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Sulfasalazine 500mg gastro-resistant tablets

0105010E0AAABAB · Gastro-Intestinal System
Data updated May 2026
39,608items

Dispensed in May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£389,454

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

NHSBSA PCA

467,095items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Sulfasalazine 500mg gastro-resistant tablets: national items dispensed by month

0 21k 43k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 39,608 Jan 2021: 36k Feb 2021: 33k Mar 2021: 38k Apr 2021: 36k May 2021: 33k Jun 2021: 35k Jul 2021: 35k Aug 2021: 33k Sep 2021: 34k Oct 2021: 33k Nov 2021: 34k Dec 2021: 37k Jan 2022: 35k Feb 2022: 32k Mar 2022: 35k Apr 2022: 33k May 2022: 34k Jun 2022: 33k Jul 2022: 33k Aug 2022: 34k Sep 2022: 33k Oct 2022: 33k Nov 2022: 32k Dec 2022: 32k Jan 2023: 32k Feb 2023: 29k Mar 2023: 32k Apr 2023: 29k May 2023: 30k Jun 2023: 30k Jul 2023: 29k Aug 2023: 29k Sep 2023: 28k Oct 2023: 27k Nov 2023: 27k Dec 2023: 26k Jan 2024: 26k Feb 2024: 24k Mar 2024: 23k Apr 2024: 24k May 2024: 23k Jun 2024: 22k Jul 2024: 23k Aug 2024: 22k Sep 2024: 23k Oct 2024: 31k Nov 2024: 32k Dec 2024: 34k Jan 2025: 35k Feb 2025: 32k Mar 2025: 34k Apr 2025: 35k May 2025: 37k Jun 2025: 36k Jul 2025: 38k Aug 2025: 35k Sep 2025: 38k Oct 2025: 41k Nov 2025: 38k Dec 2025: 43k Jan 2026: 40k Feb 2026: 37k Mar 2026: 41k Apr 2026: 40k May 2026: 40k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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