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Valacyclovir hydrochloride

A valaciclovir product containing valacyclovir hydrochloride, registered in United States by Preferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.. The same ATC class is registered in 18 of our 19 countries.

ATC J05AB11Orange BookUS label

Checked against FDA National Drug Code directory (United States) on

Informational only — not a medical device.

SOURCE REGISTER · USFDA National Drug Code directory (Unite…normalisedValacyclovir hydrochlorideATCJ05AB11REGISTER NO.US:68788-6896_7c60d1d…PACKS LISTED6CHECKEDSeptember 12, 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 States, from FDA National Drug Code directory (United States)
  • 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.

  • United States: $1.30 per daily dose (median across products in the 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

FDA National Drug Code directory (United States)
Active substance
Valacyclovir hydrochloride
Manufacturer
Preferred Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Country
United States (US)
ATC code
J05AB11
ATC class
Valaciclovir
Defined daily dose
3 g, O
Reimbursed
Not published by this register
Source register
FDA National Drug Code directory (United States)
Last checked
September 12, 2026

Packs & prices · 6

  • ndc11
    6878868961
    10 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (68788-6896-1)
  • ndc11
    6878868962
    20 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (68788-6896-2)
  • ndc11
    6878868963
    30 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (68788-6896-3)
  • ndc11
    6878868964
    4 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (68788-6896-4)
  • ndc11
    6878868966
    6 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (68788-6896-6)
  • ndc11
    6878868967
    21 TABLET in 1 BOTTLE (68788-6896-7)

Regulatory notes

UNII (FDA substance ID)
G447S0T1VC
VALACYCLOVIR HYDROCHLORIDE
RxCUI 236081
Orange Book
A077135
DailyMed SPL labels
1 version tracked

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 27 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
  • United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) · Valaciclovir Accord Healthcare, Valaciclovir Aristo
  • 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.

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For developers

The same record over the API, and the raw payload
GET /v1/drugs/f10122a4-aac6-402d-a70f-9fea228f47df
GET /v1/drugs/f10122a4-aac6-402d-a70f-9fea228f47df?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.

{
  "unii": {
    "unii": "G447S0T1VC",
    "rxcui": "236081",
    "inchikey": "ZCDDBUOENGJMLV-QRPNPIFTSA-N",
    "display_name": "VALACYCLOVIR HYDROCHLORIDE",
    "substance_type": "chemical",
    "ingredient_type": "INGREDIENT SUBSTANCE"
  },
  "route": "ORAL",
  "livertox": {
    "summary": null,
    "livertox_id": null,
    "hepatotoxicity_score": 4
  },
  "spl_meta": {
    "021ab9d0-7b75-40cf-afde-446942d64388": {
      "match": "brand_token",
      "title": "VALACYCLOVIR HYDROCHLORIDE (VALACYCLOVIR) TABLET, FILM COATED [SAFECOR HEALTH LLC]",
      "spl_version": "3",
      "published_date": "2026-06-01"
    }
  },
  "productid": "68788-6896_7c60d1d2-a924-4118-9d74-b5c5d0c4d0a9",
  "productndc": "68788-6896",
  "dosage_form": "TABLET",
  "orange_book": {
    "appl_no": "077135",
    "products": [
      {
        "rs": false,
        "rld": false,
        "te_code": null,
        "strength": "EQ 500MG BASE",
        "product_no": "001",
        "approval_date": "May 24, 2010"
      },
      {
        "rs": false,
        "rld": false,
        "te_code": null,
        "strength": "EQ 1GM BASE",
        "product_no": "002",
        "approval_date": "May 24, 2010"
      }
    ],
    "appl_type": "A"
  },
  "dea_schedule": null,
  "product_type": "HUMAN PRESCRIPTION DRUG",
  "substance_name": "VALACYCLOVIR HYDROCHLORIDE",
  "proprietary_name": "Valacyclovir hydrochloride",
  "active_ingred_unit": "mg/1",
  "application_number": "ANDA077135",
  "marketing_category": "ANDA",
  "nonproprietary_name": "Valacyclovir hydrochloride",
  "start_marketing_date": "20170213",
  "active_numerator_strength": "500"
}

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.