Sulfasalazine Price in Australia (2026)
Cheapest 500 mg tablet: Salazopyrin, A$18.30 for 100 tablets. Official PBS price list, Oct 2026.
≈ $0.13 per tabletWhat a patient pays for sulfasalazine in Australia
Most a general patient pays per PBS prescription (A$7.70 with a concession card). If the medicine costs the pharmacy less than this, you pay the lower dispensed price.
3 different brand names across 1 strength are on the official list.
For 500 mg tablet, the priciest tablet (Salazopyrin-EN) costs 1.2 times the cheapest (Salazopyrin).
has the lowest listed price per tablet for the same strength: $0.027 vs $0.13 here (different price types; see below).
How much will Sulfasalazine 500 mg tablet cost you?
All 3 sulfasalazine products in Australia
| Product | Strength and form | Pack | Price | Per unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salazopyrin original | Tablet 500 mg | 100 tablets | A$18.30 | A$0.18 |
| Pyralin EN | Tablet 500 mg (enteric coated) | 100 tablets | A$20.15 | A$0.20 |
| Salazopyrin-EN original | Tablet 500 mg (enteric coated) | 100 tablets | A$22.01 | A$0.22 |
Sulfasalazine 500 mg tablet: Australia vs 5 other countries
| Country | Price type | Per tablet (local) | Per unit (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | Jan Aushadhi MRP | ₹2.54 | $0.027 |
| United Kingdom | NHS Drug Tariff price | £0.070 | $0.093 |
| United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi DoH public price | AED 0.50 | $0.14 |
| United States | NADAC pharmacy acquisition cost | $0.20 | $0.20 |
| South Africa | Single Exit Price (SEP) | R5.79 | $0.35 |
Countries publish different kinds of price (manufacturer, reimbursement or retail), so differences are partly due to what is measured. Converted at official US dollar pegs (AED, SAR) and ECB reference rates of 23 October 2026.
How PBS prices work in Australia
Prices on this page are the approved ex-manufacturer price on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS): what the Australian Government has agreed to pay the supplier for the pack. Pharmacy mark-up and dispensing fees are added on top. Patients with a PBS prescription do not pay this price; they pay a government-capped co-payment (lower for concession card holders), and the PBS covers the rest.
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Sources
- Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing. Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) Schedule, 1 October 2026 (PBS API). www.pbs.gov.au/. Retrieved 25 October 2026.
- Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing (PBS). PBS patient co-payments from 1 January 2026: general A$25.00, concessional A$7.70 per script; Safety Net A$1,748.20 / A$277.20. pbs.gov.au/about/what-is-the-pbs/what-are-the-current-patient-fees-and. Retrieved 25 October 2026.
- European Central Bank. Euro foreign exchange reference rates (2026-10-23). www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/eurofxref/eurofxref-daily.xml. Retrieved 25 October 2026.
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