Exploring

Medivalent

The equivalent medicine in another country, by substance rather than brand.

medivalent.com

By substance, not brand.

Five national medicine registers joined on the WHO substance name, so a brand from home resolves to what the pharmacy abroad stocks.

platforms

The web

since

May 2026

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status

Exploring; it works, and it is not medical advice

signature

12,368 products across five countries, about 4,000 WHO substances

the problem

Your medicine has a different name in every country. Finding the equivalent abroad means a pharmacist, luck, or a forum thread.

the approach

Match by substance rather than brand: the national medicine registers of five countries joined on WHO INN names, with brand-collision detection, so a brand from home resolves to what the pharmacy abroad stocks.

what we learned

The data exists; the join is the product. Government registers disagree on everything but the substance, and the same brand can mean a different drug in another country. The caveat is part of the design.

next

Whether to make it a product. Until then it stays an exploration, with the caveat in front.