Switzerland· 31890098
Mephameson 50 mg/3 ml, Injektionslösung
A dexamethasone product containing dexamethasonum, registered in Switzerland by Mepha Pharma AG and dispensed under Swissmedic category B, on the national reimbursement list. The same ATC class is registered in 16 of our 19 countries.
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Where it is registered
Dexamethasone is registered in 16 of 19 countries.
Countries holding a registration under ATC H02AB02 (dexamethasone), 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
Dexamethasone · ATC H02AB02
16 / 19 countries
- Belgiumprice
- Canada
- Czechiaprice
- Denmark
- Finlandprice
- Germany
- Icelandprice
- Ireland
- Italyprice
- Japan
- Netherlands
- Norwayprice
- Polandprice
- Switzerlandprice
- United Kingdom
- United Statesprice
Price per daily dose
What a daily dose of dexamethasone costs, country by country.
Normalised to the WHO defined daily dose (1.5 mg), so markets compare like for like.
- Switzerland: $0.57 per daily dose (median across products in the class)
- Public list prices, converted to USD at the rate date shown
Dexamethasone · price per daily dose (1.5 mg)
USD · FX 28 Sept 2026
- CH Switzerland$0.57
The record
At a glance
Swissmedic (Switzerland)- Active substance
- dexamethasonum
- Manufacturer
- Mepha Pharma AG
- Country
- Switzerland (CH)
- ATC code
- H02AB02
- ATC class
- Dexamethasone
- Defined daily dose
- 1.5 mg, O
- Swissmedic category
- B
- Reimbursed
- Yes
- Source register
- Swissmedic (Switzerland)
- Last checked
- September 12, 2026
Packs & prices · 1
1 priced- gtin768031890098325 Amp 3 mlCHF 358.3
Regulatory notes
No shortage, Orange Book or US label notes for this record.
Interactions
1091 interactions on record for dexamethasone.
Graded by severity as the source publishes them — 133 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
Dexamethasone · interactions on record
1091 records
- 133 severe
- 525 moderate
- 62 minor
- 350 info
Most severe, free to view
- LonafarnibA16AX20severe
- DesirudinB01AE01severe
- VoxelotorB06AX03severe
- AmiodaroneC01BD01severe
21 more interactions with mechanism and management, from a commercially licensed source.
Sign in to check- 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
Dexamethasone in 17 other countries
What each register calls a product with the same active substance — salts and hydrates count as the same.
- United KingdomDecadron 4mg tabletsCST Pharma Ltd
- United StatesdexamethasoneAmneal Pharmaceuticals NY LLC
- CzechiaDEXAMETHASONE KRKAKrka, d.d., Novo mesto, Novo mesto
- PolandCovexanZakłady Farmaceutyczne POLPHARMA S.A.
- GermanyDexaHexal Ag
- SpainAMEXXINE 1 MG/ML COLIRIO EN SOLUCIONPharmaselect International Beteiligungs Gmbh
- Japanデキサメタゾン日新製薬（山形）
- NetherlandsAxium-Opto 1mg/ml oogdruppels, oplossing in verpakking voor eenmalig gebruikUni-Pharma Kleon Tsetis Pharmaceutical Laboratories S.A
Authorised across Europe · EMA
The same active substance is authorised in 31 EEA countries. Names it is sold under:
- Austria · Dexamethason Hcs, Dexamethason Kalceks
- Belgium · Darazon, Dexalis
- Bulgaria · Dexanova, Дeксаметазон Крка
- Cyprus · Axium-Opto, Decadron
- Czechia · Dexamed, Dexamethasone Fmk
- Germany · Dexa, Dexa Edo
- Denmark · Axiumopto, Dexacur
- Estonia · Caltrixan, Dexamethason Krka
- Spain · Amexxine, Dexafree
- Finland · Axiumopto, Dexacur
- France · Aflavis, Dectancyl
- United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) · Dexafree, Dexamethason Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Europe
- Greece · Amelinor, Axium
- Croatia · Darazur, Deksametazon Kalceks
- Hungary · Darazur, Dexamethasone Kalceks
- Ireland · Dexafree, Dexamethasone Activase Pharmaceuticals
- Iceland · Dexametason Abcur, Dexamethason Krka
- Italy · Amexzur, Cortmuper
- Liechtenstein · Neofordex, Ozurdex
- Lithuania · Dexamethason Krka, Dexamethasone Kalceks
- Luxembourg · Dexalis, Dexamethasone Kalceks
- Latvia · Dexamethason Krka, Dexamethasone Kalceks
- Malta · Axium-Opto, Decadron
- Netherlands · Axium-Opto, Dexamethason
- Norway · Dexacur, Dexametason Abcur
- Poland · Covexan, Darazur
- Portugal · Amexzur, Decadron
- Romania · Dexametazonă Fosfat Krka, Dexametazona Krka
- Sweden · Axiumopto, Baxil
- Slovenia · Deksametazon Krka, Deksametazon Medochemie
- Slovakia · Amexxine, Dexametazón Krka
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/f80a9c44-b945-49a6-aa43-8ba61edeff22 GET /v1/drugs/f80a9c44-b945-49a6-aa43-8ba61edeff22?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": "dexamethasoni natrii phosphas 50 mg",
"valid_from": "2020-04-01",
"limitations": null,
"galenic_form": "Inj Lös 50 mg/3ml",
"therapeutic_area": null,
"sl_inclusion_date": "2020-04-01",
"self_retention_pct": 10
}See everything about dexamethasone.
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.