Switzerland· 58036003

Alendronat Spirig HC Wochentabletten

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.

Reimbursed in Switzerland (BAG SL)Cat B (Swissmedic)ATC M05BA04

Checked against BAG Spezialitätenliste (Switzerland) on September 12, 2026

Informational only — not a medical device.

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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

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Alendronic acid · ATC M05BA04

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Blue: a registration under this ATC code. The ringed marker is this record’s country. Markets marked price publish a price we can compare per daily dose.

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

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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)

Median listed price per WHO defined daily dose, in each market that publishes a price. US = pharmacy acquisition cost (CMS NADAC), not a retail price. Open the full comparison

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

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7680580360034
4 Stk
CHF 34.05

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
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Alendronic acid · interactions on record

366 records

2 severe
69 moderate
4 minor
267 info

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EtelcalcetideH05BX04severe
DeferasiroxV03AC03severe
Magnesium carbonateA02AA01moderate
Magnesium oxideA02AA02moderate

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Mechanism and what to do, in the interaction check

Source: DDInter 2.0 · synced 29 Sept 2026. Grades as the source publishes them.

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.

All alendronic acid products

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.

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/ca8c31ef-2b21-4adb-892b-fab0dc397d30
GET /v1/drugs/ca8c31ef-2b21-4adb-892b-fab0dc397d30?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": "2008-05-01",
  "limitations": null,
  "galenic_form": "Tabl 70 mg",
  "therapeutic_area": null,
  "sl_inclusion_date": "2008-05-01",
  "self_retention_pct": 10
}

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