542f1718-01a4-4f66-966e-0c457d2d7757?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": "190711000001107",
"desc": "Megace 40mg tablets (Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceuticals Ltd)",
"form": "Oral tablet",
"vpid": "41879911000001104",
"source": "dmd",
"vtm_id": "776657002",
"strength": "40 mg",
"substance": "Megestrol",
"ingredient": "Megestrol acetate",
"supplier_code": "3145301000001104"
}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.