Switzerland· 69315004
Methylphenidat Spirig HC retard 27 mg, Retardtabletten
A methylphenidate product containing methylphenidati hydrochloridum, registered in Switzerland by Spirig HealthCare AG and dispensed under Swissmedic category A+, on the national reimbursement list. The same ATC class is registered in 18 of our 19 countries.
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Informational only — not a medical device.
Where it is registered
Methylphenidate is registered in 18 of 19 countries.
Countries holding a registration under ATC N06BA04 (methylphenidate), each read from that country’s own register.
- This record: Switzerland, from Swissmedic (Switzerland)
- 10 of them publish a price we can compare per daily dose
Methylphenidate · ATC N06BA04
18 / 19 countries
- Belgiumprice
- Canada
- Czechiaprice
- Denmark
- Finlandprice
- Franceprice
- Germany
- Icelandprice
- Ireland
- Italyprice
- Japan
- Netherlands
- Norwayprice
- Polandprice
- Sweden
- Switzerlandprice
- United Kingdom
- United Statesprice
Price per daily dose
What a daily dose of methylphenidate costs, country by country.
Normalised to the WHO defined daily dose (30 mg), the median price runs from $0.56 in France to $1.87 in Switzerland — a ×3.4 gap.
- Switzerland: $1.87 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
Methylphenidate · price per daily dose (30 mg)
USD · FX 28 Sept 2026
- CH Switzerland$1.87
- IT Italy$0.68
- US United States$0.56 (acquisition cost)
- FR France$0.56
The record
At a glance
Swissmedic (Switzerland)- Active substance
- methylphenidati hydrochloridum
- Manufacturer
- Spirig HealthCare AG
- Country
- Switzerland (CH)
- ATC code
- N06BA04
- ATC class
- Methylphenidate
- Defined daily dose
- 30 mg, O
- Swissmedic category
- A+
- Reimbursed
- Yes
- Source register
- Swissmedic (Switzerland)
- Last checked
- September 12, 2026
Packs & prices · 1
1 priced- gtin7680693150041Ds 60 StkCHF 65.6
Regulatory notes
No shortage, Orange Book or US label notes for this record.
Interactions
196 interactions on record for methylphenidate.
Graded by severity as the source publishes them — 12 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
Methylphenidate · interactions on record
196 records
- 12 severe
- 45 moderate
- 3 minor
- 128 info
Most severe, free to view
- ProcarbazineL01XB01severe
- OzanimodL04AA38severe
- OzanimodL04AE02severe
- CocaineN01BC01severe
8 more interactions with mechanism and management, from a commercially licensed source.
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Same medicine, other countries
Methylphenidate in 16 other countries
What each register calls a product with the same active substance — salts and hydrates count as the same.
- United StatesCONCERTAJanssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- United KingdomAffenid XL 18mg tabletsZentiva Pharma UK Ltd
- SwedenAffenid 10 mg Kapsel med modifierad frisättning, hårdZentiva k.s.
- NetherlandsConcerta 18 mg, tabletten met verlengde afgifteJanssen-Cilag B.V.
- BelgiumAtexam 18 mgExeltis Germany
- SpainATENZA 18 MG COMPRIMIDOS DE LIBERACION PROLONGADA EFGExeltis Healthcare S.L.
- FinlandAtexamExeltis Healthcare S.L.
- IcelandConcertaJanssen-Cilag AB
Authorised across Europe · EMA
The same active substance is authorised in 31 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:
- Austria · Concerta, Conmethyl
- Belgium · Atexam 18 Mg, Atexam 27 Mg
- Bulgaria · Концерта
- Cyprus · Concerta
- Czechia · Balipre, Concerta
- Germany · 5 Mg, Medikinet, 50 Mg, Medikinet Adult
- Denmark · Concerta, Equasym Depot
- Estonia · Affenid, Concerta
- Spain · Atenza, Concerta
- Finland · Atexam, Concerta
- France · Concerta Lp, Lp
- United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) · Addepta Xl, Affenid Xl
- Greece · Concerta
- Croatia · Concerta, Mefeda
- Hungary · Ritalin, Ritalin La
- Ireland · Concerta Xl, Equasym Xl
- Iceland · Concerta, Equasym Depot
- Italy · Equasym, Medikinet
- Liechtenstein · Concerta, Tuzulby
- Lithuania · Concerta, Medikinet
- Luxembourg · Concerta, Equasym Xr
- Latvia · Medikinet, Medikinet Xl
- Malta · Concerta, Concerta Xl
- Netherlands · Concerta, Equasym Xl
- Norway · Concerta, Delmosart
- Poland · Adehader, Atenza
- Portugal · Atexam, Concerta
- Romania · Clorhidrat De Metilfenidat G.L. Pharma, Concerta
- Sweden · Affenid, Concerta
- Slovenia · Concerta
- Slovakia · Balipre, Concerta
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 Swissmedic (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/d66941ac-a767-42e3-9263-bdd94606429a GET /v1/drugs/d66941ac-a767-42e3-9263-bdd94606429a?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": "methylphenidati hydrochloridum 27 mg",
"valid_from": "2024-10-01",
"limitations": "[{\"description\":\"Kinder ab 6 Jahren, Jugendliche und Erwachsene:<br>\\nDiagnosestellung durch einen Facharzt der Kinder- und Jugendmedizin mit Schwerpunkt Entwicklungspädiatrie oder einen Facharzt der Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie,<br>\\nDie Diagnose hat anhand der Kriterien resp. Richtlinien der Fachinformation zu erfolgen,<br>\\nBehandlung im Rahmen eines umfassenden Therapieprogramms,<br>\\nBei Erwachsenen müssen entsprechende Symptome bereits in der Kindheit bestanden haben.<br>\\n<br>\\n\",\"costApproval\":null,\"indication\":\"21802.01\",\"isNew\":false,\"limitationCode\":null,\"priceModel\":null,\"validFrom\":\"2026-04-01\"}]",
"galenic_form": "Ret Tabl 27 mg",
"therapeutic_area": null,
"sl_inclusion_date": "2024-10-01",
"self_retention_pct": 10
}See everything about methylphenidate.
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.