Switzerland· 65165002
Binosto
A alendronic acid product containing acidum alendronicum, registered in Switzerland and dispensed under Swissmedic category B, on the national reimbursement list. The same ATC class is registered in 16 of our 19 countries.
Checked against BAG Spezialitätenliste (Switzerland) on
Informational only — not a medical device.
Where it is registered
Alendronic acid is registered in 16 of 19 countries.
Countries holding a registration under ATC M05BA04 (alendronic acid), each read from that country’s own register.
- This record: Switzerland, from BAG Spezialitätenliste (Switzerland)
- 9 of them publish a price we can compare per daily dose
Alendronic acid · ATC M05BA04
16 / 19 countries
- Belgiumprice
- Canada
- Czechiaprice
- Denmark
- Finlandprice
- Germany
- Icelandprice
- Ireland
- Italyprice
- Japan
- Netherlands
- Norwayprice
- Polandprice
- Switzerlandprice
- United Kingdom
- United Statesprice
Price per daily dose
What a daily dose of alendronic acid costs, country by country.
Normalised to the WHO defined daily dose (10 mg), the median price runs from $0.080 in United States to $1.25 in Switzerland — a ×16 gap.
- Switzerland: $1.25 per daily dose (median across products in the class)
- Public list prices, converted to USD at the rate date shown
- US figures are pharmacy acquisition cost (CMS NADAC), not retail
Alendronic acid · price per daily dose (10 mg)
USD · FX 28 Sept 2026
- CH Switzerland$1.25
- IT Italy$0.49
- US United States$0.080 (acquisition cost)
The record
At a glance
BAG Spezialitätenliste (Switzerland)- Active substance
- acidum alendronicum
- Manufacturer
- —
- Country
- Switzerland (CH)
- ATC code
- M05BA04
- ATC class
- Alendronic acid
- Defined daily dose
- 10 mg, O
- Swissmedic category
- B
- Reimbursed
- Yes
- Source register
- BAG Spezialitätenliste (Switzerland)
- Last checked
- September 12, 2026
Packs & prices · 1
1 priced- gtin768065165002612 StkCHF 64.95
Regulatory notes
No shortage, Orange Book or US label notes for this record.
Interactions
366 interactions on record for alendronic 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
Alendronic acid · interactions on record
366 records
- 2 severe
- 69 moderate
- 4 minor
- 267 info
Most severe, free to view
- EtelcalcetideH05BX04severe
- DeferasiroxV03AC03severe
- Magnesium carbonateA02AA01moderate
- Magnesium oxideA02AA02moderate
24 more interactions with mechanism and management, from a commercially licensed source.
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Same medicine, other countries
Alendronic acid in 14 other countries
What each register calls a product with the same active substance — salts and hydrates count as the same.
- United KingdomBinosto 70mg effervescent tabletsInternis Pharmaceuticals Ltd
- FranceSTEOVESS 70 mg, comprimé effervescentB.I PHARMA
- IrelandBinosto Once Weekly 70 mg effervescent tabletsClonmel Healthcare Ltd
- ItalyACIDO ALENDRONICO ALTERLABORATORI ALTER S.R.L.
- SpainACIDO ALENDRONICO SEMANAL ABABOR 70 mg COMPRIMIDOSAbabor Pharmaceuticals S.L.
- CanadaACH-ALENDRONATEACCORD HEALTHCARE INC
- GermanyAlendron Einmal WöchentlichAristo Pharma Gmbh (Art 57)
- NetherlandsAlendroninezuur 10 PCH, tabletten 10 mgPharmachemie B.V.
Authorised across Europe · EMA
The same active substance is authorised in 22 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:
- Austria · Alendronsäure Viatris, Alendronstad Einmal Wöchentlich
- Belgium · Alendronate Eg, Alendronate Viatris
- Czechia · Alendrogen
- Germany · Alendron Einmal Wöchentlich, Alendronsäure Al
- Denmark · Alendronat ”viatris”, Alendronat Sandoz
- Spain · Ácido Alendrónico Semanal Mabo, Ácido Alendrónico Semanal Stada
- Finland · Alendronat Mylan, Alendronat Sandoz
- France · Acide Alendronique Biogaran, Acide Alendronique Eg
- United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) · Alendronic Acid Accord Healthcare, Alendronic Acid Accord-Uk
- Greece · Dargol, Delfoza
- Croatia · Fosamax T
- Ireland · Fosamax Once Weekly, Fostepor Once Weekly
- Iceland · Alendronat Teva, Ostacid
- Italy · Adronat, Alendronato Almus
- Luxembourg · Alendronate Eg, Fosamax Hebdomadaire
- Malta · Osteomel Once Weekly
- Netherlands · Alendroninezuur Accord, Alendroninezuur Cf
- Norway · Alendronat Sandoz, Alendronat Viatris
- Poland · Alendrogen
- Portugal · Ácido Alendrónico Aurobindo, Ácido Alendrónico Basi
- Romania · Adronik, Alendronat Sandoz
- Sweden · Alendronat Stada, Alendronat Veckotablett Hexal
Source: European Medicines Agency, Article 57 product data.
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For developers
The same record over the API, and the raw payload
GET /v1/drugs/bb5510bc-99ff-40a0-ab34-31e560f9005c GET /v1/drugs/bb5510bc-99ff-40a0-ab34-31e560f9005c?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": "acidum alendronicum 70 mg",
"valid_from": "2016-06-01",
"limitations": null,
"galenic_form": "Brausetabl 70 mg",
"therapeutic_area": null,
"sl_inclusion_date": "2016-06-01",
"self_retention_pct": 10
}See everything about alendronic 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.