Abgabekat (C)

English translation: Dispensing category C

14:13 Nov 28, 2014

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Medical - Medical: Pharmaceuticals / Drug

German term or phrase: Abgabekat (C)

Hi I have these in a specification for a drug. They are:

Abgabekat. (C)

and

Rückerstattungskat. (SL)

Can someone assist with what these mean, including the abbreviations?

Eddie

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English translation:Dispensing category C

Explanation:
"Medicaments in dispensing Category C can be sold without prescription, but only at pharmacies. On the other hand, medicaments in Category D can also be ..."
www.wenger-plattner.ch/.../RiJ-The licensing of therapeutic...

"... for herbal medicines of dispensing category D (with the exception of laxatives containing anthrachinone or products from dispensing category C containing St ..."
https://www.swissmedic.ch/ueber/00134/00519/00520/index.html...

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The URLs above are not as helpful as they should be. This one is better:

"Medicaments in dispensing Category C can be sold
without prescription, but only at pharmacies."
http://www.wenger-plattner.ch/files/downloads/files/404b119a...

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Dispensing category C

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category of prescription/availabillty

uyuni

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category of prescription/availabillty

Explanation:
I am pretty sure that *kat* stands for "Kategorie/category" here...

Die Abgabekategorie regelt in der Schweiz die Verfügbarkeit eines Arzneimittels. Zuständig für die Vergabe der Abgabekategorie ist die Swissmedic.

Abgabekategorie A+: Betäubungsmittel
Abgabekategorie A: Einmalige Abgabe auf eine ärztliche Verschreibung hin (Verschreibungspflicht).
Abgabekategorie B: Mehrmalige Abgabe auf eine ärztliche Verschreibung hin.
Abgabekategorie C: Rezeptfreie Abgabe nach Fachberatung, beschränkt auf Apotheken.
Abgabekategorie D: Rezeptfreie Abgabe nach Fachberatung, beschränkt auf Apotheken u. Drogerien.
Abgabekategorie E: Rezeptfreie Abgabe ohne Fachberatung in allen Geschäften.
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abgabekategorie

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Dispensing category C

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