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Switzerland· 43716030

Carnitene

A levocarnitine product containing levocarnitinum, registered in Switzerland and dispensed under Swissmedic category B, on the national reimbursement list. The same ATC class is registered in 11 of our 19 countries.

Reimbursed in Switzerland (BAG SL)Cat B (Swissmedic)ATC A16AA01

Checked against BAG Spezialitätenliste (Switzerland) on

Informational only — not a medical device.

SOURCE REGISTER · CHBAG Spezialitätenliste (Switzerland)normalisedCarniteneATCA16AA01REGISTER NO.43716030PACKS LISTED1CHECKEDSeptember 12, 2026
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Where it is registered

Levocarnitine is registered in 11 of 19 countries.

Countries holding a registration under ATC A16AA01 (levocarnitine), each read from that country’s own register.

  • This record: Switzerland, from BAG Spezialitätenliste (Switzerland)
  • 6 of them publish a price we can compare per daily dose
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Levocarnitine · ATC A16AA01

11 / 19 countries

  • Canada
  • Finlandprice
  • Franceprice
  • Germany
  • Italyprice
  • Japan
  • Netherlands
  • Norwayprice
  • 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 levocarnitine costs, country by country.

Normalised to the WHO defined daily dose (2 g), so markets compare like for like.

  • Switzerland: $9.46 per daily dose (median across products in the class)
  • Public list prices, converted to USD at the rate date shown
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Levocarnitine · price per daily dose (2 g)

USD · FX 28 Sept 2026

  • CH Switzerland$9.46
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The record

At a glance

BAG Spezialitätenliste (Switzerland)
Active substance
levocarnitinum
Manufacturer
—
Country
Switzerland (CH)
ATC code
A16AA01
ATC class
Levocarnitine
Defined daily dose
2 g, O
Swissmedic category
B
Reimbursed
Yes
Source register
BAG Spezialitätenliste (Switzerland)
Last checked
September 12, 2026

Packs & prices · 1

1 priced
  • gtin
    7680437160305
    5 Amp 5 ml
    CHF 38.25

Regulatory notes

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

Interactions

81 interactions on record for levocarnitine.

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
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Levocarnitine · interactions on record

81 records

  • 2 moderate
  • 79 info

Most severe, free to view

  • DicoumarolB01AA01moderate
  • WarfarinB01AA03moderate
  • 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

Levocarnitine in 8 other countries

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

All levocarnitine products

Authorised across Europe · EMA

The same active substance is authorised in 12 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:

  • Austria · L-Carnitin Fresenius, Nefrocarnit
  • Cyprus · Frutenor, Intelecta
  • Germany · Biocarn, L-Carn
  • Spain · Carnicor
  • France · Levocarnil, Levocarnitine Uni-Pharma
  • United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) · Levocarnitine Aspire Pharma, Levocarnitine Neon Healthcare
  • Greece · Aminocer, Carniben
  • Italy · Carnitene, Carnitene Alfasigma
  • Luxembourg · Nefrocarnit®
  • Netherlands · Carneus, Carnitene
  • Portugal · Disocor
  • Romania · Carnil

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 BAG Spezialitätenliste (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/de2eeac6-16c9-4f58-bf1a-c313bb2c01da
GET /v1/drugs/de2eeac6-16c9-4f58-bf1a-c313bb2c01da?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": "levocarnitinum 1 g",
  "valid_from": "2020-10-01",
  "limitations": "[{\"description\":\"Nachgewiesener Carnitin-Mangel bei chronischer Dialyse.\",\"costApproval\":null,\"indication\":\"\",\"isNew\":false,\"limitationCode\":null,\"points\":null,\"priceModel\":null,\"title\":null,\"validFrom\":\"2023-12-01\",\"validTo\":null}]",
  "galenic_form": "Inj Lös 1 g/5ml i.v.",
  "therapeutic_area": null,
  "sl_inclusion_date": "1987-03-15",
  "self_retention_pct": 10
}
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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.

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