United Kingdom· GB-APID-40849811000001104
Alendronic acid 70mg tablets
A alendronic acid product containing alendronic acid, registered in United Kingdom by Medley Pharma Ltd. The same ATC class is registered in 16 of our 19 countries.
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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: United Kingdom, from NHS dm+d (United Kingdom)
- 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.
- 3 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
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
NHS dm+d (United Kingdom)- Active substance
- Alendronic acid
- Manufacturer
- Medley Pharma Ltd
- Country
- United Kingdom (GB)
- ATC code
- M05BA04
- ATC class
- Alendronic acid
- Defined daily dose
- 10 mg, O
- Reimbursed
- Not published by this register
- Source register
- NHS dm+d (United Kingdom)
- Last checked
- September 13, 2026
Packs & prices · 1
- gtin5060545240120
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.
- ItalyACIDO ALENDRONICO AUROBINDOAUROBINDO PHARMA ITALIA S.R.L.
- SpainACIDO ALENDRONICO SEMANAL ABABOR 70 mg COMPRIMIDOSAbabor Pharmaceuticals S.L.
- CanadaACH-ALENDRONATEACCORD HEALTHCARE INC
- FranceACIDE ALENDRONIQUE ARROW LAB 70 mg, compriméARROW GENERIQUES
- NetherlandsAlendroninezuur 70 PCH, tabletten 70 mgPharmachemie B.V.
- CzechiaALENDRONATE TEVATeva Pharmaceuticals CR, s.r.o., Praha
- IrelandFOSAMAX Once Weekly 70 mg tabletsOrganon Pharma (Ireland) Limited
- SwitzerlandAlendronat Spirig HC Wochentabletten
Authorised across Europe · EMA
The same active substance is authorised in 21 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
- 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.
Sourced from a public register and reproduced with attribution. Drug Database is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or a partner of NHS dm+d (United Kingdom). 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/c7cb554f-67f2-4138-89a5-0f0124c55310 GET /v1/drugs/c7cb554f-67f2-4138-89a5-0f0124c55310?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": "40849811000001104",
"desc": "Alendronic acid 70mg tablets (Medley Pharma Ltd)",
"form": "Oral tablet",
"vpid": "39731311000001108",
"source": "dmd",
"vtm_id": "774460002",
"strength": "70 mg",
"substance": "Alendronic acid",
"ingredient": "Alendronate sodium",
"supplier_code": "38591411000001105"
}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.