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Finland· FI-REL-REL2887

Retrovir

A zidovudine product containing zidovudine, registered in Finland by ViiV Healthcare BV. The same ATC class is registered in 15 of our 19 countries.

ATC J05AF01

Checked against Fimea (Finland) on

Informational only — not a medical device.

SOURCE REGISTER · FIFimea (Finland)normalisedRetrovirATCJ05AF01REGISTER NO.FI-REL-REL2887PACKS LISTED0CHECKEDSeptember 27, 2026
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Where it is registered

Zidovudine is registered in 15 of 19 countries.

Countries holding a registration under ATC J05AF01 (zidovudine), each read from that country’s own register.

  • This record: Finland, from Fimea (Finland)
  • 8 of them publish a price we can compare per daily dose
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Zidovudine · ATC J05AF01

15 / 19 countries

  • Belgiumprice
  • Canada
  • Czechiaprice
  • Denmark
  • Finlandprice
  • Franceprice
  • Germany
  • Ireland
  • Japan
  • Netherlands
  • Norwayprice
  • Polandprice
  • 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.

Price per daily dose

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

Normalised to the WHO defined daily dose (0.6 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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Zidovudine · price per daily dose (0.6 g)

USD · FX 28 Sept 2026

  • CH Switzerland$10.96
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The record

At a glance

Fimea (Finland)
Active substance
Zidovudine
Manufacturer
ViiV Healthcare BV
Country
Finland (FI)
ATC code
J05AF01
ATC class
Zidovudine
Defined daily dose
0.6 g, O
Reimbursed
Not published by this register
Source register
Fimea (Finland)
Last checked
September 27, 2026

Packs & prices · 0

No packs listed by the register for this record.

Regulatory notes

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

Interactions

321 interactions on record for zidovudine.

Graded by severity as the source publishes them — 36 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
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Zidovudine · interactions on record

321 records

  • 36 severe
  • 220 moderate
  • 9 minor
  • 55 info

Most severe, free to view

  • CladribineL01BB04severe
  • BexaroteneL01XF03severe
  • BexarotenL01XX25severe
  • Amphotericin BA07AA07moderate

1 more interaction with mechanism and management, from a commercially licensed source.

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  • 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.

Same medicine, other countries

Zidovudine in 14 other countries

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

All zidovudine products

Authorised across Europe · EMA

The same active substance is authorised in 19 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:

  • Austria · Retrovir
  • Belgium · Retrovir, Retrovir I.V.
  • Bulgaria · Ретровир
  • Czechia · Retrovir
  • Germany · Retrovir, Retrovir I.V.
  • Denmark · Retrovir
  • Estonia · Retrovir
  • Spain · Retrovir, Zidovudina Accord
  • France · Retrovir
  • United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) · Retrovir, Retrovir Iv
  • Greece · Retrovir
  • Ireland · Retrovir
  • Italy · Retrovir
  • Luxembourg · Retrovir, Retrovir I.V.
  • Netherlands · Retrovir, Retrovir Infuus
  • Poland · Retrovir
  • Portugal · Retrovir, Retrovir Iv
  • Romania · Retrovir
  • Sweden · Retrovir

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 Fimea (Finland). 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/b4b2b54e-d638-4bd1-a1ad-24f1b2caec46
GET /v1/drugs/b4b2b54e-d638-4bd1-a1ad-24f1b2caec46?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.

{
  "ddd": "0.6",
  "form": "kapseli, kova",
  "route": "Suun kautta",
  "ddd_unit": "g",
  "strength": "250 mg",
  "atc_label": "tsidovudiini",
  "ma_number": "10417",
  "auth_status": "Myyntilupa myönnetty",
  "eu_ma_number": null,
  "fimea_rel_id": "REL2887",
  "authorised_at": "1991-02-13"
}
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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.

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