Iceland· IS-990226
Valtrex
A valaciclovir product containing valaciclovirum inn hýdróklóríð, registered in Iceland by GlaxoSmithKline Pharma A/S. The same ATC class is registered in 18 of our 19 countries.
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Informational only — not a medical device.
Where it is registered
Valaciclovir is registered in 18 of 19 countries.
Countries holding a registration under ATC J05AB11 (valaciclovir), each read from that country’s own register.
- This record: Iceland, from Icelandic Medicines Agency (Iceland)
- 11 of them publish a price we can compare per daily dose
Valaciclovir · ATC J05AB11
18 / 19 countries
- Belgiumprice
- Canada
- Czechiaprice
- Denmark
- Finlandprice
- Franceprice
- Germany
- Icelandprice
- Ireland
- Italyprice
- Netherlands
- Norwayprice
- Polandprice
- Spainprice
- Sweden
- Switzerlandprice
- United Kingdom
- United Statesprice
Price per daily dose
What a daily dose of valaciclovir costs, country by country.
Normalised to the WHO defined daily dose (3 g), the median price runs from $1.30 in United States to $12.40 in Switzerland — a ×9.6 gap.
- 5 markets with a comparable price for this class
- Public list prices, converted to USD at the rate date shown
- US figures are pharmacy acquisition cost (CMS NADAC), not retail
Valaciclovir · price per daily dose (3 g)
USD · FX 28 Sept 2026
- CH Switzerland$12.40
- IT Italy$9.73
- ES Spain$7.89
- FR France$4.81
- US United States$1.30 (acquisition cost)
The record
At a glance
Icelandic Medicines Agency (Iceland)- Active substance
- Valaciclovirum INN hýdróklóríð
- Manufacturer
- GlaxoSmithKline Pharma A/S
- Country
- Iceland (IS)
- ATC code
- J05AB11
- ATC class
- Valaciclovir
- Defined daily dose
- 3 g, O
- Reimbursed
- Not published by this register
- Source register
- Icelandic Medicines Agency (Iceland)
- Last checked
- September 29, 2026
Packs & prices · 1
1 priced- ean37439760 stk x1 þpakkiISK 15392
Regulatory notes
No shortage, Orange Book or US label notes for this record.
Interactions
226 interactions on record for valaciclovir.
Graded by severity as the source publishes them — 16 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
Valaciclovir · interactions on record
226 records
- 16 severe
- 29 moderate
- 2 minor
- 178 info
Most severe, free to view
- TemsirolimusL01EG01severe
- EverolimusL01EG02severe
- SirolimusL01EG04severe
- TemsirolimusL01XE09severe
1 more interaction with mechanism and management, from a commercially licensed source.
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Same medicine, other countries
Valaciclovir in 16 other countries
What each register calls a product with the same active substance — salts and hydrates count as the same.
- SwedenValaciclovir Docpharma 250 mg Filmdragerad tablettDocpharma NV
- NorwayValaciclovir sandozSandoz
- FinlandValaciclovir ActavisActavis Group PTC ehf
- SwitzerlandValaciclovir Sandoz 250 mg, FilmtablettenSandoz Pharmaceuticals AG
- NetherlandsValaciclovir Sandoz 250 mg, filmomhulde tablettenSandoz B.V.
- IrelandValtrex 250 mg Film-Coated TabletsGlaxoSmithKline (Ireland) Limited
- BelgiumValaciclovir AB 250 mgAurobindo
- United StatesValacyclovirRedpharm Drug
Authorised across Europe · EMA
The same active substance is authorised in 26 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:
- Austria · Valaciclovir Actavis, Valaciclovir Allen
- Belgium · Valaciclovir Ab, Valaciclovir Sandoz
- Bulgaria · Валтрекс
- Cyprus · Valtrex
- Czechia · Valaciclovir +pharma, Valacilovir Viatris
- Germany · Valaciclovir 1 A Pharma, Valaciclovir Aurobindo
- Denmark · Valaciclovir "sandoz", Valaciclovir 1a Farma
- Estonia · Valaciclovir Actavis, Valtrex
- Spain · Tridiavir, Valaciclovir Almus
- Finland · Flushnil, Valaciclovir Ratiopharm
- France · Valaciclovir Almus, Valaciclovir Arrow
- United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) · Valaciclovir Accord Healthcare, Valaciclovir Aristo
- Greece · Valomed, Valtrex
- Ireland · Valaciclovir Accord Healthcare Ireland, Valaciclovir Bluefish
- Italy · Talavir, Valaciclovir Aurobindo
- Lithuania · Valaciclovir Actavis, Valtrex
- Luxembourg · Zelitrex
- Latvia · Valaciclovir Actavis, Valtrex
- Netherlands · Valaciclovir Focus, Valaciclovir Hydrochloride Hydrate Aurobindo
- Norway · Valaciclovir Sandoz, Valaciclovir Viatris
- Poland · Vaciclor
- Portugal · Valaciclovir Arpedex, Valaciclovir Aurobindo
- Romania · Valaciclovir Arena, Valtrex
- Sweden · Valaciclovir Actavis, Valaciclovir Bluefish
- Slovenia · Valtrex
- Slovakia · Valtrex
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 Icelandic Medicines Agency (Iceland). 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/8a8c20b6-ffd2-444f-be96-944ab6beba18 GET /v1/drugs/8a8c20b6-ffd2-444f-be96-944ab6beba18?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.
{
"form": "Filmuhúðuð tafla",
"source": "lyfjastofnun",
"atc_raw": "J05AB11",
"marketed": true,
"strength": "250 mg",
"ma_number": "990226",
"substance": "Valaciclovirum INN hýdróklóríð",
"other_info": null,
"legal_status": "(R) Lyfseðilsskylt",
"ma_issued_serial": "37575"
}See everything about valaciclovir.
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.