Japan· JP-7319002X1012
安息香酸ナトリウム
A sodium benzoate product containing 安息香酸ナトリウム, registered in Japan, on the national reimbursement list. The same ATC class is registered in 4 of our 19 countries.
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Informational only — not a medical device.
Where it is registered
Sodium benzoate is registered in 4 of 19 countries.
Countries holding a registration under ATC A16AX11 (sodium benzoate), each read from that country’s own register.
- This record: Japan, from MHLW / PMDA (Japan)
- 1 of them publish a price we can compare per daily dose
Sodium benzoate · ATC A16AX11
4 / 19 countries
- Germany
- Japan
- Norwayprice
- United Kingdom
The record
At a glance
MHLW / PMDA (Japan)- Active substance
- 安息香酸ナトリウム
- Manufacturer
- —
- Country
- Japan (JP)
- ATC code
- A16AX11
- ATC class
- Sodium benzoate
- Reimbursed
- Yes
- Source register
- MHLW / PMDA (Japan)
- Last checked
- September 25, 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.
Same medicine, other countries
Sodium benzoate in 3 other countries
What each register calls a product with the same active substance — salts and hydrates count as the same.
- United KingdomSodium benzoate 1.25g/5ml oral solutionSpecial Order
- NorwayNatriumbenzoat SASykehusapoteket Oslo Rikshospitalet
- GermanyNatriumbenzoat Smartpractice EuropeSmartpractice Europe Gmbh
Authorised across Europe · EMA
The same active substance is authorised in 1 EEA country. Names it is sold under:
- Germany · Natriumbenzoat Smartpractice Europe
Source: European Medicines Agency, Article 57 product data.
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For developers
The same record over the API, and the raw payload
GET /v1/drugs/8d9ffc1c-2239-4bad-8886-f1146d9a4d13 GET /v1/drugs/8d9ffc1c-2239-4bad-8886-f1146d9a4d13?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.
{
"spec": "10g",
"marks": "局",
"source": "mhlw",
"remarks": null,
"yj_code": "7319002X1012",
"category": "内用薬",
"price_yen": null,
"generic_name": "安息香酸ナトリウム",
"product_name_jp": null,
"therapeutic_class": "7319",
"transitional_expiry": null
}See everything about sodium benzoate.
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.