Iceland· IS-EU/1/09/524/001-002
Qutenza
A capsaicin product containing capsaicinum inn, registered in Iceland by Grünenthal GmbH*. The same ATC class is registered in 12 of our 19 countries.
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Informational only — not a medical device.
Where it is registered
Capsaicin is registered in 12 of 19 countries.
Countries holding a registration under ATC N01BX04 (capsaicin), each read from that country’s own register.
- This record: Iceland, from Icelandic Medicines Agency (Iceland)
- 8 of them publish a price we can compare per daily dose
Capsaicin · ATC N01BX04
12 / 19 countries
- Belgiumprice
- Czechiaprice
- Denmark
- Finlandprice
- Icelandprice
- Ireland
- Netherlands
- Norwayprice
- Polandprice
- Switzerlandprice
- United Kingdom
- United Statesprice
The record
At a glance
Icelandic Medicines Agency (Iceland)- Active substance
- Capsaicinum INN
- Manufacturer
- Grünenthal GmbH*
- Country
- Iceland (IS)
- ATC code
- N01BX04
- ATC class
- Capsaicin
- Reimbursed
- Not published by this register
- Source register
- Icelandic Medicines Agency (Iceland)
- Last checked
- September 29, 2026
Packs & prices · 1
1 priced- ean0948121 plástur x1 pakkiISK 55876
Regulatory notes
No shortage, Orange Book or US label notes for this record.
Same medicine, other countries
Capsaicin in 14 other countries
What each register calls a product with the same active substance — salts and hydrates count as the same.
- FinlandQutenzaParanova Oy
- SpainQUTENZA 179 mg PARCHE CUTANEOGrünenthal Gmbh
- FranceQUTENZA 179 mg, patch cutanéGRUNENTHAL
- United KingdomQutenza 179mg cutaneous patchesGrunenthal Ltd
- IrelandQutenza 179 mg cutaneous patchGrünenthal GmbH
- NetherlandsQutenza 179 mg, HuidpleisterGrunenthal GmbH
- NorwayQutenzaGrünenthal GmbH (1)
- BelgiumQutenza 179 mgGrünenthal
Authorised across Europe · EMA
The same active substance is authorised in 10 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:
- Austria · Abc Lokale Schmerz-Therapie Wärme
- Germany · Abc Lokale Schmerz-Therapie Wärme
- Spain · Alacapsin, Capsicin
- United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) · Axsain, Capsaicin Ennogen Ip
- Greece · Capsaxin, Capser
- Ireland · Axsain, Zacin
- Liechtenstein · Qutenza
- Norway · Capsina, Qutenza
- Portugal · Neodor
- Sweden · Capsina
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 Icelandic Medicines Agency (Iceland). 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/eb0fc71f-b2a2-420f-be35-0d1c92f4f079 GET /v1/drugs/eb0fc71f-b2a2-420f-be35-0d1c92f4f079?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": "Húðplástur",
"source": "lyfjastofnun",
"atc_raw": "N01BX04",
"marketed": true,
"strength": "179 mg",
"ma_number": "EU/1/09/524/001-002",
"substance": "Capsaicinum INN",
"other_info": "Markaðssetning á Íslandi er háð því að Lyfjastofnun hafi staðfest að sérstök skilyrði er varða öryggi og verkun við notkun lyfsins séu uppfyllt.",
"legal_status": "(R) Lyfseðilsskylt",
"ma_issued_serial": "40015"
}See everything about capsaicin.
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.