Switzerland· 69144002
Actonel
A risedronic acid product containing risedronas, registered in Switzerland and dispensed under Swissmedic category B, on the national reimbursement list. The same ATC class is registered in 14 of our 19 countries.
Checked against BAG Spezialitätenliste (Switzerland) on
Informational only — not a medical device.
Where it is registered
Risedronic acid is registered in 14 of 19 countries.
Countries holding a registration under ATC M05BA07 (risedronic acid), each read from that country’s own register.
- This record: Switzerland, from BAG Spezialitätenliste (Switzerland)
- 8 of them publish a price we can compare per daily dose
Risedronic acid · ATC M05BA07
14 / 19 countries
- Belgiumprice
- Canada
- Czechiaprice
- Denmark
- Finlandprice
- Germany
- Icelandprice
- Ireland
- Italyprice
- Japan
- Netherlands
- Norwayprice
- Polandprice
- Switzerlandprice
Price per daily dose
What a daily dose of risedronic acid costs, country by country.
Normalised to the WHO defined daily dose (5 mg), the median price runs from $0.45 in Italy to $1.17 in Switzerland — a ×2.6 gap.
- Switzerland: $1.17 per daily dose (median across products in the class)
- Public list prices, converted to USD at the rate date shown
Risedronic acid · price per daily dose (5 mg)
USD · FX 28 Sept 2026
- CH Switzerland$1.17
- IT Italy$0.45
The record
At a glance
BAG Spezialitätenliste (Switzerland)- Active substance
- risedronas
- Manufacturer
- —
- Country
- Switzerland (CH)
- ATC code
- M05BA07
- ATC class
- Risedronic acid
- Defined daily dose
- 5 mg, O
- Swissmedic category
- B
- Reimbursed
- Yes
- Source register
- BAG Spezialitätenliste (Switzerland)
- Last checked
- September 12, 2026
Packs & prices · 1
1 priced- gtin7680691440021Blist 12 StkCHF 63.75
Regulatory notes
No shortage, Orange Book or US label notes for this record.
Interactions
293 interactions on record for risedronic acid.
Graded by severity as the source publishes them — 2 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
Risedronic acid · interactions on record
293 records
- 2 severe
- 68 moderate
- 204 info
Most severe, free to view
- EtelcalcetideH05BX04severe
- DeferasiroxV03AC03severe
- Magnesium carbonateA02AA01moderate
- Magnesium oxideA02AA02moderate
19 more interactions with mechanism and management, from a commercially licensed source.
Sign in to check- 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.
Same medicine, other countries
Risedronic acid in 11 other countries
What each register calls a product with the same active substance — salts and hydrates count as the same.
- CanadaAA-RISEDRONATE DRAA PHARMA INC
- BelgiumActonel 35 mg WekelijksTheramex Ireland
- SpainACTONEL SEMANAL 35 MG COMPRIMIDOS GASTRORRESISTENTESTheramex Ireland Limited
- FranceACTONEL 35 mg, comprimé gastro-résistantTHERAMEX IRELAND (IRLANDE)
- ItalyACTONELTHERAMEX IRELAND LIMITED
- NetherlandsNatriumrisedronaat Sandoz Wekelijks 35 mg, filmomhulde tablettenSandoz B.V.
- FinlandRisedronat PfizerPfizer Oy
- PolandNorifazAdamed Pharma S.A.
Authorised across Europe · EMA
The same active substance is authorised in 3 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:
- Germany · Risedronat Al
- France · Risedronate Eg
- Italy · Risedronato Eg Stada
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/b900ba7b-0623-426d-bb31-5ea391fba601 GET /v1/drugs/b900ba7b-0623-426d-bb31-5ea391fba601?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": "natrii risedronas 35 mg",
"valid_from": "2024-11-01",
"limitations": "[{\"description\":\"Zur Behandlung von dokumentierter Osteoporose.\",\"costApproval\":null,\"indication\":\"\",\"isNew\":false,\"limitationCode\":null,\"points\":null,\"priceModel\":null,\"title\":null,\"validFrom\":\"2024-11-01\",\"validTo\":null}]",
"galenic_form": "Tabl 35 mg magensaftresistent",
"therapeutic_area": null,
"sl_inclusion_date": "2024-11-01",
"self_retention_pct": 10
}See everything about risedronic acid.
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.