United Kingdom· GB-APID-26396111000001100
Methylthioninium chloride (methylene blue) 4.2mg/100ml irrigation solution bottles
A medicinal product containing methylthioninium chloride, registered in United Kingdom by Special Order.
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The record
At a glance
NHS dm+d (United Kingdom)- Active substance
- Methylthioninium chloride
- Manufacturer
- Special Order
- Country
- United Kingdom (GB)
- ATC code
- —
- Reimbursed
- Not published by this register
- Source register
- NHS dm+d (United Kingdom)
- Last checked
- September 13, 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.
Same medicine, other countries
Methylthioninium chloride in 8 other countries
What each register calls a product with the same active substance — salts and hydrates count as the same.
- United StatesArthcal 1% METHYLENE BLUEBeijing JUNGE Technology Co., Ltd.
- BelgiumLumeblue 25 mgCosmo Technologies
- CanadaMETHYLENE BLEU LIQ 1%LABORATOIRE ATLAS INC
- CzechiaMETHYLTHIONINIUMCHLORID PROVEBLUEPROVEPHARM SAS, Marseille
- IrelandLumeblue 25 mg prolonged-release tabletsAlfasigma S.p.A
- FinlandLumeblueCosmo Technologies Limited
- SwedenMethylthioninium chloride Proveblue 5 mg/ml Injektionsvätska, lösningProvepharm SAS
- NorwayMetibloSterop
Authorised across Europe · EMA
The same active substance is authorised in 5 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:
- Belgium · Metiblo
- Iceland · Proveblue
- Italy · Metiltioninio Cloruro Bioindustria L.I.M., Metiltioninio Cloruro Monico
- Liechtenstein · Proveblue
- Norway · Proveblue
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/c2721014-ef96-4429-9d28-a9eebc004f17 GET /v1/drugs/c2721014-ef96-4429-9d28-a9eebc004f17?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.
{
"apid": "26396111000001100",
"desc": "Methylthioninium chloride (methylene blue) 4.2mg/100ml irrigation solution bottles (Special Order)",
"form": "Irrigation solution",
"vpid": "26395811000001104",
"source": "dmd",
"vtm_id": "776748004",
"strength": "42 microgram",
"substance": "Methylthioninium chloride",
"ingredient": "Methylthioninium chloride",
"supplier_code": "8286711000001104"
}See everything about methylthioninium chloride.
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.