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Switzerland· 70278002

Saphnelo 120 mg/0.8 ml, Injektionslösung in einem Fertigpen

A anifrolumab product containing anifrolumabum, registered in Switzerland by AstraZeneca AG and dispensed under Swissmedic category B, on the national reimbursement list. The same ATC class is registered in 12 of our 19 countries.

Reimbursed in Switzerland (BAG SL)Cat B (Swissmedic)ATC L04AG11

Checked against Swissmedic (Switzerland) on

Informational only — not a medical device.

SOURCE REGISTER · CHSwissmedic (Switzerland)normalisedSaphnelo 120 mg/0.8 ml, Injektionslös…ATCL04AG11REGISTER NO.70278002PACKS LISTED1CHECKEDSeptember 12, 2026

Where it is registered

Anifrolumab is registered in 12 of 19 countries.

Countries holding a registration under ATC L04AG11 (anifrolumab), each read from that country’s own register.

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

Anifrolumab · ATC L04AG11

12 / 19 countries

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

Normalised to the WHO defined daily dose (10.7 mg), so markets compare like for like.

  • Switzerland: $42.60 per daily dose (median across products in the class)
  • Public list prices, converted to USD at the rate date shown

Anifrolumab · price per daily dose (10.7 mg)

USD · FX 28 Sept 2026

  • CH Switzerland$42.60
Median listed price per WHO defined daily dose, in each market that publishes a price. Open the full comparison

The record

At a glance

Swissmedic (Switzerland)
Active substance
anifrolumabum
Manufacturer
AstraZeneca AG
Country
Switzerland (CH)
ATC code
L04AG11
ATC class
Anifrolumab
Defined daily dose
10.7 mg, P
Swissmedic category
B
Reimbursed
Yes
Source register
Swissmedic (Switzerland)
Last checked
September 12, 2026

Packs & prices · 1

1 priced
  • gtin
    7680702780023
    4 Stk
    CHF 990.6

Regulatory notes

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

Same medicine, other countries

Anifrolumab in 14 other countries

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

All anifrolumab products

Authorised across Europe · EMA

The same active substance is authorised in 3 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:

  • Iceland · Saphnelo
  • Liechtenstein · Saphnelo
  • Norway · Saphnelo

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/f46733c3-02be-42a4-a11d-1aeb14af5a80
GET /v1/drugs/f46733c3-02be-42a4-a11d-1aeb14af5a80?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": "anifrolumabum",
  "valid_from": "2026-08-01",
  "limitations": "[{\"description\":\"Erstverordnung durch FachärztInnen für Klinische Immunologie und Rheumatologie.<br>\\nNach Kostengutsprache durch den Krankenversicherer nach vorgängiger Konsultation des Vertrauensarztes.<br>\\nZur Behandlung von erwachsenen Patienten mit mittelschwerem bis schwerem systemischem Lupus erythematodes (SLE) zusätzlich zur Standardtherapie.\\nDie Wirksamkeit / Zweckmässigkeit von Saphnelo muss spätestens nach 6 Monaten durch den aktuell behandelnden Arzt zu Handen des Vertrauensarztes reevaluiert werden.<br>\\n<br>\",\"costApproval\":null,\"indication\":\"22162.01\",\"isNew\":true,\"limitationCode\":null,\"priceModel\":null,\"validFrom\":\"2026-08-01\"}]",
  "galenic_form": "Inj Lös 120 mg/0.8 ml Fertpen",
  "therapeutic_area": null,
  "sl_inclusion_date": "2026-08-01",
  "self_retention_pct": 10
}

See everything about anifrolumab.

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.