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Switzerland· 57725001

Competact

A metformin and pioglitazone product containing pioglitazonum, metformini hydrochloridum, registered in Switzerland and dispensed under Swissmedic category B, on the national reimbursement list. The same ATC class is registered in 13 of our 19 countries.

Reimbursed in Switzerland (BAG SL)Cat B (Swissmedic)ATC A10BD05

Checked against BAG Spezialitätenliste (Switzerland) on

Informational only — not a medical device.

SOURCE REGISTER · CHBAG Spezialitätenliste (Switzerland)normalisedCompetactATCA10BD05REGISTER NO.57725001PACKS LISTED1CHECKEDSeptember 12, 2026
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Where it is registered

Metformin and pioglitazone is registered in 13 of 19 countries.

Countries holding a registration under ATC A10BD05 (metformin and pioglitazone), each read from that country’s own register.

  • This record: Switzerland, from BAG Spezialitätenliste (Switzerland)
  • 9 of them publish a price we can compare per daily dose
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Metformin and pioglitazone · ATC A10BD05

13 / 19 countries

  • Belgiumprice
  • Czechiaprice
  • Denmark
  • Finlandprice
  • Icelandprice
  • Ireland
  • Italyprice
  • 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.

The record

At a glance

BAG Spezialitätenliste (Switzerland)
Active substance
pioglitazonum, metformini hydrochloridum
Manufacturer
—
Country
Switzerland (CH)
ATC code
A10BD05
ATC class
Metformin and pioglitazone
Swissmedic category
B
Reimbursed
Yes
Source register
BAG Spezialitätenliste (Switzerland)
Last checked
September 12, 2026

Packs & prices · 1

1 priced
  • gtin
    7680577250010
    28 Stk
    CHF 37.4

Regulatory notes

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

Interactions

3 interactions on record for metformin and pioglitazone.

Mechanism, severity and management for each pair, from a commercially licensed source — included with Growth.

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Metformin and pioglitazone · interactions on record

3 records

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

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Same medicine, other countries

Metformin and pioglitazone in 12 other countries

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

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Authorised across Europe · EMA

The same active substance is authorised in 12 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:

  • Bulgaria · Пизона Комби
  • Czechia · Novapio Plus
  • Spain · Pioglitazona/Metformina Aristo
  • United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) · Pioglitazone And Metformin Hydrochloride Clydesdale Pharma, Pioglitazone/Metformin Torrent Pharma (Uk)
  • Greece · Pioglitazone/Metformin Genepharm
  • Croatia · Novapio Plus
  • Hungary · Pioglitazone / Metformin Genepharm
  • Iceland · Competact
  • Italy · Pioglitazone E Metformina Docgen, Pioglitazone E Metformina Eg
  • Liechtenstein · Competact
  • Norway · Competact
  • Portugal · Metformina + Pioglitazona Biofarmoz, Metformina + Pioglitazona Farmoz

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/89003474-bb67-4074-bff1-0c9b216f92d8
GET /v1/drugs/89003474-bb67-4074-bff1-0c9b216f92d8?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": "pioglitazonum 15 mg + metformini hydrochloridum 850 mg",
  "valid_from": "2007-06-01",
  "limitations": "[{\"description\":\"Für Patienten, bei denen durch eine Monotherapie mit Metformin keine ausreichende Kontrolle der Glykämie erreicht werden kann, wenn andere orale Antidiabetika kontraindiziert oder aus medizinischen Gründen nicht angezeigt sind oder als Ersatz von einem Glitazon und Metformin in getrennten Darreichungsformen. Sowie für bereits mit diesem Arzneimittel eingestellte Patienten.\",\"costApproval\":null,\"indication\":null,\"isNew\":false,\"limitationCode\":null,\"points\":null,\"priceModel\":null,\"title\":null,\"validFrom\":\"2021-05-01\",\"validTo\":null}]",
  "galenic_form": "Filmtabl 15/850 mg",
  "therapeutic_area": null,
  "sl_inclusion_date": "2007-06-01",
  "self_retention_pct": 10
}
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