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Products » Items » Mekinist

Mekinist :
Type Medicine registered
Originator B
Agent Khalil Fattal & Fils
Distributor Khalil Fattal & Fils
Laboratory Novartis
Manufacturer Novartis Pharma AG
Origin Switzerland
ATC L01XE25

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Mekinist :

Revision Date : 05/05/2022


Effect Frequency
Abdominal pain Very Common
Alopecia Very Common
Anaemia Common
AST increased Very Common
Asthenia Common
Blood alkaline phosphatase increased Common
Blood creatine phosphokinase increased Common
Bradycardia Common
Cardiac failure Uncommon
Cellulitis Common
Chapped skin Common
Chorioretinopathy Uncommon
Colitis Uncommon
Conjunctival haemorrhage Very Common
Constipation Very Common
Cough Very Common
Dehydration Common
Dermatitis acneiform Very Common
Diarrhoea (Diarrhea) Very Common
Dry mouth (Xerostomia) Very Common
Dry skin Very Common
Ejection fraction decreased Common
Epistaxis (Nasal bleeding) Very Common
Erythema Common
Face oedema Common
Fatigue Very Common
Fever Common
Folliculitis Common
Gastric haemorrhage Very Common
Gastrointestinal perforation Uncommon
Gingival bleeding (Gingival hemorrhage) Very Common
Haematochezia (Hematochezia) Very Common
Haematuria (Hematuria) Very Common
Haemorrhage intracranial Very Common
Haemorrhoidal haemorrhage Very Common
Hand and foot syndrome (Palmar-plantar erythrodysaesthesia syndrome) Common
Hypersensitivity Common
Hypertension Very Common
Interstitial lung disease Uncommon
Left ventricular dysfunction Common
Lymphoedema Common
Mucosal inflammation Common
Nausea Very Common
Oedema peripheral Very Common
Papilloedema Uncommon
Paronychia Common
Periorbital oedema Common
Pneumonitis Common
Post procedural haemorrhage Very Common
Pruritus Very Common
Pyrexia Very Common
Rash pustular Common
Rectal haemorrhage Very Common
Retinal detachment Uncommon
Retinal vein occlusion Uncommon
Rhabdomyolysis Uncommon
Skin fissures Common
Skin rash Very Common
Stomatitis Common
Transaminases increased Common
Vaginal haemorrhage Very Common
Vision blurred Common
Visual disturbance Common
Visual impairment Common
Vomiting Very Common

Different Units By MoH Code

Revision Date : 05/05/2022

Revision Date : 05/05/2022

Mekinist  MoH 2064453 :
Form Tablet, Film-Coated
Package Size Box of 30
Strength 0.5mg
Stratum N/A
NSSF ✘
Quarantine ✘
Submission date 13/12/2019
Registration Year 25/11/2020


Price Comparison

● Country: Norway
● Package Size: 30
● Public Price: 33102.9 NOK ( 57,276,954.78 LBP )
● Pack size unit used: 30
● Cost/Unit: 1103,43 NOK ( 1,908,487.81 LBP )
● Pharmacy Price: 25808.1 NOK ( 44654981.187 LBP )
● Reference: Norwegian Medicine Agency
● Pricing Date: 01/04/2020
● Type: Medicine Authorised

● Country: Denmark
● Package Size: 30
● Public Price: 18759.85 DKK ( 46,167,428.05 LBP )
● Pack size unit used: 30
● Cost/Unit: 625,3283 DKK ( 1,538,106.25 LBP )
● Pharmacy Price: 13942.77 DKK ( 34312738.6869 LBP )
● Reference: Danish Medicine Agency
● Pricing Date: 19/05/2021
● Type: Medicine Authorised

● Country: Italy
● Package Size: 30
● Public Price: 2010.26 EUR ( 36,948,679.31 LBP )
● Pack size unit used: 30
● Cost/Unit: 67,0087 EUR ( 1,231,463.35 LBP )
● Exfactory Price: 1218.04 EUR
● Pricing Date: 17/12/2019
● Type: Medicine Authorised

● Country: Spain
● Package Size: 30
● Public Price: 1859.95 EUR ( 34,185,974.00 LBP )
● Pack size unit used: 30
● Cost/Unit: 61,9983 EUR ( 1,121,183.05 LBP )
● Reference: Agencia Española de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios
● Pricing Date: 06/05/2021
● Type: Medicine Authorised

