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Key BenefitsThe Swiss Drug Dictionary Pharmindex HCI covers around 290,000 referenced articles from across the Swiss pharmaceutical market, all authorised by Swissmedic. The reference data is provided by HCI Solutions in Bern, Switzerland, and updated monthly.
It spans the full range of assortment areas:
For each preparation the database provides:
The content is provided by HCI Solutions, Bern, Switzerland, and refreshed on a monthly basis, so the dataset reflects the current status of the Swiss market.
Prescription, over-the-counter and adjacent product areas in a single, consistent dataset.
Standardised classification supports pharmacological and therapeutic comparison across preparations.
Free-text search by indication, GTIN, Pharmacode, Swissmedic number, ATC code and ATC name, refined with filters and an automatic did-you-mean correction.
Reimbursement categories and Swissmedic dispensing categories are available for every article.
The Swiss Drug Dictionary Pharmindex HCI is built on the reference dataset maintained by HCI Solutions in Bern. It brings the full breadth of the Swiss market together with structured product, therapeutic and reimbursement information, so professional users can look up, compare and source medicinal products from a single source.
The dataset covers the diverse assortment areas of the Swiss market:
The professional information (SmPC) is structured into the standard chapters, including:
Results are ordered by product designation and substance. Search functions include free-text search by indication, GTIN, Pharmacode, Swissmedic number, ATC code and ATC name, refinement with filters, and an automatic did-you-mean function for misspellings.
Available filters include dispensing category, galenic form, remedy code, mono or combination preparation, active ingredients and marketing authorisation holder.
Results are listed alphabetically by medicinal product designation, showing the smallest package in each case. From a selected result, short information, the articles available on the market and a link to compendium.ch provide access to the professional information, product information, photos, the CDS profile (Clinical Decision Support), Swissmedic health professional communications and similar products for substitution and generics searches.
Reimbursement categories follow the BAG Specialities List, for example SL (on the Specialities List), SL G (generic per BAG), SL O (original per BAG), LIM (limitations) and LP (LPPV). Swissmedic dispensing categories range from A+ (narcotics) and A, B, C to D.
