Germany· DE-A57-c749afd83c35fedb
Alacare
A medicinal product containing 5-aminolevulinic acid, registered in Germany by Photonamic Gmbh & Co. Kg.
Checked against EMA Article 57 (European Union) on
Informational only — not a medical device.
The record
At a glance
EMA Article 57 (European Union)- Active substance
- 5-Aminolevulinic Acid
- Manufacturer
- Photonamic Gmbh & Co. Kg
- Country
- Germany (DE)
- ATC code
- —
- Reimbursed
- Not published by this register
- Source register
- EMA Article 57 (European Union)
- Last checked
- September 30, 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
5-aminolevulinic acid in 15 other countries
What each register calls a product with the same active substance — salts and hydrates count as the same.
- United StatesAMELUZBiofrontera Inc.
- CzechiaALACAREPhotonamic GmbH & Co. KG, Pinneberg
- United KingdomAlacare 8mg medicated plastersmedac UK
- SwitzerlandAlacare
- NetherlandsAlacare 8 mg pleister voor cutaan gebruikPhotonamic GmbH & Co. KG
- NorwayAmeluzBiofrontera Bioscience
- PolandAlacarephotonamic GmbH & Co. KG
- SwedenAlacare 8 mg Medicinskt plåsterPhotonamic GmbH & Co. KG
Authorised across Europe · EMA
The same active substance is authorised in 17 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:
- Austria · Alacare
- Belgium · Effala
- Czechia · Alacare
- Denmark · Alacare
- Finland · Alacare
- France · Effala
- United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) · Alacare
- Ireland · Alacare
- Iceland · Ameluz, Gliolan
- Italy · Alacare
- Liechtenstein · Ameluz, Gliolan
- Netherlands · Alacare
- Norway · Alacare, Ameluz
- Poland · Alacare
- Portugal · Alacare
- Sweden · Alacare
- Slovakia · Alacare
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/57d538b6-1ce3-415b-8628-4cc199eeca83 GET /v1/drugs/57d538b6-1ce3-415b-8628-4cc199eeca83?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.
{
"pzn": null,
"route": "Cutaneous Use",
"source": "ema_art57_de",
"ma_number": null,
"substance": "5-Aminolevulinic Acid",
"atc_from_source": null,
"authorisation_country": "Germany"
}See everything about 5-aminolevulinic acid.
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.