Ireland· IE-PA-PA2239/003/001

Cymevene 500 mg powder for concentrate for solution for infusion

A ganciclovir product containing ganciclovir, registered in Ireland by CHEPLAPHARM Arzneimittel GmbH. The same ATC class is registered in 13 of our 19 countries.

ATC J05AB06

Checked against HPRA (Ireland) on September 28, 2026

Informational only — not a medical device.

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Where it is registered

Ganciclovir is registered in 13 of 19 countries.

Countries holding a registration under ATC J05AB06 (ganciclovir), each read from that country’s own register.

This record: Ireland, from HPRA (Ireland)
7 of them publish a price we can compare per daily dose

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Ganciclovir · ATC J05AB06

13 / 19 countries

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Germany
Ireland
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Price per daily dose

What a daily dose of ganciclovir costs, country by country.

Normalised to the WHO defined daily dose (3 g), so markets compare like for like.

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Ganciclovir · price per daily dose (3 g)

USD · FX 28 Sept 2026

CH Switzerland$494.50

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The record

At a glance

HPRA (Ireland)

Active substance: Ganciclovir
Manufacturer: CHEPLAPHARM Arzneimittel GmbH
Country: Ireland (IE)
ATC code: J05AB06
ATC class: Ganciclovir
Defined daily dose: 3 g, O
Reimbursed: Not published by this register
Source register: HPRA (Ireland)
Last checked: September 28, 2026

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ie_pa_number
PA2239/003/001

Regulatory notes

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

Interactions

277 interactions on record for ganciclovir.

Graded by severity as the source publishes them — 8 severe. Severity grades are free for everyone; mechanism and management come with Growth.

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Ganciclovir · interactions on record

277 records

8 severe
194 moderate
75 info

Most severe, free to view

CladribineL01BB04severe
TrospiumA03AB20moderate
Amphotericin BA07AA07moderate
NitisinoneA16AX04moderate

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

Same medicine, other countries

Ganciclovir in 14 other countries

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

All ganciclovir products

Authorised across Europe · EMA

The same active substance is authorised in 22 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:

Austria · Cymevene, Ganciclovir Oresund Pharma
Belgium · Cymevene, Virgan
Bulgaria · Ганцикловир Ромфарм
Czechia · Cymevene, Virgan
Germany · Cymeven I.V., Ganciclovir Accord
Denmark · Cymevene, Ganciclovir Oresund Pharma
Spain · Cymevene, Ganciclovir Accord
Finland · Cymevene, Ganciclovir Bioglan
France · Cymevan, Ganciclovir Hikma
United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) · Cymevene, Ganciclovir Kensington Pharma
Greece · Gancilen, Virgan
Croatia · Cymevene
Hungary · Cymevene, Ganciclovir Rompharm
Italy · Citovirax, Ganciclovir Accord
Luxembourg · Cymevene, Virgan
Netherlands · Cymevene, Ganciclovir Sandoz
Norway · Cymevene, Ganciclovir Bioglan
Poland · Cymevene, Ganciclovir Accord
Portugal · Cymevene, Ganciclovir Accord
Romania · Ganciclovir Rompharm, Virgan
Sweden · Cymevene, Ganciclovir Bioglan
Slovakia · Cymevene

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 HPRA (Ireland). 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/dcdd4fea-7372-46f2-98d4-45f01d0b0162
GET /v1/drugs/dcdd4fea-7372-46f2-98d4-45f01d0b0162?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.

{
  "form": "Powder for concentrate for solution for infusion",
  "routes": [
    "Intravenous use"
  ],
  "source": "hpra",
  "atc_all": [
    "J05AB",
    "J05AB06"
  ],
  "strength": null,
  "pa_number": "PA2239/003/001",
  "substances": [
    "Ganciclovir"
  ],
  "legal_basis": "Full application (Article 8(3) of Directive No 2001/83/EC)",
  "market_info": "Marketed",
  "authorised_at": "17/08/2018",
  "dispensing_status": "Product subject to prescription which may not be renewed (A)",
  "registration_status": "AU",
  "supply_legal_status": "Supply through pharmacies only",
  "interchangeable_code": null
}

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