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Ireland· IE-PA-PA2242/018/001

Rectogesic 4 mg/g Rectal Ointment

A glyceryl trinitrate product containing glyceryl trinitrate, registered in Ireland by Grunenthal Pharma Ltd. The same ATC class is registered in 8 of our 19 countries.

ATC C05AE01

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Informational only — not a medical device.

SOURCE REGISTER · IEHPRA (Ireland)normalisedRectogesic 4 mg/g Rectal OintmentATCC05AE01REGISTER NO.IE-PA-PA2242/018/001PACKS LISTED1CHECKEDSeptember 28, 2026
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Where it is registered

Glyceryl trinitrate is registered in 8 of 19 countries.

Countries holding a registration under ATC C05AE01 (glyceryl trinitrate), each read from that country’s own register.

  • This record: Ireland, from HPRA (Ireland)
  • 4 of them publish a price we can compare per daily dose
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Glyceryl trinitrate · ATC C05AE01

8 / 19 countries

  • Belgiumprice
  • Denmark
  • Finlandprice
  • Germany
  • Ireland
  • Norwayprice
  • Switzerlandprice
  • United Kingdom
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

HPRA (Ireland)
Active substance
Glyceryl trinitrate
Manufacturer
Grunenthal Pharma Ltd
Country
Ireland (IE)
ATC code
C05AE01
ATC class
Glyceryl trinitrate
Reimbursed
Not published by this register
Source register
HPRA (Ireland)
Last checked
September 28, 2026

Packs & prices · 1

  • ie_pa_number
    PA2242/018/001

Regulatory notes

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

Interactions

4 interactions on record for glyceryl trinitrate.

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4 records

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Same medicine, other countries

Glyceryl trinitrate in 15 other countries

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

All glyceryl trinitrate products

Authorised across Europe · EMA

The same active substance is authorised in 29 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:

  • Austria · Glytrin, Nitro Pohl
  • Belgium · Minitran, Rectogesic
  • Bulgaria · Нитронал Аквас
  • Cyprus · Glyceryl Trinitrate Bristol Laboratories, Nitrong
  • Czechia · Nitro Pohl, Nitroglycerin Slovakofarma
  • Germany · Glyceroltrinitrat Carinopharm, Nitrolingual Akut
  • Denmark · Glycerylnitrat, Glytrin
  • Estonia · Nitrocine, Nitroglycerin
  • Spain · Cordiplast, Dermatrans
  • Finland · Deponit Nt, Nitroglycerin
  • France · Discotrine, Epinitril
  • United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) · Deponit, Glyceryl Trinitrate Accord- Uk
  • Greece · Nitroglicerina Acarpia, Nitrong
  • Croatia · Nitrolingual
  • Hungary · Glicerin-Trinitrát Egis, Nitromint
  • Iceland · Nitroglycerin
  • Italy · Adesitrin, Deponit
  • Lithuania · Nitrocine, Nitroglycerin
  • Luxembourg · Minitran, Rectogesic
  • Latvia · Nitrocine, Nitrocor
  • Malta · Nitrong
  • Netherlands · Deponit, Glytrin
  • Norway · Nitroglycerin, Nitroglycerin Abcur
  • Poland · Nitrocard, Nitromint
  • Portugal · Epinitril, Gtn
  • Romania · Nitroglicerină Zentiva S.A., Nitromint
  • Sweden · Glytrin, Nitroglycerin Abcur
  • Slovenia · Nitrolingual, Nitronal
  • Slovakia · Nitroglycerin Slovakofarma, Nitromint

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/a2137d07-3c08-47a2-85db-84cdc3a92f73
GET /v1/drugs/a2137d07-3c08-47a2-85db-84cdc3a92f73?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": "Rectal ointment",
  "routes": [
    "Rectal use"
  ],
  "source": "hpra",
  "atc_all": [
    "C05AE",
    "C05AE01"
  ],
  "strength": null,
  "pa_number": "PA2242/018/001",
  "substances": [
    "Glyceryl trinitrate"
  ],
  "legal_basis": "Not Currently Available",
  "market_info": "Marketed",
  "authorised_at": "29/09/2006",
  "dispensing_status": "Product subject to prescription which may be renewed (B)",
  "registration_status": "AU",
  "supply_legal_status": "Supply through pharmacies only",
  "interchangeable_code": null
}
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