Switzerland· 54937016

Akineton Retard

A biperiden product containing biperideni hydrochloridum, registered in Switzerland and dispensed under Swissmedic category B, on the national reimbursement list. The same ATC class is registered in 15 of our 19 countries.

Reimbursed in Switzerland (BAG SL)Cat B (Swissmedic)ATC N04AA02

Checked against BAG Spezialitätenliste (Switzerland) on

Informational only — not a medical device.

SOURCE REGISTER · CHBAG Spezialitätenliste (Switzerland)normalisedAkineton RetardATCN04AA02REGISTER NO.54937016PACKS LISTED1CHECKEDSeptember 12, 2026

Where it is registered

Biperiden is registered in 15 of 19 countries.

Countries holding a registration under ATC N04AA02 (biperiden), each read from that country’s own register.

  • This record: Switzerland, from BAG Spezialitätenliste (Switzerland)
  • 9 of them publish a price we can compare per daily dose

Biperiden · ATC N04AA02

15 / 19 countries

  • Belgiumprice
  • Czechiaprice
  • Denmark
  • Finlandprice
  • Franceprice
  • Germany
  • Icelandprice
  • Ireland
  • Italyprice
  • Japan
  • 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 biperiden costs, country by country.

Normalised to the WHO defined daily dose (10 mg), the median price runs from $0.28 in France to $1.58 in Switzerland — a ×5.7 gap.

  • Switzerland: $1.58 per daily dose (median across products in the class)
  • Public list prices, converted to USD at the rate date shown

Biperiden · price per daily dose (10 mg)

USD · FX 28 Sept 2026

  • CH Switzerland$1.58
  • IT Italy$0.36
  • FR France$0.28
Median listed price per WHO defined daily dose, in each market that publishes a price. Open the full comparison

The record

At a glance

BAG Spezialitätenliste (Switzerland)
Active substance
biperideni hydrochloridum
Manufacturer
—
Country
Switzerland (CH)
ATC code
N04AA02
ATC class
Biperiden
Defined daily dose
10 mg, O
Swissmedic category
B
Reimbursed
Yes
Source register
BAG Spezialitätenliste (Switzerland)
Last checked
September 12, 2026

Packs & prices · 1

1 priced
  • gtin
    7680549370166
    30 Stk
    CHF 15.7

Regulatory notes

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

Interactions

89 interactions on record for biperiden.

Graded by severity as the source publishes them — 3 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

Biperiden · interactions on record

89 records

  • 3 severe
  • 85 moderate
  • 1 minor

Most severe, free to view

  • Potassium chlorideA12BA01severe
  • Potassium citrateA12BA02severe
  • Potassium chlorideB05XA01severe
  • DicycloverineA03AA07moderate
  • 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

Biperiden in 14 other countries

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

All biperiden products

Authorised across Europe · EMA

The same active substance is authorised in 24 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:

  • Austria · Akineton
  • Belgium · Akineton
  • Bulgaria · Акинестат, Акинетон
  • Cyprus · Akineton Retard
  • Czechia · Akineton
  • Germany · Akineton, Biperiden Neuraxpharm
  • Denmark · Akineton
  • Spain · Akinetón, Akinetón Retard
  • Finland · Akineton
  • France · Akineton L.P.
  • Greece · Akineton
  • Croatia · Akineton, Mendilex
  • Hungary · Akineton
  • Ireland · Akineton, Akineton Retard
  • Iceland · Akineton
  • Italy · Akineton
  • Luxembourg · Akineton
  • Netherlands · Akineton
  • Norway · Akineton
  • Poland · Akineton, Akineton Sr
  • Portugal · Akineton, Akineton Retard
  • Sweden · Akineton
  • Slovenia · Akineton
  • Slovakia · Akineton, Akineton Sr

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/ebb991c4-5176-4d14-8394-1bb2b8b44587
GET /v1/drugs/ebb991c4-5176-4d14-8394-1bb2b8b44587?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": "biperideni hydrochloridum 4 mg",
  "valid_from": "1988-03-15",
  "limitations": null,
  "galenic_form": "Ret Tabl 4 mg",
  "therapeutic_area": null,
  "sl_inclusion_date": "1988-03-15",
  "self_retention_pct": 10
}

See everything about biperiden.

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.