Romania Medicine Prices — Generic Equivalents

Find the cheaper generic of any Romanian medicine. Give a commercial/brand name (e.g. Nurofen), an active substance / DCI (e.g. IBUPROFENUM), or an ATC code (e.g. M01AE01) and get every equivalent that shares the same active substance, sorted ascending by regulated retail price — so you can spot the cheapest option.

Data comes from two official Romanian sources, joined on the CIM code:

• ANMDMR Nomenclator — the national register of authorised medicines (the equivalence spine: brand ↔ DCI ↔ ATC).
• CANAMED — the Ministry of Health catalogue of national maximal prices (producer, wholesale ex-VAT, retail incl-VAT) and generic/original status.

Both are free, keyless official files. The newest CANAMED edition is auto-discovered each run. About 80% of CANAMED-priced products match the nomenclator; nomenclator entries without a CANAMED price are still returned with priceRetailInclVat: null ("price N/A") rather than dropped — many OTC medicines have no regulated price.

⚠️ Medical & legal disclaimer

Informational only — not medical advice. Two medicines sharing the same active substance (DCI) are not automatically substitutable: bioequivalence, excipients, release profile, approved indications and dosage can differ. The prices shown are regulated national maxima (CANAMED), not the actual price on a pharmacy shelf, and do not reflect reimbursement/co-pay. Always consult a pharmacist or doctor before switching medicines. This tool does not sell, recommend or dispense medicine.

Example inputs

All equivalents of an active substance (default)

{"query":"IBUPROFENUM","matchBy":"dci"}

By brand name (auto-resolves to its active substance)

{"query":"Nurofen","matchBy":"brand"}

By ATC code (prefix match)

{"query":"M01AE01","matchBy":"atc"}

Prescription-only, capped

{"query":"ATORVASTATINUM","matchBy":"dci","prescriptionOnly":true,"maxResults":50}

Output

One row per equivalent (one per authorised package/CIM), sorted by cheapest retail price first. The queried product is included. Example fields:

{
  "cim": "W61050001",
  "brand": "CALMOLIN ARENA 400 mg",
  "dci": "IBUPROFENUM",
  "atc": "M01AE01",
  "form": "CAPS.",
  "concentration": "400mg",
  "manufacturer": "...",
  "prescription": true,
  "isGeneric": true,
  "priceProducer": 10.9,
  "priceWholesaleExVat": 11.9,
  "priceRetailInclVat": 13.27,
  "priceValidUntil": "Prețurile sunt valabile până la data de 30.06.2026",
  "cheaperThanQueryPct": 59.7
}

cheaperThanQueryPct is the % cheaper than the reference product (the matched brand for a brand query, otherwise the median-priced equivalent). isGeneric comes from CANAMED stat_anm (generic/biosimilar → true, inovativ/original → false).

Pricing

Pay per result — $4.00 per 1,000 results. No subscription or platform fees.