Ireland· IE-PA-EU/1/09/524/001-002
Qutenza 179 mg cutaneous patch
A capsaicin product containing capsaicin, registered in Ireland by Grünenthal GmbH. The same ATC class is registered in 12 of our 19 countries.
Checked against HPRA (Ireland) on
Informational only — not a medical device.
Where it is registered
Capsaicin is registered in 12 of 19 countries.
Countries holding a registration under ATC N01BX04 (capsaicin), each read from that country’s own register.
- This record: Ireland, from HPRA (Ireland)
- 8 of them publish a price we can compare per daily dose
Capsaicin · ATC N01BX04
12 / 19 countries
- Belgiumprice
- Czechiaprice
- Denmark
- Finlandprice
- Icelandprice
- Ireland
- Netherlands
- Norwayprice
- Polandprice
- Switzerlandprice
- United Kingdom
- United Statesprice
The record
At a glance
HPRA (Ireland)- Active substance
- Capsaicin
- Manufacturer
- Grünenthal GmbH
- Country
- Ireland (IE)
- ATC code
- N01BX04
- ATC class
- Capsaicin
- Reimbursed
- Not published by this register
- Source register
- HPRA (Ireland)
- Last checked
- September 28, 2026
Packs & prices · 1
- ie_pa_numberEU/1/09/524/001-002
Regulatory notes
No shortage, Orange Book or US label notes for this record.
Same medicine, other countries
Capsaicin in 14 other countries
What each register calls a product with the same active substance — salts and hydrates count as the same.
- FinlandQutenzaAbacus Medicine A/S
- SpainQUTENZA 179 mg PARCHE CUTANEOGrünenthal Gmbh
- FranceQUTENZA 179 mg, patch cutanéGRUNENTHAL
- United KingdomQutenza 179mg cutaneous patchesGrunenthal Ltd
- IcelandQutenzaGrünenthal GmbH*
- NetherlandsQutenza 179 mg, HuidpleisterGrunenthal GmbH
- NorwayQutenzaGrünenthal GmbH (1)
- BelgiumQutenza 179 mgGrünenthal
Authorised across Europe · EMA
The same active substance is authorised in 10 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:
- Austria · Abc Lokale Schmerz-Therapie Wärme
- Germany · Abc Lokale Schmerz-Therapie Wärme
- Spain · Alacapsin, Capsicin
- United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) · Axsain, Capsaicin Ennogen Ip
- Greece · Capsaxin, Capser
- Iceland · Capsina, Qutenza
- Liechtenstein · Qutenza
- Norway · Capsina, Qutenza
- Portugal · Neodor
- Sweden · Capsina
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 HPRA (Ireland). 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/8bab8c19-ee25-4cbc-bf29-697eaef6d843 GET /v1/drugs/8bab8c19-ee25-4cbc-bf29-697eaef6d843?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": "Cutaneous patch",
"routes": [
"Cutaneous use"
],
"source": "hpra",
"atc_all": [
"N01BX",
"N01BX04"
],
"strength": null,
"pa_number": "EU/1/09/524/001-002",
"substances": [
"Capsaicin"
],
"legal_basis": "Full application (Article 8(3) of Directive No 2001/83/EC)",
"market_info": "Unknown",
"authorised_at": null,
"dispensing_status": "Product subject to prescription which may be renewed (B)",
"registration_status": "AU",
"supply_legal_status": "Supply through pharmacies only",
"interchangeable_code": null
}See everything about capsaicin.
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.