Swissmedic Dashboard

Overview of authorized medicines in Switzerland

Products

172 k

Total authorized

Substances

1,424

Active ingredients

Articles

17.8 k

Formulations

Interactions

15.9 k

Active warnings

Limitations

1,529

Usage restrictions

With ATC

17.6 k

Classified products

Swissmedic Database

Medicines authorised by Swissmedic (GTIN 7680) and other pharmacy products

Database Online
172 k
Records
12
Columns
707
Missing
96.1%
Quality
Last updated: 10.10.2026 04:31

Data Quality Summary

Comprehensive Swissmedic pharmaceutical database

172 k
Records
12
Columns
707
Missing Values

Data Quality

Completeness 96.1%
Uniqueness 100.0%

Database Metadata

Swissmedic Pharmaceutical Database

Last Updated
10.10.2026 04:31
Records
171698
Source
Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products (Swissmedic)
License
Open Data
Format
XML/PostgreSQL
Encoding
UTF-8
Description
Official database of medicines authorized in Switzerland

ATC Code Distribution

Number of products by therapeutic class

194
ATC V04CL
155
ATC A02BC02
155
ATC L01CX
146
ATC A02BC01
142
ATC B01AF01
141
ATC C10AA05
128
ATC M01AE01
124
ATC L04AX03
120
ATC N03AX14
117
ATC B05BB01

API Access

# Search products by name

GET /health/swissmedic/api/v1/products/?search=aspirin


# Filter by ATC code

GET /health/swissmedic/api/v1/products/?atc_code=N02BA01


# List all active substances

GET /health/swissmedic/api/v1/substances/

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