Japan· JP-1314701X1070
ホウ酸
A boric acid product containing ホウ酸, registered in Japan by 健栄製薬, on the national reimbursement list. The same ATC class is registered in 5 of our 19 countries.
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Informational only — not a medical device.
Where it is registered
Boric acid is registered in 5 of 19 countries.
Countries holding a registration under ATC S02AA03 (boric acid), each read from that country’s own register.
- This record: Japan, from MHLW / PMDA (Japan)
- 3 of them publish a price we can compare per daily dose
Boric acid · ATC S02AA03
5 / 19 countries
- Finlandprice
- Japan
- Norwayprice
- United Kingdom
- United Statesprice
The record
At a glance
MHLW / PMDA (Japan)- Active substance
- ホウ酸
- Manufacturer
- 健栄製薬
- Country
- Japan (JP)
- ATC code
- S02AA03
- ATC class
- Boric acid
- Reimbursed
- Yes
- Source register
- MHLW / PMDA (Japan)
- Last checked
- September 25, 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
Boric acid in 6 other countries
What each register calls a product with the same active substance — salts and hydrates count as the same.
- United KingdomBoric acid 2% ear dropsSpecial Order
- PolandBorasolPoznańskie Zakłady Zielarskie "Herbapol" S.A.
- United StatesHYLAFEMU.S. PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION
- NorwayBorsyre SASykehusapoteket Oslo, Rikshospitalet
- FinlandCollyrium BoricumOrion Corporation Orion Pharma
- BelgiumBoorzuurvaseline Sterop 10 %Laboratoires Sterop
Authorised across Europe · EMA
The same active substance is authorised in 5 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:
- Hungary · Acidi Borici Fono Viii. Naturland
- Italy · Acido Borico Afom, Acido Borico Almus
- Latvia · Borskabes Rff
- Poland · Borasol, Borna
- Slovakia · Solutio Acidi Borici 3%, Solutio Jarisch
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/c8bae82c-b130-4971-a98d-494710d7a3d2 GET /v1/drugs/c8bae82c-b130-4971-a98d-494710d7a3d2?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.
{
"spec": "10g",
"marks": "局",
"source": "mhlw",
"remarks": null,
"yj_code": "1314701X1070",
"category": "外用薬",
"price_yen": 22.8,
"generic_name": "ホウ酸",
"product_name_jp": null,
"therapeutic_class": "1314",
"transitional_expiry": null
}See everything about boric 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.