Iceland· IS-IS/1/01/047/01

Metvix

A methyl aminolevulinate product containing methyl aminolevulinate hydrochloride, registered in Iceland by Galderma Nordic AB*. The same ATC class is registered in 13 of our 19 countries.

ATC L01XD03

Checked against Icelandic Medicines Agency (Iceland) on

Informational only — not a medical device.

SOURCE REGISTER · ISIcelandic Medicines Agency (Iceland)normalisedMetvixATCL01XD03REGISTER NO.IS-IS/1/01/047/01PACKS LISTED1CHECKEDSeptember 29, 2026

Where it is registered

Methyl aminolevulinate is registered in 13 of 19 countries.

Countries holding a registration under ATC L01XD03 (methyl aminolevulinate), each read from that country’s own register.

  • This record: Iceland, from Icelandic Medicines Agency (Iceland)
  • 7 of them publish a price we can compare per daily dose

Methyl aminolevulinate · ATC L01XD03

13 / 19 countries

  • Belgiumprice
  • Canada
  • Denmark
  • Finlandprice
  • Franceprice
  • Germany
  • Icelandprice
  • Ireland
  • Netherlands
  • Norwayprice
  • 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

Icelandic Medicines Agency (Iceland)
Active substance
Methyl aminolevulinate hydrochloride
Manufacturer
Galderma Nordic AB*
Country
Iceland (IS)
ATC code
L01XD03
ATC class
Methyl aminolevulinate
Reimbursed
Not published by this register
Source register
Icelandic Medicines Agency (Iceland)
Last checked
September 29, 2026

Packs & prices · 1

1 priced
  • ean
    085184
    2 g x1 túpa
    ISK 46076

Regulatory notes

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

Same medicine, other countries

Methyl aminolevulinate in 11 other countries

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

All methyl aminolevulinate products

Authorised across Europe · EMA

The same active substance is authorised in 18 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:

  • Austria · Luxerm, Metvix
  • Belgium · Metvix
  • Germany · Luxerm, Metvix
  • Denmark · Metvix
  • Spain · Metvix
  • Finland · Metvix
  • France · Metvixia
  • United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) · Metvix
  • Greece · Metvix
  • Ireland · Metvix
  • Italy · Metvix
  • Luxembourg · Metvix
  • Malta · Metvix
  • Netherlands · Metvix
  • Norway · Metvix
  • Portugal · Metvix
  • Sweden · Luxera, Metvix
  • Slovakia · Metvix

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/99b5af4d-3b61-400d-884a-b82b8aa4b795
GET /v1/drugs/99b5af4d-3b61-400d-884a-b82b8aa4b795?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": "Krem",
  "source": "lyfjastofnun",
  "atc_raw": "L01XD03",
  "marketed": true,
  "strength": "160 mg/g",
  "ma_number": "IS/1/01/047/01",
  "substance": "Methyl aminolevulinate hydrochloride",
  "other_info": "Ávísun lyfsins er bundin við sérfræðinga í húðsjúkdómum.",
  "legal_status": "(R Z) Sérfræðingsmerkt (og lyfseðilsskylt)",
  "ma_issued_serial": "37316"
}

See everything about methyl aminolevulinate.

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.