BALSALAZIDE DISODIUM 750 MG CP
For 30 capsules
Pharmacies pay
$10.33 filed
30 × $0.34426 per EA
CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-09-23 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17
Medicare Part D paid
$14.32 filed
30 × $0.47748 per EA, Part D average
Medicare's price is not your price.
Medicare Part D · DSD_PTD_RY26_P04_V10_DY24_BGM.csv · eff. 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · as of 2026-06-25 · retrieved 2026-10-18
The spread
1.4× estimated
Medicare paid 1.4× what pharmacies pay.
Part D averages every strength and form sold under “Balsalazide Disodium” into one figure, so it is not specific to this NDC.
OpenBill calculation · DSD_PTD_RY26_P04_V10_DY24_BGM.csv + nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · NADAC eff. 2026-09-23 (file of 2026-10-14, retrieved 2026-10-17) · Part D 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 (file of 2026-06-25, retrieved 2026-10-18)
Cost-plus estimate
$16.88 estimated
$10.33 + $1.55 (15%) + $5.00 fee per fill = $16.88
This is a model, not a price any pharmacy quoted. Shipping is not included. How it is worked out
OpenBill calculation · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · NADAC eff. 2026-09-23 (file of 2026-10-14, retrieved 2026-10-17)
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What it is
BALSALAZIDE DISODIUM 750 MG CP is how the CMS NADAC file names this product. The FDA NDC Directory lists it as balsalazide disodium.
FDA gives its dosage form as capsule and its route as oral.
FDA lists 5 labelers (the companies named on the label) for its NDCs, among them Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc., AvPAK and Apotex Corp.
FDA’s Established Pharmacologic Class for it is Aminosalicylate.
The NADAC file of 2026-10-14 prices it under 6 NDCs (National Drug Codes); the FDA directory lists 5 of them.
NADAC classes it as a generic drug (rate-setting class G), and does not mark it as sold over the counter.
What pharmacies pay
Pharmacies pay $10.33 for 30 capsules (30 × $0.34426 per EA, rounded to the cent), by the CMS NADAC file of 2026-10-14; that price took effect on 2026-09-23. That is what pharmacies pay their suppliers, not what they charge you.
NADAC’s explanation code for it: 1, calculated from the most recently completed pharmacy survey.
What NADAC measures · Why 30 capsules · NADAC explanation codes
All 6 NDCs
- 00054-0079-28 · Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. · $0.34426 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 50268-0102-11 · not listed as a package in the FDA directory · $0.34426 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 50268-0102-13 · AvPAK · $0.34426 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 60505-2575-07 · Apotex Corp. · $0.34426 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 70710-1626-01 · Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc. · $0.34426 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
- 80005-0126-25 · Carnegie Pharmaceuticals, LLC · $0.34426 per EA · eff. 2026-09-23 filed
Compared with its class
The middle of its 6 NDCs’ NADAC prices is $0.34426 per EA filed.
Of the 12 other products in FDA’s Aminosalicylate class priced per EA, 10 have a higher middle NADAC price and 2 a lower one. The one in the middle is MESALAMINE DR 400 MG CAPSULE, at $2.69898 per EA filed (eff. 2026-09-23).
Prices are compared per unit, whatever the strength or dose, and a class is not a list of substitutes.
CMS NADAC · nadac-national-average-drug-acquisition-cost-20261014.csv · eff. 2026-09-23 · as of 2026-10-14 · retrieved 2026-10-17
What Medicare paid
Medicare Part D paid $14.32 for 30 capsules, at an average of $0.47748 per EA in 2024 (2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31) for “Balsalazide Disodium”, every strength and form sold under that name together (Medicare Part D Spending by Drug, file of 2026-06-25).
That average covers 106,888 Part D claims (fills, including refills) for 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31, across every maker, strength and form under the name.
Medicare's price is not your price.
What Part D spending measures · Which Medicare figure OpenBill compares · How the spread is worked out
What to ask at the counter
None of these figures is your price: what you pay depends on your pharmacy, your insurance, coupons and discounts.
- What is your cash price for 30 capsules? Is it lower than what I would pay through my insurance?
- If you have Medicare Part D: what is my plan’s copay or coinsurance for it? The Part D average on this page is not what you pay.
- These are questions about price, not medical advice. Do not change or stop a medicine without talking to your prescriber or pharmacist.
Questions
- Why is the comparison with Medicare for BALSALAZIDE DISODIUM 750 MG CP labelled estimated?
- Beyond what the card shows, the records give these reasons: The Part D figure covers 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31; the NADAC price is from the file of 2026-10-14. Part D spending basis, as the Part D record states it: Part D 2024 average spend per dosage unit for Balsalazide Disodium / Balsalazide Disodium: all makers, strengths, forms and routes combined, claim-weighted; gross cost incl. dispensing fees and patient pay, before rebates. Unit taken as NADAC's EA. Joined on generic name.