Switzerland· 50882063
Zinat, Granulat zur Herstellung einer Suspension zum Einnehmen
A cefuroxime product containing cefuroximum, registered in Switzerland by Sandoz Pharmaceuticals AG and dispensed under Swissmedic category A, on the national reimbursement list. The same ATC class is registered in 15 of our 19 countries.
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Informational only — not a medical device.
Where it is registered
Cefuroxime is registered in 15 of 19 countries.
Countries holding a registration under ATC J01DC02 (cefuroxime), each read from that country’s own register.
- This record: Switzerland, from Swissmedic (Switzerland)
- 9 of them publish a price we can compare per daily dose
Cefuroxime · ATC J01DC02
15 / 19 countries
- Belgiumprice
- Canada
- Czechiaprice
- Denmark
- Finlandprice
- Germany
- Icelandprice
- Ireland
- Italyprice
- Netherlands
- Norwayprice
- Polandprice
- Switzerlandprice
- United Kingdom
- United Statesprice
Price per daily dose
What a daily dose of cefuroxime costs, country by country.
Normalised to the WHO defined daily dose (0.5 g), the median price runs from $0.0038 in Finland to $4.41 in Switzerland — a ×1160 gap.
- Switzerland: $4.41 per daily dose (median across products in the class)
- Public list prices, converted to USD at the rate date shown
Cefuroxime · price per daily dose (0.5 g)
USD · FX 28 Sept 2026
- CH Switzerland$4.41
- IT Italy$1.06
- FI Finland$0.0038
The record
At a glance
Swissmedic (Switzerland)- Active substance
- cefuroximum
- Manufacturer
- Sandoz Pharmaceuticals AG
- Country
- Switzerland (CH)
- ATC code
- J01DC02
- ATC class
- Cefuroxime
- Defined daily dose
- 0.5 g, O
- Swissmedic category
- A
- Reimbursed
- Yes
- Source register
- Swissmedic (Switzerland)
- Last checked
- September 12, 2026
Packs & prices · 1
1 priced- gtin768050882063370 mlCHF 25.25
Regulatory notes
No shortage, Orange Book or US label notes for this record.
Interactions
210 interactions on record for cefuroxime.
Graded by severity as the source publishes them — 46 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
Cefuroxime · interactions on record
210 records
- 46 moderate
- 164 info
Most severe, free to view
- Magnesium carbonateA02AA01moderate
- Magnesium oxideA02AA02moderate
- Magnesium hydroxideA02AA04moderate
- Kombinationen von AluminiumsalzenA02AB10moderate
- 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.
Same medicine, other countries
Cefuroxime in 16 other countries
What each register calls a product with the same active substance — salts and hydrates count as the same.
- PolandAprokamLaboratoires Thea
- United KingdomAprokam 50mg powder for solution for injection vialsThea Pharmaceuticals Ltd
- SpainCEFUROXIMA ALTER 500 MG COMPRIMIDOS RECUBIERTOS CON PELICULA EFGLaboratorios Alter S.A.
- FinlandAprokamLaboratoires Thea
- CzechiaAPROKAMLaboratoires Thea, Clermont-Ferrand
- GermanyAprokamLaboratoires Thea
- BelgiumAprokam 50 mgOrifarm
- NetherlandsAprokam 50 mg poeder voor oplossing voor injectieLaboratoires Théa
Authorised across Europe · EMA
The same active substance is authorised in 30 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:
- Austria · Aprokam, Cefuroxim Aptapharma
- Belgium · Aprokam, Cefuroxim Fresenius Kabi
- Bulgaria · Аксетин, Аксеф
- Cyprus · Axetine, Cefurax
- Czechia · Aprokam, Axetine
- Germany · Aprokam, Cefurax
- Denmark · Aprokam, Cefuroxim B. Braun
- Estonia · Axetine, Cefuroxime Mip
- Spain · Cefuroxima Alter, Cefuroxima Cinfa
- Finland · Aprokam, Cefirion
- France · Aprokam, Cefuroxime Arrow
- United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) · Aprokam, Cefuroxime
- Greece · Anaptivan, Cefur
- Croatia · Axetine, Beloxim
- Hungary · Cefuroxim Kabi, Cefuroxime Aptapharma
- Ireland · Aprok, Ceftal
- Iceland · Aprokam, Cefuroxim Fresenius Kabi
- Italy · Aprokam, Cefuroxima K24 Pharmaceuticals
- Lithuania · Axetine, Cefuroxime Mip
- Luxembourg · Aprokam, Cefuroxim Fresenius
- Latvia · Axetine, Cefuroxime Bcpp
- Malta · Axetine, Cefuroxime Axetil Ccav
- Netherlands · Aprokam, Cefuroxim Fresenius Kabi
- Norway · Aprokam, Cefuroxim B. Braun
- Poland · Aprokam, Biofuroksym
- Portugal · Antibioxime, Aprokam
- Romania · Aprokam, Axetine
- Sweden · Aprokam, Cefuroxim Mip
- Slovenia · Aprokam, Cefuroksim Aptapharma
- Slovakia · Aprokam, Axetine
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 Swissmedic (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/f2601bac-f652-4511-bf63-abc1f2777eef GET /v1/drugs/f2601bac-f652-4511-bf63-abc1f2777eef?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": "cefuroximum 125 mg",
"valid_from": "2006-05-01",
"limitations": null,
"galenic_form": "Susp 125 mg/5ml",
"therapeutic_area": null,
"sl_inclusion_date": "1993-03-15",
"self_retention_pct": 10
}See everything about cefuroxime.
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.