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Netherlands· NL-207fcc665b73

Cystagon, capsules 50 mg

A mercaptamine product containing mercaptaminewaterstoftartraat, registered in Netherlands by Orphan Europe SARL. The same ATC class is registered in 14 of our 19 countries.

ATC A16AA04

Checked against CBG-MEB (Netherlands) on

Informational only — not a medical device.

SOURCE REGISTER · NLCBG-MEB (Netherlands)normalisedCystagon, capsules 50 mgATCA16AA04REGISTER NO.NL-207fcc665b73PACKS LISTED1CHECKEDSeptember 29, 2026
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Where it is registered

Mercaptamine is registered in 14 of 19 countries.

Countries holding a registration under ATC A16AA04 (mercaptamine), each read from that country’s own register.

  • This record: Netherlands, from CBG-MEB (Netherlands)
  • 8 of them publish a price we can compare per daily dose
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Mercaptamine · ATC A16AA04

14 / 19 countries

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  • Canada
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  • Denmark
  • Finlandprice
  • Icelandprice
  • Ireland
  • Italyprice
  • Japan
  • Netherlands
  • Norwayprice
  • Polandprice
  • 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.

Price per daily dose

What a daily dose of mercaptamine costs, country by country.

Normalised to the WHO defined daily dose (2 g), so markets compare like for like.

  • 1 market with a comparable price for this class
  • Public list prices, converted to USD at the rate date shown
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Mercaptamine · price per daily dose (2 g)

USD · FX 28 Sept 2026

  • CH Switzerland$589.95
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The record

At a glance

CBG-MEB (Netherlands)
Active substance
MERCAPTAMINEWATERSTOFTARTRAAT
Manufacturer
Orphan Europe SARL
Country
Netherlands (NL)
ATC code
A16AA04
ATC class
Mercaptamine
Defined daily dose
2 g, O
Reimbursed
Not published by this register
Source register
CBG-MEB (Netherlands)
Last checked
September 29, 2026

Packs & prices · 1

  • cbg_meb_id
    EU/1/97/039

Regulatory notes

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

Same medicine, other countries

Mercaptamine in 15 other countries

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

All mercaptamine products

Authorised across Europe · EMA

The same active substance is authorised in 3 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:

  • Iceland · Cystadrops, Cystagon
  • Liechtenstein · Cystadrops, Cystagon
  • Norway · Cystadrops, Cystagon

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 CBG-MEB (Netherlands). 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/a8f7f51b-2550-487f-9cf8-572ac59393b2
GET /v1/drugs/a8f7f51b-2550-487f-9cf8-572ac59393b2?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": "Capsule, hard",
  "route": "Oraal gebruik",
  "soort": null,
  "source": "cbg_meb",
  "smpc_url": "https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/product-information/cystagon-epar-product-information_nl.pdf",
  "strength": null,
  "atc_label": "Mercaptamine",
  "detail_url": "https://www.geneesmiddeleninformatiebank.nl/nl/cp70067",
  "excipients": [
    "AMMONIA (E 527)",
    "CELLULOSE, MICROKRISTALLIJN (E 460(i))",
    "CROSCARMELLOSE  NATRIUM  (E 468)",
    "GELATINE (E 441)",
    "IJZEROXIDE ZWART (E 172)",
    "MAGNESIUMSTEARAAT (E 470b)",
    "NATRIUMLAURILSULFAAT",
    "PROPYLEENGLYCOL (E 1520)",
    "SCHELLAK GLAZE, GEDEELTELIJK VERESTERD",
    "SILICIUMDIOXIDE (E 551)",
    "TITAANDIOXIDE (E 171)",
    "ZETMEEL, GEPREGELATINEERD",
    "ZWARTE INKT"
  ],
  "substances": [
    "MERCAPTAMINEWATERSTOFTARTRAAT"
  ],
  "leaflet_url": null,
  "authorised_at": "1997/06/23",
  "procedure_number": "EMEA/H/C/000125",
  "dispensing_status": "Uitsluitend recept",
  "registration_number": "EU/1/97/039",
  "additional_monitoring": "N"
}
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