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Switzerland· 52068010

Mycobutin, Hartkapseln

A rifabutin product containing rifabutinum, registered in Switzerland by Pfizer AG and dispensed under Swissmedic category A, on the national reimbursement list. The same ATC class is registered in 15 of our 19 countries.

Reimbursed in Switzerland (BAG SL)Cat A (Swissmedic)ATC J04AB04

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Informational only — not a medical device.

SOURCE REGISTER · CHSwissmedic (Switzerland)normalisedMycobutin, HartkapselnATCJ04AB04REGISTER NO.52068010PACKS LISTED1CHECKEDSeptember 12, 2026

Where it is registered

Rifabutin is registered in 15 of 19 countries.

Countries holding a registration under ATC J04AB04 (rifabutin), each read from that country’s own register.

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

Rifabutin · ATC J04AB04

15 / 19 countries

  • Belgiumprice
  • Canada
  • Czechiaprice
  • Denmark
  • Finlandprice
  • Franceprice
  • Germany
  • Ireland
  • Italyprice
  • Japan
  • Netherlands
  • Norwayprice
  • 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 rifabutin costs, country by country.

Normalised to the WHO defined daily dose (0.15 g), so markets compare like for like.

  • Switzerland: $5.51 per daily dose (median across products in the class)
  • Public list prices, converted to USD at the rate date shown

Rifabutin · price per daily dose (0.15 g)

USD · FX 28 Sept 2026

  • CH Switzerland$5.51
Median listed price per WHO defined daily dose, in each market that publishes a price. Open the full comparison

The record

At a glance

Swissmedic (Switzerland)
Active substance
rifabutinum
Manufacturer
Pfizer AG
Country
Switzerland (CH)
ATC code
J04AB04
ATC class
Rifabutin
Defined daily dose
0.15 g, O
Swissmedic category
A
Reimbursed
Yes
Source register
Swissmedic (Switzerland)
Last checked
September 12, 2026

Packs & prices · 1

1 priced
  • gtin
    7680520680109
    30 Stk
    CHF 137

Regulatory notes

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

Interactions

278 interactions on record for rifabutin.

Graded by severity as the source publishes them — 91 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

Rifabutin · interactions on record

278 records

  • 91 severe
  • 146 moderate
  • 8 minor

Most severe, free to view

  • RolapitantA04AD14severe
  • EliglustatA16AX10severe
  • DicoumarolB01AA01severe
  • WarfarinB01AA03severe

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

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  • 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.
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

Rifabutin in 14 other countries

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

All rifabutin products

Authorised across Europe · EMA

The same active substance is authorised in 14 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:

  • Austria · Mycobutin
  • Belgium · Mycobutin
  • Czechia · Mycobutin
  • Germany · Mycobutin
  • Spain · Ansatipin
  • Finland · Ansatipin
  • France · Ansatipine
  • United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) · Mycobutin, Rifabutin Pfizer
  • Ireland · Mycobutin
  • Italy · Mycobutin
  • Luxembourg · Mycobutin
  • Netherlands · Mycobutin
  • Portugal · Mycobutin
  • Sweden · Ansatipin

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 Swissmedic (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/6dbb7d41-2cbd-4b81-bdbf-2646275fb776
GET /v1/drugs/6dbb7d41-2cbd-4b81-bdbf-2646275fb776?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": "rifabutinum 150 mg",
  "valid_from": "1994-03-15",
  "limitations": null,
  "galenic_form": "Kaps 150 mg",
  "therapeutic_area": null,
  "sl_inclusion_date": "1994-03-15",
  "self_retention_pct": 10
}

See everything about rifabutin.

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.