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Switzerland· 66411002

Veltassa 16.8 g, Pulver für orale Suspension

A patiromer calcium product containing patiromerum, registered in Switzerland by Vifor Fresenius Medical Care Renal Pharma Ltd. and dispensed under Swissmedic category B, on the national reimbursement list. The same ATC class is registered in 12 of our 19 countries.

Reimbursed in Switzerland (BAG SL)Cat B (Swissmedic)ATC V03AE09

Checked against Swissmedic (Switzerland) on

Informational only — not a medical device.

SOURCE REGISTER · CHSwissmedic (Switzerland)normalisedVeltassa 16.8 g, Pulver für orale Sus…ATCV03AE09REGISTER NO.66411002PACKS LISTED1CHECKEDSeptember 12, 2026

Where it is registered

Patiromer calcium is registered in 12 of 19 countries.

Countries holding a registration under ATC V03AE09 (patiromer calcium), each read from that country’s own register.

  • This record: Switzerland, from Swissmedic (Switzerland)
  • 7 of them publish a price we can compare per daily dose

Patiromer calcium · ATC V03AE09

12 / 19 countries

  • Belgiumprice
  • Canada
  • Czechiaprice
  • Denmark
  • Finlandprice
  • Icelandprice
  • Ireland
  • Japan
  • Netherlands
  • Norwayprice
  • Polandprice
  • Switzerlandprice
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.

Price per daily dose

What a daily dose of patiromer calcium costs, country by country.

Normalised to the WHO defined daily dose (8.4 g), so markets compare like for like.

  • Switzerland: $8.39 per daily dose (median across products in the class)
  • Public list prices, converted to USD at the rate date shown

Patiromer calcium · price per daily dose (8.4 g)

USD · FX 28 Sept 2026

  • CH Switzerland$8.39
Median listed price per WHO defined daily dose, in each market that publishes a price. Open the full comparison

The record

At a glance

Swissmedic (Switzerland)
Active substance
patiromerum
Manufacturer
Vifor Fresenius Medical Care Renal Pharma Ltd.
Country
Switzerland (CH)
ATC code
V03AE09
ATC class
Patiromer calcium
Defined daily dose
8.4 g, O
Swissmedic category
B
Reimbursed
Yes
Source register
Swissmedic (Switzerland)
Last checked
September 12, 2026

Packs & prices · 1

1 priced
  • gtin
    7680664110029
    Btl 30 Stk
    CHF 208.75

Regulatory notes

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

Interactions

69 interactions on record for patiromer calcium.

Graded by severity as the source publishes them — 12 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

Patiromer calcium · interactions on record

69 records

  • 12 severe
  • 57 moderate

Most severe, free to view

  • Magnesium carbonateA02AA01severe
  • Magnesium oxideA02AA02severe
  • Magnesium hydroxideA02AA04severe
  • Kombinationen von AluminiumsalzenA02AB10severe
  • Interaction severity from DDInter 2.0 (Xiong G. et al., Nucleic Acids Res.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0 — free for non-commercial use only; not covered by the Drug Database commercial licence.
Mechanism and what to do, in the interaction check
Source: DDInter 2.0 · synced 29 Sept 2026. Grades as the source publishes them.

Sourced from a public register and reproduced with attribution. Drug Database is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or a partner of Swissmedic (Switzerland). 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/a34fc49c-fc90-461e-9e80-568a307bdf46
GET /v1/drugs/a34fc49c-fc90-461e-9e80-568a307bdf46?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.

{
  "unit": null,
  "strength": "patiromerum 16.8 g",
  "valid_from": "2022-12-01",
  "limitations": "[{\"description\":\"VELTASSA wird vergütet bei erwachsenen, nicht dialysierten Patienten mit chronischer Niereninsuffizienz (Behandlungsbeginn muss in CKD-Stadium III oder IV erfolgen; die glomeruläre Filtrationsrate muss unter 60ml/min/1.73m2 liegen), die während einer Therapie mit einem Inhibitor des Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosteron-Systems eine chronisch rekurrierende und durch wiederholte Messungen festgestellte Hyperkaliämie entwickelten, und bei denen Kationenaustauscher eingesetzt werden müssen, da die nicht medikamentösen Massnahmen (Diät) und die bisherigen medikamentöse Massnahmen (z.B. kaliumsenkende Diuretika) zur Normalisierung des Kaliumspiegels (unter <5.5 mmol/L) nicht genügten.<br>\\n<br>\\nEs wird pro Monat maximal eine Packung VELTASSA mit den Dosisstärken 8.4g oder 16.8g vergütet. Benötigt ein Patient eine höhere Dosis als 16.8g pro Tag, erstattet die Vifor SA dem Krankenversicherer den Publikumspreis der zweiten Packung abzüglich der MwSt. zurück.<br>\\n<br>\",\"costApproval\":null,\"indication\":\"20709.01\",\"isNew\":false,\"limitationCode\":null,\"priceModel\":null,\"validFrom\":\"2023-07-01\"}]",
  "galenic_form": "Plv 16.8 g",
  "therapeutic_area": null,
  "sl_inclusion_date": "2020-08-01",
  "self_retention_pct": 10
}

See everything about patiromer calcium.

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.