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Ireland· IE-PA-PA1347/123/002

ESCADRA 40 mg hard gastro-resistant capsules

A esomeprazole product containing esomeprazole, registered in Ireland by KRKA, d.d., Novo mesto. The same ATC class is registered in 19 of our 19 countries.

ATC A02BC05

Checked against HPRA (Ireland) on

Informational only — not a medical device.

SOURCE REGISTER · IEHPRA (Ireland)normalisedESCADRA 40 mg hard gastro-resistant c…ATCA02BC05REGISTER NO.IE-PA-PA1347/123/002PACKS LISTED1CHECKEDSeptember 28, 2026

Where it is registered

Esomeprazole is registered in 19 of 19 countries.

Countries holding a registration under ATC A02BC05 (esomeprazole), each read from that country’s own register.

  • This record: Ireland, from HPRA (Ireland)
  • 11 of them publish a price we can compare per daily dose

Esomeprazole · ATC A02BC05

19 / 19 countries

  • Belgiumprice
  • Canada
  • Czechiaprice
  • Denmark
  • Finlandprice
  • Franceprice
  • Germany
  • Icelandprice
  • Ireland
  • Italyprice
  • Japan
  • Netherlands
  • Norwayprice
  • Polandprice
  • Spainprice
  • Sweden
  • 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 esomeprazole costs, country by country.

Normalised to the WHO defined daily dose (20 mg), the median price runs from $0.12 in France to $0.69 in Switzerland — a ×5.7 gap.

  • 6 markets with a comparable price for this class
  • Public list prices, converted to USD at the rate date shown
  • US figures are pharmacy acquisition cost (CMS NADAC), not retail

Esomeprazole · price per daily dose (20 mg)

USD · FX 28 Sept 2026

  • CH Switzerland$0.69
  • ES Spain$0.51
  • IT Italy$0.34
  • US United States$0.25 (acquisition cost)
  • FI Finland$0.21
  • FR France$0.12
Median listed price per WHO defined daily dose, in each market that publishes a price. US = pharmacy acquisition cost (CMS NADAC), not a retail price. Open the full comparison

The record

At a glance

HPRA (Ireland)
Active substance
Esomeprazole
Manufacturer
KRKA, d.d., Novo mesto
Country
Ireland (IE)
ATC code
A02BC05
ATC class
Esomeprazole
Defined daily dose
20 mg, O
Reimbursed
Not published by this register
Source register
HPRA (Ireland)
Last checked
September 28, 2026

Packs & prices · 1

  • ie_pa_number
    PA1347/123/002

Regulatory notes

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

Interactions

201 interactions on record for esomeprazole.

Graded by severity as the source publishes them — 24 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

Esomeprazole · interactions on record

201 records

  • 24 severe
  • 122 moderate
  • 45 minor

Most severe, free to view

  • ClopidogrelB01AC04severe
  • NelfinavirJ05AE04severe
  • AtazanavirJ05AE08severe
  • RilpivirineJ05AG05severe

10 more interactions 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

Esomeprazole in 16 other countries

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

All esomeprazole products

Authorised across Europe · EMA

The same active substance is authorised in 30 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:

  • Austria · Durotiv, Esomeprazol +pharma
  • Belgium · Esomeprazol Ab, Esomeprazole Ab
  • Bulgaria · Esomeprazole Tchaikapharma, Refstop
  • Cyprus · Demolox, Esomeprazole Krka
  • Czechia · Emanera, Esomeprazole Olikla
  • Germany · Esogasec, Esomeaxiro
  • Denmark · Abigerd, Dansiglat
  • Estonia · Elfimest, Escadra
  • Spain · Axiago, Emanera
  • Finland · Acidal, Esomeprazol Actavis
  • France · Celardes, Esodomin
  • United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) · Asda Heartburn And Acid Reflux Control, Boots Heartburn And Acid Reflux Control
  • Greece · Demolox, Epivetier
  • Croatia · Cidiref, Emanera
  • Hungary · Emanera, Emozul
  • Iceland · Esomeprazol Actavis, Esomeprazol Hexal
  • Italy · Abigerd, Ariliar
  • Liechtenstein · Nexium Control
  • Lithuania · Elfimest, Escadra
  • Luxembourg · Esomeprazol Ab, Esomeprazol Ratiopharm
  • Latvia · Elfimest, Escadra
  • Malta · Emazole, Emazole Control
  • Netherlands · Esobax, Esomeprazol Accord
  • Norway · Esogrc, Esomeprazol Actavis
  • Poland · Alugastrin, Emanera
  • Portugal · Demoel, Esomeprazol Accord
  • Romania · Emanera, Esomeprazol Rompharm
  • Sweden · Axiago, Cativa
  • Slovenia · Emozul, Eslaver
  • Slovakia · Dereflin, Emanera

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 HPRA (Ireland). 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/b769a60c-e2cb-4053-9041-b799c2d5e742
GET /v1/drugs/b769a60c-e2cb-4053-9041-b799c2d5e742?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": "Gastro-resistant capsule, hard",
  "routes": [
    "Oral use"
  ],
  "source": "hpra",
  "atc_all": [
    "A02BC",
    "A02BC05"
  ],
  "strength": null,
  "pa_number": "PA1347/123/002",
  "substances": [
    "Esomeprazole"
  ],
  "legal_basis": "Generic application (Article 10(1) of Directive No 2001/83/EC)",
  "market_info": "Not marketed",
  "authorised_at": "12/02/2010",
  "dispensing_status": "Product subject to prescription which may be renewed (B)",
  "registration_status": "AU",
  "supply_legal_status": "Supply through pharmacies only",
  "interchangeable_code": "IC0004-004-016"
}

See everything about esomeprazole.

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.