Switzerland· 55465002

Brivex

A brivudine product containing brivudinum, registered in Switzerland and dispensed under Swissmedic category A, on the national reimbursement list. The same ATC class is registered in 6 of our 19 countries.

Reimbursed in Switzerland (BAG SL)Cat A (Swissmedic)ATC J05AB15

Checked against BAG Spezialitätenliste (Switzerland) on

Informational only — not a medical device.

SOURCE REGISTER · CHBAG Spezialitätenliste (Switzerland)normalisedBrivexATCJ05AB15REGISTER NO.55465002PACKS LISTED1CHECKEDSeptember 12, 2026

Where it is registered

Brivudine is registered in 6 of 19 countries.

Countries holding a registration under ATC J05AB15 (brivudine), each read from that country’s own register.

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

Brivudine · ATC J05AB15

6 / 19 countries

  • Belgiumprice
  • Germany
  • Italyprice
  • Spainprice
  • 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 brivudine costs, country by country.

Normalised to the WHO defined daily dose (0.125 g), the median price runs from $7.99 in Italy to $12.58 in Switzerland — a ×1.6 gap.

  • Switzerland: $12.58 per daily dose (median across products in the class)
  • Public list prices, converted to USD at the rate date shown

Brivudine · price per daily dose (0.125 g)

USD · FX 28 Sept 2026

  • CH Switzerland$12.58
  • ES Spain$10.83
  • IT Italy$7.99
Median listed price per WHO defined daily dose, in each market that publishes a price. Open the full comparison

The record

At a glance

BAG Spezialitätenliste (Switzerland)
Active substance
brivudinum
Manufacturer
—
Country
Switzerland (CH)
ATC code
J05AB15
ATC class
Brivudine
Defined daily dose
0.125 g, O
Swissmedic category
A
Reimbursed
Yes
Source register
BAG Spezialitätenliste (Switzerland)
Last checked
September 12, 2026

Packs & prices · 1

1 priced
  • gtin
    7680554650024
    7 Stk
    CHF 73.05

Regulatory notes

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

Interactions

3 interactions on record for brivudine.

Mechanism, severity and management for each pair, from a commercially licensed source — included 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

Brivudine · interactions on record

3 records

3 more interactions with mechanism and management, from a commercially licensed source.

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Mechanism and what to do, in the interaction check
Interaction register. Grades as the source publishes them.

Same medicine, other countries

Brivudine in 5 other countries

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

All brivudine products

Authorised across Europe · EMA

The same active substance is authorised in 9 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:

  • Austria · Brivudin Aristo, Mevir
  • Germany · Brivudin Aristo, Premovir
  • Spain · Brivudina Aristo, Nervinex
  • Greece · Brivir
  • Italy · Brivirac, Brivudina Aristo
  • Portugal · Bridic
  • Romania · Brival
  • Slovenia · Premovir
  • Slovakia · Zovudex

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 BAG Spezialitätenliste (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/ac285b52-49f7-4b27-a39e-c00601d26141
GET /v1/drugs/ac285b52-49f7-4b27-a39e-c00601d26141?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": "brivudinum 125 mg",
  "valid_from": "2003-07-01",
  "limitations": null,
  "galenic_form": "Tabl 125 mg",
  "therapeutic_area": null,
  "sl_inclusion_date": "2003-07-01",
  "self_retention_pct": 10
}

See everything about brivudine.

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.