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Switzerland· 55691003

Acyclovir Zentiva

A aciclovir product containing aciclovirum, registered in Switzerland and dispensed under Swissmedic category B, on the national reimbursement list. The same ATC class is registered in 13 of our 19 countries.

Reimbursed in Switzerland (BAG SL)Cat B (Swissmedic)ATC D06BB03

Checked against BAG Spezialitätenliste (Switzerland) on

Informational only — not a medical device.

SOURCE REGISTER · CHBAG Spezialitätenliste (Switzerland)normalisedAcyclovir ZentivaATCD06BB03REGISTER NO.55691003PACKS LISTED1CHECKEDSeptember 12, 2026
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Where it is registered

Aciclovir is registered in 13 of 19 countries.

Countries holding a registration under ATC D06BB03 (aciclovir), each read from that country’s own register.

  • This record: Switzerland, from BAG Spezialitätenliste (Switzerland)
  • 7 of them publish a price we can compare per daily dose
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Aciclovir · ATC D06BB03

13 / 19 countries

  • Belgiumprice
  • Canada
  • Czechiaprice
  • Denmark
  • Finlandprice
  • Germany
  • Icelandprice
  • Ireland
  • Netherlands
  • Norwayprice
  • Polandprice
  • Switzerlandprice
  • United Kingdom
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 aciclovir costs, country by country.

Normalised to the WHO defined daily dose (25 mg), the median price runs from $0.043 in France to $0.18 in Switzerland — a ×4.2 gap.

  • Switzerland: $0.18 per daily dose (median across products in the class)
  • Public list prices, converted to USD at the rate date shown
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Aciclovir · price per daily dose (25 mg)

USD · FX 28 Sept 2026

  • CH Switzerland$0.18
  • ES Spain$0.054
  • FR France$0.043
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The record

At a glance

BAG Spezialitätenliste (Switzerland)
Active substance
aciclovirum
Manufacturer
—
Country
Switzerland (CH)
ATC code
D06BB03
ATC class
Aciclovir
Defined daily dose
25 mg, T
Swissmedic category
B
Reimbursed
Yes
Source register
BAG Spezialitätenliste (Switzerland)
Last checked
September 12, 2026

Packs & prices · 1

1 priced
  • gtin
    7680556910034
    2 x Tb 5 g
    CHF 26.4

Regulatory notes

No shortage, Orange Book or US label notes for this record.

Interactions

2 interactions on record for aciclovir.

Graded by severity as the source publishes them — 2 moderate. 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
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Aciclovir · interactions on record

2 records

  • 2 moderate

Most severe, free to view

  • Talimogene laherparepvecL01XL02moderate
  • Talimogen laherparepvecL01XX51moderate
  • Interaction severity from DDInter 2.0 (Xiong G. et al., Nucleic Acids Res.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0 — free for non-commercial use only; not covered by the Drug Database commercial licence.
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

Aciclovir in 16 other countries

What each register calls a product with the same active substance — salts and hydrates count as the same.

All aciclovir products

Authorised across Europe · EMA

The same active substance is authorised in 30 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:

  • Austria · Aciclobene, Aciclostad
  • Belgium · Aciclovir Ab, Aciclovir Agepha
  • Bulgaria · Ацик, Ацикловир Абр
  • Cyprus · Aciclovir Accord, Aciclovir Noridem
  • Czechia · Aciclovir Accord, Aciclovir Noridem
  • Germany · Acic, Acic Creme Bei Lippenherpes
  • Denmark · Aciclodan, Aciclovir 1a Farma
  • Estonia · Acic, Aciclovir Accord
  • Spain · Aciclovir Accord, Aciclovir Altan
  • Finland · Aciclovir Accord, Aciclovir Noridem
  • France · Aciclovir Accord, Aciclovir Agepha
  • United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) · Aciclovir, Aciclovir Accord Healthcare
  • Greece · Aciclovir Vocate, Cevinolon
  • Croatia · Aciklovir Accord, Aciklovir Alpha-Medical
  • Hungary · Aciclovir Agepha, Aciclovir Al
  • Ireland · Acic, Acic Cold Sore
  • Iceland · Aciclovir Accord, Aciclovir Alvogen
  • Italy · Aciclin, Aciclinlabiale
  • Lithuania · Acic, Aciclovir Accord
  • Luxembourg · Aciclovir, Aciclovir Eg
  • Latvia · Acic, Aciclovir Accord Healthcare
  • Malta · Medovir, Uniplex
  • Netherlands · Aciclovir Accord, Aciclovir Agepha
  • Norway · Aciclovir Accord, Aciclovir Noridem
  • Poland · Aciclovir Accord, Aciclovir Altan
  • Portugal · Aciclosina, Aciclovax - Iv
  • Romania · Acevirex, Aciclovir
  • Sweden · Aciclovir Accord, Aciclovir Noridem
  • Slovenia · Aciclovir Noridem, Aciklovir Accord
  • Slovakia · Aciclovir Noridem, Aciclovir Olikla

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/d302d0b3-30d4-4ff0-8dfe-2a0459503116
GET /v1/drugs/d302d0b3-30d4-4ff0-8dfe-2a0459503116?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": "aciclovirum 50 mg",
  "valid_from": "2021-04-01",
  "limitations": "[{\"description\":\"Anwendung nur bei Herpes-simplex-Infektionen bei Knochenmarkstransplantationen und bei rezidivierendem, therapieresistentem Herpes genitalis.<br>\\nKostenübernahme nur auf besondere Gutsprache des Krankenversicherers und mit ausdrücklicher Bewilligung des Vertrauensarztes. Für die Behandlung mit ACYCLOVIR ZENTIVA ist keine neue Kostengutsprache nötig, wenn in derselben Indikation bereits eine Kostengutsprache für das Originalpräparat oder ein anderes Generikum besteht. <br>\",\"costApproval\":null,\"indication\":\"\",\"isNew\":false,\"limitationCode\":null,\"points\":null,\"priceModel\":null,\"title\":null,\"validFrom\":\"2024-10-01\",\"validTo\":null}]",
  "galenic_form": "Creme 50 mg/g",
  "therapeutic_area": null,
  "sl_inclusion_date": "2002-01-01",
  "self_retention_pct": 10
}
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