● Country: Belgium
● Package Size: 30
● Public Price: 1807 EUR ( 33,212,750.35 LBP )
● Pack size unit used: 30
● Cost/Unit: 60,2333 EUR ( 1,102,803.00 LBP )
● Reference: cbip
● Pricing Date: 02/12/2020
● Type: Medicine Authorised

● Country: The Netherlands
● Package Size: 30
● Public Price: 1778.8 EUR ( 32,694,432.94 LBP )
● Pack size unit used: 30
● Cost/Unit: 59,2933 EUR ( 1,084,422.95 LBP )
● Pharmacy Price: 1771.8 EUR ( 32565772.59 LBP )
● Reference: Zorginstituut Nederland
● Pricing Date: 30/11/2020
● Type: Medicine Authorised

● Country: Ireland
● Package Size: 30
● Public Price: 1528.26 EUR ( 28,089,495.21 LBP )
● Pack size unit used: 30
● Cost/Unit: 50,942 EUR ( 919,002.50 LBP )
● Pricing Date: 08/10/2020
● Type: Medicine Authorised

● Country: France
● Package Size: 30
● Public Price: 1410.08 EUR ( 25,917,340.90 LBP )
● Pack size unit used: 30
● Cost/Unit: 47,0027 EUR ( 863,862.35 LBP )
● Reference: ansm
● Pricing Date: 15/05/2021
● Type: Medicine Authorised

● Country: Switzerland
● Package Size: 30
● Public Price: 1505.15 CHF ( 25,678,235.29 LBP )
● Pack size unit used: 30
● Cost/Unit: 50,1717 CHF ( 853,012.50 LBP )
● Exfactory Price: 1316.28 CHF
● Pricing Date: 04/04/2021
● Type: Medicine Authorised

● Country: UK
● Package Size: 30
● Public Price: 1200 GBP ( 24,180,924.00 LBP )
● Pack size unit used: 30
● Cost/Unit: 40 GBP ( 806,030.80 LBP )
● Reference: DMD
● Pricing Date: 08/03/2021
● Type: Medicine Authorised

● Country: Cyprus
● Package Size: 30 TABS
● Public Price: 1293.66 EUR ( 23,777,535.48 LBP )
● Pack size unit used: 30
● Cost/Unit: 43,122 EUR ( 790,342.15 LBP )
● Reference: Cyprus Minister of Health
● Pricing Date: 24/03/2021
● Type: Medicine Authorised

● Country: Iceland
● Package Size: 30stk
● Public Price: 200169 ISK ( 22,190,735.34 LBP )
● Pack size unit used: 30
● Cost/Unit: 6672,3 ISK ( 739,657.92 LBP )
● Pharmacy Price: 155836 ISK ( 17275978.96 LBP )
● Reference: Icelandic Medicines Agency
● Pricing Date: 01/04/2020
● Type: Medicine Authorised

● Country: Finland
● Package Size: 30
● Public Price: 1204.6 EUR ( 22,140,608.23 LBP )
● Pack size unit used: 30
● Cost/Unit: 40,1533 EUR ( 735,202.00 LBP )
● Reference: Kela
● Pricing Date: 22/04/2021
● Type: Medicine Authorised

● Country: Czech Republic
● Package Size: 30
● Public Price: 31759.36 CZK ( 21,938,095.51 LBP )
● Pack size unit used: 30
● Cost/Unit: 1058,6453 CZK ( 730,824.08 LBP )
● Reference: SUKL
● Pricing Date: 28/02/2020
● Type: Medicine Authorised

● Country: Greece
● Package Size: 30
● Public Price: 1045.01 EUR ( 19,207,336.05 LBP )
● Pack size unit used: 30
● Cost/Unit: 34,8337 EUR ( 624,921.70 LBP )
● Exfactory Price: 920.65 EUR
● Pharmacy Price: 934.46 EUR ( 17175421.523 LBP )
● Reference: National Organization for Medicines
● Pricing Date: 25/02/2021
● Type: Medicine Authorised

● Country: Sweden
● Package Size: 30
● Public Price: 9618.7 SEK ( 17,314,718.06 LBP )
● Pack size unit used: 30
● Cost/Unit: 320,6233 SEK ( 576,035.20 LBP )
● Pharmacy Price: 9384.75 SEK ( 16893582.3225 LBP )
● Pricing Date: 23/04/2020
● Type: Medicine Authorised

● Country: Turkey
● Package Size: 30
● Public Price: 4548.81 TRY ( 8,736,853.88 LBP )
● Pack size unit used: 30
● Cost/Unit: 151,627 TRY ( 290,024.19 LBP )
● Pricing Date: 28/10/2020
● Type: Medicine Authorised

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