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Switzerland· 52866057

Xanax retard 2 mg, Retardtabletten

A alprazolam product containing alprazolamum, registered in Switzerland by Viatris Pharma GmbH and dispensed under Swissmedic category B, on the national reimbursement list. The same ATC class is registered in 17 of our 19 countries.

Reimbursed in Switzerland (BAG SL)Cat B (Swissmedic)ATC N05BA12

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SOURCE REGISTER · CHSwissmedic (Switzerland)normalisedXanax retard 2 mg, RetardtablettenATCN05BA12REGISTER NO.52866057PACKS LISTED1CHECKEDSeptember 12, 2026
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Where it is registered

Alprazolam is registered in 17 of 19 countries.

Countries holding a registration under ATC N05BA12 (alprazolam), 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
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Alprazolam · ATC N05BA12

17 / 19 countries

  • Belgiumprice
  • Canada
  • Czechiaprice
  • Denmark
  • Finlandprice
  • Franceprice
  • Germany
  • Icelandprice
  • Ireland
  • Japan
  • Netherlands
  • Norwayprice
  • Polandprice
  • Sweden
  • 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 alprazolam costs, country by country.

Normalised to the WHO defined daily dose (1 mg), the median price runs from $0.16 in Spain to $0.53 in Switzerland — a ×3.3 gap.

  • Switzerland: $0.53 per daily dose (median across products in the class)
  • Public list prices, converted to USD at the rate date shown
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Alprazolam · price per daily dose (1 mg)

USD · FX 28 Sept 2026

  • CH Switzerland$0.53
  • FR France$0.19
  • ES Spain$0.16
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The record

At a glance

Swissmedic (Switzerland)
Active substance
alprazolamum
Manufacturer
Viatris Pharma GmbH
Country
Switzerland (CH)
ATC code
N05BA12
ATC class
Alprazolam
Defined daily dose
1 mg, O
Swissmedic category
B
Reimbursed
Yes
Source register
Swissmedic (Switzerland)
Last checked
September 12, 2026

Packs & prices · 1

1 priced
  • gtin
    7680528660578
    30 Stk
    CHF 28.95

Regulatory notes

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

Interactions

436 interactions on record for alprazolam.

Graded by severity as the source publishes them — 7 severe. Severity grades are free for everyone; mechanism and management come with Growth.

  • Severity for every pair — free, no plan needed
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Alprazolam · interactions on record

436 records

  • 7 severe
  • 151 moderate
  • 32 minor
  • 184 info

Most severe, free to view

  • KetoconazoleH02CA03severe
  • KetoconazoleJ02AB02severe
  • FluconazoleJ02AC01severe
  • MorphineN02AA01severe

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

Same medicine, other countries

Alprazolam in 15 other countries

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

All alprazolam products

Authorised across Europe · EMA

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

  • Austria · Alprastad, Alprazolam Grindeks
  • Belgium · Alpraz, Alpraz Retard
  • Bulgaria · Алпразолам Гриндекс, Алпразолам Крка
  • Cyprus · Alprazolam Sapiens, Alprazolam Tad
  • Czechia · Alprazolam Grindeks, Alprazolam Krka
  • Germany · Alprazolam 1 A Pharma, Alprazolam Abz
  • Denmark · Alprazolam Grindeks, Alprazolam Krka
  • Estonia · Alprazolam Grindeks, Alprazolam Krka
  • Spain · Alprazolam Alter, Alprazolam Aurovitas
  • Finland · Alprazolam Grindeks, Alprazolam Krka
  • France · Alprazolam Arrow, Alprazolam Arrow Lab
  • United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) · Xanax
  • Greece · Alprazolam Aurobindo, Alprazolam Grindeks
  • Croatia · Alprazolam Grindeks, Alprazolam Krka
  • Hungary · Alprazolam Alkaloid-Int, Alprazolam Grindeks
  • Ireland · Alprazolam Grindeks, Alprazolam Krka
  • Iceland · Alprazolam Krka, Alprazolam Wh
  • Italy · Alprazig, Alprazolam
  • Lithuania · Alprazolam Grindeks, Alprazolam Orion
  • Luxembourg · Alpraz, Alpraz Retard
  • Latvia · Alprazolam Grindeks, Alprazolam Orion
  • Malta · Alprazolam Aurobindo, Xanax
  • Netherlands · Alprazolam Aurobindo, Alprazolam Grindeks
  • Norway · Xanor, Xanor Depot
  • Poland · Afobam, Alpragen
  • Portugal · Alprazolam Aurobindo, Alprazolam Aurovitas
  • Romania · Alprazolam Grindeks, Alprazolam Lph Labormed
  • Sweden · Alprazolam Grindeks, Alprazolam Krka
  • Slovenia · Alprazolam Grindeks, Aripsiq
  • Slovakia · Alprazolam Grindeks, Frontin

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/dd3203b9-0993-48df-a30f-c8e3d7d65238
GET /v1/drugs/dd3203b9-0993-48df-a30f-c8e3d7d65238?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": "alprazolamum 2 mg",
  "valid_from": "1997-03-15",
  "limitations": "[{\"description\":\"Die 2 mg- und 3 mg-Dosierung ist nur indiziert bei Patienten mit Panikstörungen (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-III-R, American Psychiatric Association oder International Classification of Diseases (NHO) 10), bei denen höhere Dosen als 4 mg pro Tag zur Kontrolle der Symptome verordnet werden müssen. Bei diesen Patienten ist das Risiko der Abhängigkeit und insbesondere dasjenige der Interaktion mit Alkohol besonders sorgfältig zu berücksichtigen. Siehe Vorsichtsmassnahmen und Dosierung/Anwendung.\",\"costApproval\":null,\"isNew\":false,\"limitationCode\":null,\"priceModel\":null,\"validFrom\":\"2007-01-01\"}]",
  "galenic_form": "Ret Tabl 2 mg",
  "therapeutic_area": null,
  "sl_inclusion_date": "1997-03-15",
  "self_retention_pct": 10
}
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