United Kingdom· GB-APID-9738911000001103
Phorpain 5% gel
A ibuprofen product containing ibuprofen, registered in United Kingdom by Advanz Pharma. The same ATC class is registered in 12 of our 19 countries.
Checked against NHS dm+d (United Kingdom) on
Informational only — not a medical device.
Where it is registered
Ibuprofen is registered in 12 of 19 countries.
Countries holding a registration under ATC M02AA13 (ibuprofen), each read from that country’s own register.
- This record: United Kingdom, from NHS dm+d (United Kingdom)
- 7 of them publish a price we can compare per daily dose
Ibuprofen · ATC M02AA13
12 / 19 countries
- Belgiumprice
- Czechiaprice
- Denmark
- Finlandprice
- Germany
- Ireland
- Netherlands
- Norwayprice
- Polandprice
- Switzerlandprice
- United Kingdom
- United Statesprice
The record
At a glance
NHS dm+d (United Kingdom)- Active substance
- Ibuprofen
- Manufacturer
- Advanz Pharma
- Country
- United Kingdom (GB)
- ATC code
- M02AA13
- ATC class
- Ibuprofen
- Defined daily dose
- 0.5 g, T
- Reimbursed
- Not published by this register
- Source register
- NHS dm+d (United Kingdom)
- Last checked
- September 13, 2026
Packs & prices · 3
- gtin5021691600039
- gtin5021691600046
- gtin5021691600053
Regulatory notes
No shortage, Orange Book or US label notes for this record.
Same medicine, other countries
Ibuprofen in 16 other countries
What each register calls a product with the same active substance — salts and hydrates count as the same.
- PolandIburedZakład Farmaceutyczny "Amara" Sp. z o.o.
- United States365 whole foods market ibuprofenWhole Foods Market, INC.
- CzechiaAPO-IBUPROFEN RAPIDPatheon Softgels B.V., Tilburg
- SpainALGIDRIN 600 POLVO PARA SUSPENSION ORALLaboratorio De Aplicaciones Farmacodinamicas S.A.
- NetherlandsAdvil Reliva Forte Liquid Caps, zachte capsules 400 mgHaleon Netherlands B.V.
- GermanyAktren ForteBayer Vital Gmbh
- SwitzerlandAfelor Liquid Caps forte 400 mg, WeichkapselnNOBEL Pharma Schweiz AG
- FinlandBrufenAbbott Oy
Authorised across Europe · EMA
The same active substance is authorised in 30 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:
- Austria · Adolorin Ibuforte Direkt, Adolorini Direkt
- Belgium · Brufen, Brufen Forte
- Bulgaria · Ibuprofen Nutra Essential, Ibuprofen Pharmdedict
- Cyprus · Algovil, Algovil Rapid
- Czechia · Brufen, Brufen Rapidcaps
- Germany · Aktren Forte, Ambaprofen
- Denmark · Brufen, Brufen Retard
- Estonia · Brufen, Dolgit
- Spain · Apirofeno, Aragel
- Finland · Burana, Burana Mustaherukka
- France · Advil, Advilcaps
- Greece · Advil, Advil Forte
- Croatia · Blokmax, Blokmax Forte
- Hungary · Advil Ultra, Advil Ultra Forte
- Ireland · Actiprofen, Advil Liquid
- Iceland · Alvofen Express, Alvofen Junior
- Italy · Algofen, Algopirina Febbre E Dolore Bambini Gusto Arancia Senza Zucchero
- Liechtenstein · Ibuprofen Gen.Orph, Pedea
- Lithuania · Brufen, Deliprom
- Luxembourg · Brufen, Brufen Forte
- Latvia · Brufen, Ibugard
- Malta · Algofren, Brufen
- Netherlands · Advil, Advil Reliva Forte Liquid Caps
- Norway · Brufen Retard, Ibumax
- Poland · Axoprofen, Axoprofen Forte
- Portugal · Algik, Azevedos
- Romania · Adagin, Adagin Forte
- Sweden · Brufen, Brufen Retard
- Slovenia · Brufen, Brufen Retard
- Slovakia · Brufen, Brufen Instant
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/d56cf5da-e605-4100-81f8-0f4f37ef9dc6 GET /v1/drugs/d56cf5da-e605-4100-81f8-0f4f37ef9dc6?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": "9738911000001103",
"desc": "Phorpain 5% gel (Advanz Pharma)",
"form": "Cutaneous gel",
"vpid": "41740811000001103",
"source": "dmd",
"vtm_id": "776287003",
"strength": "50 mg",
"substance": "Ibuprofen",
"ingredient": "Ibuprofen",
"supplier_code": "24129411000001106"
}See everything about ibuprofen.
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.