Canada· CA-DIN-01902652
RETROVIR (AZT)
A zidovudine product containing zidovudine, registered in Canada by VIIV HEALTHCARE ULC. The same ATC class is registered in 15 of our 19 countries.
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Informational only — not a medical device.
Where it is registered
Zidovudine is registered in 15 of 19 countries.
Countries holding a registration under ATC J05AF01 (zidovudine), each read from that country’s own register.
- This record: Canada, from Health Canada Drug Product Database (Canada)
- 8 of them publish a price we can compare per daily dose
Zidovudine · ATC J05AF01
15 / 19 countries
- Belgiumprice
- Canada
- Czechiaprice
- Denmark
- Finlandprice
- Franceprice
- Germany
- Ireland
- Japan
- Netherlands
- Norwayprice
- Polandprice
- Switzerlandprice
- United Kingdom
- United Statesprice
Price per daily dose
What a daily dose of zidovudine costs, country by country.
Normalised to the WHO defined daily dose (0.6 g), so markets compare like for like.
- 1 market with a comparable price for this class
- Public list prices, converted to USD at the rate date shown
Zidovudine · price per daily dose (0.6 g)
USD · FX 28 Sept 2026
- CH Switzerland$10.96
The record
At a glance
Health Canada Drug Product Database (Canada)- Active substance
- ZIDOVUDINE
- Manufacturer
- VIIV HEALTHCARE ULC
- Country
- Canada (CA)
- ATC code
- J05AF01
- ATC class
- Zidovudine
- Defined daily dose
- 0.6 g, O
- Reimbursed
- Not published by this register
- Source register
- Health Canada Drug Product Database (Canada)
- Last checked
- October 1, 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.
Interactions
321 interactions on record for zidovudine.
Graded by severity as the source publishes them — 36 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
Zidovudine · interactions on record
321 records
- 36 severe
- 220 moderate
- 9 minor
- 55 info
Most severe, free to view
- CladribineL01BB04severe
- BexaroteneL01XF03severe
- BexarotenL01XX25severe
- Amphotericin BA07AA07moderate
1 more interaction with mechanism and management, from a commercially licensed source.
Sign in to check- 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.
Same medicine, other countries
Zidovudine in 14 other countries
What each register calls a product with the same active substance — salts and hydrates count as the same.
- BelgiumCombivir 150 mg - 300 mgViiV Healthcare
- United KingdomRetrovir 100mg capsulesViiV Healthcare UK Ltd
- United StatesRETROVIRViiV Healthcare Company
- CzechiaRETROVIRViiV Healthcare BV, Amersfoort
- GermanyRetrovirViiv Healthcare B.V.
- FinlandRetrovirViiV Healthcare BV
- FranceRETROVIR 10 mg/ml, solution à diluer pour perfusionVIIV HEALTHCARE (PAYS-BAS)
- NorwayRetrovirViiV Healthcare
Authorised across Europe · EMA
The same active substance is authorised in 20 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:
- Austria · Retrovir
- Belgium · Retrovir, Retrovir I.V.
- Bulgaria · Ретровир
- Czechia · Retrovir
- Germany · Retrovir, Retrovir I.V.
- Denmark · Retrovir
- Estonia · Retrovir
- Spain · Retrovir, Zidovudina Accord
- Finland · Retrovir
- France · Retrovir
- United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) · Retrovir, Retrovir Iv
- Greece · Retrovir
- Ireland · Retrovir
- Italy · Retrovir
- Luxembourg · Retrovir, Retrovir I.V.
- Netherlands · Retrovir, Retrovir Infuus
- Poland · Retrovir
- Portugal · Retrovir, Retrovir Iv
- Romania · Retrovir
- Sweden · Retrovir
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 Health Canada Drug Product Database (Canada). 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/854923c3-acfa-4587-b63b-af4956cfec40 GET /v1/drugs/854923c3-acfa-4587-b63b-af4956cfec40?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.
{
"din": "01902652",
"form": "SYRUP",
"class": "Human",
"routes": [
"ORAL"
],
"source": "health_canada_dpd",
"status": "MARKETED",
"atc_raw": "J05AF01",
"schedule": [
"Prescription"
],
"drug_code": "11942",
"strengths": [
"50 MG"
],
"ahfs_class": null,
"substances": [
"ZIDOVUDINE"
],
"product_categorization": null
}See everything about zidovudine.
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.