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Switzerland· 62141002

Orencia, Injektionslösung zur subkutanen Anwendung (Fertigspritze mit Nadelschutz)

A abatacept product containing abataceptum, registered in Switzerland by Bristol-Myers Squibb SA and dispensed under Swissmedic category B, on the national reimbursement list. The same ATC class is registered in 14 of our 19 countries.

Reimbursed in Switzerland (BAG SL)Cat B (Swissmedic)ATC L04AA24

Checked against Swissmedic (Switzerland) on

Informational only — not a medical device.

SOURCE REGISTER · CHSwissmedic (Switzerland)normalisedOrencia, Injektionslösung zur subkuta…ATCL04AA24REGISTER NO.62141002PACKS LISTED1CHECKEDSeptember 12, 2026

Where it is registered

Abatacept is registered in 14 of 19 countries.

Countries holding a registration under ATC L04AA24 (abatacept), each read from that country’s own register.

  • This record: Switzerland, from Swissmedic (Switzerland)
  • 9 of them publish a price we can compare per daily dose

Abatacept · ATC L04AA24

14 / 19 countries

  • Belgiumprice
  • Canada
  • Czechiaprice
  • Denmark
  • Finlandprice
  • Franceprice
  • Icelandprice
  • Ireland
  • Netherlands
  • Norwayprice
  • Polandprice
  • Switzerlandprice
  • United Kingdom
  • United Statesprice
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 abatacept costs, country by country.

Normalised to the WHO defined daily dose (27 mg), so markets compare like for like.

  • Switzerland: $59.45 per daily dose (median across products in the class)
  • Public list prices, converted to USD at the rate date shown

Abatacept · price per daily dose (27 mg)

USD · FX 28 Sept 2026

  • CH Switzerland$59.45
Median listed price per WHO defined daily dose, in each market that publishes a price. Open the full comparison

The record

At a glance

Swissmedic (Switzerland)
Active substance
abataceptum
Manufacturer
Bristol-Myers Squibb SA
Country
Switzerland (CH)
ATC code
L04AA24
ATC class
Abatacept
Defined daily dose
27 mg, P
Swissmedic category
B
Reimbursed
Yes
Source register
Swissmedic (Switzerland)
Last checked
September 12, 2026

Packs & prices · 1

1 priced
  • gtin
    7680621410025
    4 Fertigspr 1 ml
    CHF 1044.75

Regulatory notes

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

Interactions

63 interactions on record for abatacept.

Graded by severity as the source publishes them — 30 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

Abatacept · interactions on record

63 records

  • 30 severe
  • 26 moderate
  • 7 minor

Most severe, free to view

  • CladribineL01BB04severe
  • Talimogene laherparepvecL01XL02severe
  • Talimogen laherparepvecL01XX51severe
  • LeflunomidL04AA13severe
  • 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.

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/da6a7d72-d5f7-4cf4-902c-f48625587ad4
GET /v1/drugs/da6a7d72-d5f7-4cf4-902c-f48625587ad4?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": "abataceptum 125 mg",
  "valid_from": "2012-05-01",
  "limitations": "[{\"description\":\"Die Behandlung mit Orencia bedarf der Kostengutsprache durch den Krankenversicherer nach vorgängiger Konsultation des Vertrauensarztes:<br>\\n<br>\\n<b>Rheumatoide Arthritis:</b><br>\\nZur Behandlung der aktiven rheumatoiden Arthritis, wenn die vorausgegangene antirheumatische Standardtherapie mit krankheitsmodifizierenden Antirheumatika (DMARDs) unzulänglich war.<br>\\n<br>\",\"costApproval\":null,\"isNew\":false,\"limitationCode\":null,\"priceModel\":null,\"validFrom\":\"2020-12-01\"}]",
  "galenic_form": "Inj Lös 125 mg/ml mit Nadelschutz",
  "therapeutic_area": null,
  "sl_inclusion_date": "2012-05-01",
  "self_retention_pct": 10
}

See everything about abatacept.

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.