Switzerland· 68226001

Alkindi

A hydrocortisone product containing hydrocortisonum, registered in Switzerland and dispensed under Swissmedic category B, on the national reimbursement list. The same ATC class is registered in 14 of our 19 countries.

Reimbursed in Switzerland (BAG SL)Cat B (Swissmedic)ATC H02AB09

Checked against BAG Spezialitätenliste (Switzerland) on

Informational only — not a medical device.

SOURCE REGISTER · CHBAG Spezialitätenliste (Switzerland)normalisedAlkindiATCH02AB09REGISTER NO.68226001PACKS LISTED1CHECKEDSeptember 12, 2026

Where it is registered

Hydrocortisone is registered in 14 of 19 countries.

Countries holding a registration under ATC H02AB09 (hydrocortisone), each read from that country’s own register.

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

Hydrocortisone · ATC H02AB09

14 / 19 countries

  • Belgiumprice
  • Canada
  • Czechiaprice
  • Denmark
  • Finlandprice
  • Germany
  • Icelandprice
  • Ireland
  • Netherlands
  • Norwayprice
  • Polandprice
  • 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 hydrocortisone costs, country by country.

Normalised to the WHO defined daily dose (30 mg), the median price runs from $1.17 in Czechia to $31.20 in Switzerland — a ×27 gap.

  • Switzerland: $31.20 per daily dose (median across products in the class)
  • Public list prices, converted to USD at the rate date shown

Hydrocortisone · price per daily dose (30 mg)

USD · FX 28 Sept 2026

  • CH Switzerland$31.20
  • CZ Czechia$1.17
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
hydrocortisonum
Manufacturer
—
Country
Switzerland (CH)
ATC code
H02AB09
ATC class
Hydrocortisone
Defined daily dose
30 mg, O
Swissmedic category
B
Reimbursed
Yes
Source register
BAG Spezialitätenliste (Switzerland)
Last checked
September 12, 2026

Packs & prices · 1

1 priced
  • gtin
    7680682260010
    Fl 50 Stk
    CHF 52.3

Regulatory notes

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

Interactions

845 interactions on record for hydrocortisone.

Graded by severity as the source publishes them — 63 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

Hydrocortisone · interactions on record

845 records

  • 63 severe
  • 407 moderate
  • 40 minor
  • 315 info

Most severe, free to view

  • DesirudinB01AE01severe
  • AmiodaroneC01BD01severe
  • DofetilideC01BD04severe
  • DronedaroneC01BD07severe

20 more interactions with mechanism and management, from a commercially licensed source.

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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

Hydrocortisone in 18 other countries

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

All hydrocortisone products

Authorised across Europe · EMA

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

  • Austria · Ekzemsalbe „f“, Hydrocortison
  • Belgium · Acecort, Cremicort
  • Bulgaria · Хидрокортизон Ромфарм
  • Cyprus · Cortopin, Dermaid
  • Czechia · Hydrocortison Léčiva, Hydrocortison Vuab
  • Germany · Acecort, Ebenol Für Erwachsene Und Kinder Ab 6 Jahren
  • Denmark · Hydrocortison Strides, Hydrocortisone Activase
  • Estonia · Abix, Hydrocortisone Dak
  • Spain · Calmiox, Dermosa Hidrocortisona
  • Finland · Ampikyy, Hydrocortison Orion
  • France · Colofoam, Corazed
  • United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) · Colifoam, Corlan
  • Greece · Drosone, Edicot
  • Croatia · Cortef, Cortovex
  • Hungary · Cortef, Hikomicron
  • Ireland · Cortopin 1% W/W Cream, Hc45
  • Iceland · Alkindi, Efmody
  • Italy · Cortidro, Dermirit
  • Liechtenstein · Alkindi, Efmody
  • Lithuania · Hydrocortisone Orifarm
  • Luxembourg · Cortisedermyl, Cremicort
  • Latvia · Hydrocortisone Renata, Hydrocortisonum Pharmaswiss
  • Malta · Carplexil, Hydrokortyzon Allefin Max
  • Netherlands · Acecort, Hydrocortison
  • Norway · Alkindi, Efmody
  • Poland · Akortor, Dermocort
  • Portugal · Carplexil, Hidrocortisona Bluepharma
  • Romania · Hidrocortizon Atb, Hidrocortizon Fiterman
  • Sweden · Ficortril, Hydrocortisone Activase
  • Slovenia · Hidrokortizon Altamedics, Hidrokortizon Orion
  • Slovakia · Cortovex, Hydrocortison Léčiva

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/5821b69d-e69f-4fb1-aa9b-d94fc9cdda35
GET /v1/drugs/5821b69d-e69f-4fb1-aa9b-d94fc9cdda35?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": "hydrocortisonum 0.5 mg",
  "valid_from": "2023-02-01",
  "limitations": "[{\"description\":\"Für Einzelgaben ≥5 mg sowie für >3 Einzelgaben pro Tag ist eine Kostengutsprache durch den Krankenversicherer nach vorgängiger Konsultation des Vertrauensarztes erforderlich.<br>\\nDie Vergütung von ALKINDI in Einzelgaben ≥5 mg bei Kindern und Jugendlichen <18 Jahre wird eingeschränkt auf<br>\\n• Situationen, in denen eine vorübergehende Dosiserhöhung von ALKINDI erforderlich ist <u>und</u><br>\\n• für Kinder und Jugendliche <18 Jahre, die mit herkömmlichen, teilbaren Hydrocortison-Tabletten zu 10 mg nachweislich nicht therapierbar sind.<br>\\n<br>\\n\",\"costApproval\":null,\"indication\":\"\",\"isNew\":false,\"limitationCode\":null,\"points\":null,\"priceModel\":null,\"title\":null,\"validFrom\":\"2023-02-01\",\"validTo\":null}]",
  "galenic_form": "Gran 0.5 mg Kapseln zum Öffnen",
  "therapeutic_area": null,
  "sl_inclusion_date": "2023-02-01",
  "self_retention_pct": 10
}

See everything about hydrocortisone.

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.