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United Kingdom· GB-APID-9881711000001100

Galpharm Cold Sore 5% cream

A aciclovir product containing aciclovir, registered in United Kingdom by Galpharm International Ltd. The same ATC class is registered in 13 of our 19 countries.

ATC D06BB03

Checked against NHS dm+d (United Kingdom) on

Informational only — not a medical device.

SOURCE REGISTER · GBNHS dm+d (United Kingdom)normalisedGalpharm Cold Sore 5% creamATCD06BB03REGISTER NO.GB-APID-9881711000001…PACKS LISTED1CHECKEDSeptember 13, 2026

Where it is registered

Aciclovir is registered in 13 of 19 countries.

Countries holding a registration under ATC D06BB03 (aciclovir), 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

Aciclovir · ATC D06BB03

13 / 19 countries

  • Belgiumprice
  • Canada
  • Czechiaprice
  • Denmark
  • Finlandprice
  • Germany
  • Icelandprice
  • Ireland
  • Netherlands
  • Norwayprice
  • Polandprice
  • Switzerlandprice
  • United Kingdom
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 aciclovir costs, country by country.

Normalised to the WHO defined daily dose (25 mg), the median price runs from $0.043 in France to $0.18 in Switzerland — a ×4.2 gap.

  • 3 markets with a comparable price for this class
  • Public list prices, converted to USD at the rate date shown

Aciclovir · price per daily dose (25 mg)

USD · FX 28 Sept 2026

  • CH Switzerland$0.18
  • ES Spain$0.054
  • FR France$0.043
Median listed price per WHO defined daily dose, in each market that publishes a price. Open the full comparison

The record

At a glance

NHS dm+d (United Kingdom)
Active substance
Aciclovir
Manufacturer
Galpharm International Ltd
Country
United Kingdom (GB)
ATC code
D06BB03
ATC class
Aciclovir
Defined daily dose
25 mg, T
Reimbursed
Not published by this register
Source register
NHS dm+d (United Kingdom)
Last checked
September 13, 2026

Packs & prices · 1

  • gtin
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Regulatory notes

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

Interactions

2 interactions on record for aciclovir.

Graded by severity as the source publishes them — 2 moderate. 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

Aciclovir · interactions on record

2 records

  • 2 moderate

Most severe, free to view

  • Talimogene laherparepvecL01XL02moderate
  • Talimogen laherparepvecL01XX51moderate
  • 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.

Same medicine, other countries

Aciclovir in 16 other countries

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

All aciclovir products

Authorised across Europe · EMA

The same active substance is authorised in 29 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:

  • Austria · Aciclobene, Aciclostad
  • Belgium · Aciclovir Ab, Aciclovir Agepha
  • Bulgaria · Ацик, Ацикловир Абр
  • Cyprus · Aciclovir Accord, Aciclovir Noridem
  • Czechia · Aciclovir Accord, Aciclovir Noridem
  • Germany · Acic, Acic Creme Bei Lippenherpes
  • Denmark · Aciclodan, Aciclovir 1a Farma
  • Estonia · Acic, Aciclovir Accord
  • Spain · Aciclovir Accord, Aciclovir Altan
  • Finland · Aciclovir Accord, Aciclovir Noridem
  • France · Aciclovir Accord, Aciclovir Agepha
  • Greece · Aciclovir Vocate, Cevinolon
  • Croatia · Aciklovir Accord, Aciklovir Alpha-Medical
  • Hungary · Aciclovir Agepha, Aciclovir Al
  • Ireland · Acic, Acic Cold Sore
  • Iceland · Aciclovir Accord, Aciclovir Alvogen
  • Italy · Aciclin, Aciclinlabiale
  • Lithuania · Acic, Aciclovir Accord
  • Luxembourg · Aciclovir, Aciclovir Eg
  • Latvia · Acic, Aciclovir Accord Healthcare
  • Malta · Medovir, Uniplex
  • Netherlands · Aciclovir Accord, Aciclovir Agepha
  • Norway · Aciclovir Accord, Aciclovir Noridem
  • Poland · Aciclovir Accord, Aciclovir Altan
  • Portugal · Aciclosina, Aciclovax - Iv
  • Romania · Acevirex, Aciclovir
  • Sweden · Aciclovir Accord, Aciclovir Noridem
  • Slovenia · Aciclovir Noridem, Aciklovir Accord
  • Slovakia · Aciclovir Noridem, Aciclovir Olikla

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 NHS dm+d (United Kingdom). 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/ddcbd48d-01b1-4c64-b02d-955c1b3d53f4
GET /v1/drugs/ddcbd48d-01b1-4c64-b02d-955c1b3d53f4?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": "9881711000001100",
  "desc": "Galpharm Cold Sore 5% cream (Galpharm International Ltd)",
  "form": "Cutaneous cream",
  "vpid": "41485711000001103",
  "source": "dmd",
  "vtm_id": "774425008",
  "strength": "50 mg",
  "substance": "Aciclovir",
  "ingredient": "Aciclovir",
  "supplier_code": "2494501000001106"
}

See everything about aciclovir.

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.