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United Kingdom· GB-APID-39836711000001103

Valaciclovir 500mg tablets

A valaciclovir product containing valaciclovir, registered in United Kingdom by CST Pharma Ltd. The same ATC class is registered in 18 of our 19 countries.

ATC J05AB11

Checked against NHS dm+d (United Kingdom) on

Informational only — not a medical device.

SOURCE REGISTER · GBNHS dm+d (United Kingdom)normalisedValaciclovir 500mg tabletsATCJ05AB11REGISTER NO.GB-APID-3983671100000…PACKS LISTED2CHECKEDSeptember 13, 2026

Where it is registered

Valaciclovir is registered in 18 of 19 countries.

Countries holding a registration under ATC J05AB11 (valaciclovir), each read from that country’s own register.

  • This record: United Kingdom, from NHS dm+d (United Kingdom)
  • 11 of them publish a price we can compare per daily dose

Valaciclovir · ATC J05AB11

18 / 19 countries

  • Belgiumprice
  • Canada
  • Czechiaprice
  • Denmark
  • Finlandprice
  • Franceprice
  • Germany
  • Icelandprice
  • Ireland
  • Italyprice
  • Netherlands
  • Norwayprice
  • Polandprice
  • Spainprice
  • 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 valaciclovir costs, country by country.

Normalised to the WHO defined daily dose (3 g), the median price runs from $1.30 in United States to $12.40 in Switzerland — a ×9.6 gap.

  • 5 markets with a comparable price for this class
  • Public list prices, converted to USD at the rate date shown
  • US figures are pharmacy acquisition cost (CMS NADAC), not retail

Valaciclovir · price per daily dose (3 g)

USD · FX 28 Sept 2026

  • CH Switzerland$12.40
  • IT Italy$9.73
  • ES Spain$7.89
  • FR France$4.81
  • US United States$1.30 (acquisition cost)
Median listed price per WHO defined daily dose, in each market that publishes a price. US = pharmacy acquisition cost (CMS NADAC), not a retail price. Open the full comparison

The record

At a glance

NHS dm+d (United Kingdom)
Active substance
Valaciclovir
Manufacturer
CST Pharma Ltd
Country
United Kingdom (GB)
ATC code
J05AB11
ATC class
Valaciclovir
Defined daily dose
3 g, O
Reimbursed
Not published by this register
Source register
NHS dm+d (United Kingdom)
Last checked
September 13, 2026

Packs & prices · 2

  • gtin
    5055946808673
  • gtin
    5055946808680

Regulatory notes

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

Interactions

226 interactions on record for valaciclovir.

Graded by severity as the source publishes them — 16 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

Valaciclovir · interactions on record

226 records

  • 16 severe
  • 29 moderate
  • 2 minor
  • 178 info

Most severe, free to view

  • TemsirolimusL01EG01severe
  • EverolimusL01EG02severe
  • SirolimusL01EG04severe
  • TemsirolimusL01XE09severe

1 more interaction with mechanism and management, from a commercially licensed source.

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  • 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

Valaciclovir in 16 other countries

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

All valaciclovir products

Authorised across Europe · EMA

The same active substance is authorised in 26 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:

  • Austria · Valaciclovir Actavis, Valaciclovir Allen
  • Belgium · Valaciclovir Ab, Valaciclovir Sandoz
  • Bulgaria · Валтрекс
  • Cyprus · Valtrex
  • Czechia · Valaciclovir +pharma, Valacilovir Viatris
  • Germany · Valaciclovir 1 A Pharma, Valaciclovir Aurobindo
  • Denmark · Valaciclovir "sandoz", Valaciclovir 1a Farma
  • Estonia · Valaciclovir Actavis, Valtrex
  • Spain · Tridiavir, Valaciclovir Almus
  • Finland · Flushnil, Valaciclovir Ratiopharm
  • France · Valaciclovir Almus, Valaciclovir Arrow
  • Greece · Valomed, Valtrex
  • Ireland · Valaciclovir Accord Healthcare Ireland, Valaciclovir Bluefish
  • Iceland · Valablis Forte, Valablis Normal
  • Italy · Talavir, Valaciclovir Aurobindo
  • Lithuania · Valaciclovir Actavis, Valtrex
  • Luxembourg · Zelitrex
  • Latvia · Valaciclovir Actavis, Valtrex
  • Netherlands · Valaciclovir Focus, Valaciclovir Hydrochloride Hydrate Aurobindo
  • Norway · Valaciclovir Sandoz, Valaciclovir Viatris
  • Poland · Vaciclor
  • Portugal · Valaciclovir Arpedex, Valaciclovir Aurobindo
  • Romania · Valaciclovir Arena, Valtrex
  • Sweden · Valaciclovir Actavis, Valaciclovir Bluefish
  • Slovenia · Valtrex
  • Slovakia · Valtrex

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/de2ba2f2-3a39-4c6e-9cf4-9f58a3b2b13c
GET /v1/drugs/de2ba2f2-3a39-4c6e-9cf4-9f58a3b2b13c?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": "39836711000001103",
  "desc": "Valaciclovir 500mg tablets (CST Pharma Ltd)",
  "form": "Oral tablet",
  "vpid": "41486911000001108",
  "source": "dmd",
  "vtm_id": "777906008",
  "strength": "500 mg",
  "substance": "Valaciclovir",
  "ingredient": "Valaciclovir hydrochloride",
  "supplier_code": "24059811000001102"
}

See everything about valaciclovir.

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.