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Canada· CA-DIN-02139383

VANCOMYCIN HYDROCHLORIDE FOR INJECTION, USP

A vancomycin product containing vancomycin (vancomycin hydrochloride), registered in Canada by FRESENIUS KABI CANADA LTD. The same ATC class is registered in 11 of our 19 countries.

ATC J01XA01

Checked against Health Canada Drug Product Database (Canada) on

Informational only — not a medical device.

SOURCE REGISTER · CAHealth Canada Drug Product Database (Ca…normalisedVANCOMYCIN HYDROCHLORIDE FOR INJECTIO…ATCJ01XA01REGISTER NO.CA-DIN-02139383PACKS LISTED0CHECKEDOctober 1, 2026

Where it is registered

Vancomycin is registered in 11 of 19 countries.

Countries holding a registration under ATC J01XA01 (vancomycin), each read from that country’s own register.

  • This record: Canada, from Health Canada Drug Product Database (Canada)
  • 7 of them publish a price we can compare per daily dose

Vancomycin · ATC J01XA01

11 / 19 countries

  • Belgiumprice
  • Canada
  • Czechiaprice
  • Denmark
  • Finlandprice
  • Icelandprice
  • Ireland
  • Netherlands
  • Norwayprice
  • Polandprice
  • Switzerlandprice
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 vancomycin costs, country by country.

Normalised to the WHO defined daily dose (2 g), the median price runs from $0.068 in Finland to $96.70 in Switzerland — a ×1424 gap.

  • 2 markets with a comparable price for this class
  • Public list prices, converted to USD at the rate date shown

Vancomycin · price per daily dose (2 g)

USD · FX 28 Sept 2026

  • CH Switzerland$96.70
  • FI Finland$0.068
Median listed price per WHO defined daily dose, in each market that publishes a price. Open the full comparison

The record

At a glance

Health Canada Drug Product Database (Canada)
Active substance
VANCOMYCIN (VANCOMYCIN HYDROCHLORIDE)
Manufacturer
FRESENIUS KABI CANADA LTD
Country
Canada (CA)
ATC code
J01XA01
ATC class
Vancomycin
Defined daily dose
2 g, P
Reimbursed
Not published by this register
Source register
Health Canada Drug Product Database (Canada)
Last checked
October 1, 2026

Packs & prices · 0

No packs listed by the register for this record.

Regulatory notes

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

Interactions

533 interactions on record for vancomycin.

Graded by severity as the source publishes them — 23 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

Vancomycin · interactions on record

533 records

  • 23 severe
  • 99 moderate
  • 411 info

Most severe, free to view

  • PiperacillinJ01CA12severe
  • Piperacillin und Beta-Lactamase-InhibitorJ01CR05severe
  • CidofovirJ05AB12severe
  • Humane Immunglobuline, unspezifisch, extravaskulärJ06BA01severe
  • 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

Vancomycin in 16 other countries

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

All vancomycin products

Authorised across Europe · EMA

The same active substance is authorised in 30 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:

  • Austria · Vancocin, Vancomycin Aptapharma
  • Belgium · Vancomycine Fresenius Kabi, Vancomycine Sandoz
  • Bulgaria · Vancocin Cp, Ванко-Вм
  • Cyprus · Vanco, Vanco Sapiens
  • Czechia · Cedepos, Edicin
  • Germany · Vanco-Saar, Vancomycin "lederle"
  • Denmark · Bactocin, Vancocin
  • Estonia · Vancomycin Kabi, Vancosan
  • Spain · Vancomicina Mip, Vancomicina Noridem
  • Finland · Vancomycin Bioglan, Vancomycin Bioglan 500 Mg Pulver Till Koncentrat Till Infusionsvätska, Lösning
  • France · Vancomycine Hikma, Vancomycine Kabi
  • United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) · Vancocin, Vancocin Matrigel
  • Greece · Lyovanco, Vancomycin Noridem
  • Croatia · Edicin, Vancomicin Viatris
  • Hungary · Vancocin, Vancomycin Aptapharma
  • Ireland · Vancocin, Vancocin Matrigel
  • Iceland · Vancomycin Fresenius Kabi, Vancomycin Hameln
  • Italy · Levovanox, Maxivanil
  • Lithuania · Vancomycin Ibe, Vancomycin Kabi
  • Luxembourg · Vancomycin Enterocaps, Vancomycine
  • Latvia · Vancomycin Kabi, Vancosan
  • Malta · Cedepos, Vancomycin Aptapharma
  • Netherlands · Vancocin Cp, Vancomycine Fresenius Kabi
  • Norway · Vancomycin Fresenius Kabi, Vancomycin Hameln
  • Poland · Edicin, Vancomicina Reig Jofre
  • Portugal · Vancomicina Azevedos, Vancomicina Generis
  • Romania · Cedepos, Vancomicină Aptapharma
  • Sweden · Vancocin, Vancomycin Bioglan
  • Slovenia · Edicin, Vancomycin Viatris
  • Slovakia · Cedepos, Edicin

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 Health Canada Drug Product Database (Canada). 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/f2406ef3-6803-4a5f-9671-ad4da4cd3287
GET /v1/drugs/f2406ef3-6803-4a5f-9671-ad4da4cd3287?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.

{
  "din": "02139383",
  "form": "POWDER FOR SOLUTION",
  "class": "Human",
  "routes": [
    "INTRAVENOUS"
  ],
  "source": "health_canada_dpd",
  "status": "MARKETED",
  "atc_raw": "J01XA01",
  "schedule": [
    "Prescription"
  ],
  "drug_code": "19705",
  "strengths": [
    "1 G"
  ],
  "ahfs_class": null,
  "substances": [
    "VANCOMYCIN (VANCOMYCIN HYDROCHLORIDE)"
  ],
  "product_categorization": null
}

See everything about vancomycin.

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.