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Active substance

Balsalazide

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US FDA United States — FDA approvals (Drugs@FDA)

ProductStrengthForm · routeApplicantStatusFirst approved
COLAZAL750MGcapsule · oralVALEANT PHARMS INTLPrescription18 Jul 2000
BALSALAZIDE DISODIUM750MGcapsule · oralHIKMA PHARMSPrescription28 Dec 2007
BALSALAZIDE DISODIUM750MGcapsule · oralNOVITIUM PHARMAPrescription28 Dec 2007
BALSALAZIDE DISODIUM750MGcapsule · oralAPOTEXPrescription28 Dec 2007
BALSALAZIDE DISODIUM750MGcapsule · oralZYDUS LIFESCIENCESPrescription8 Jun 2023
BALSALAZIDE DISODIUM750MGcapsule · oralCARNEGIEPrescription3 Apr 2025
GIAZO1.1GM **Federal Register determination that product was not discontinued or withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons**tablet · oralVALEANT PHARMS INTLDiscontinued3 Feb 2012
BALSALAZIDE DISODIUM1.1GMtablet · oralAARXION ANDA HLDINGDiscontinued8 Sep 2015

Prices — United States and England

SourceProduct as listedPriceUnit / packDate
US NADACBALSALAZIDE DISODIUM 750 MG CP$0.34426per EA23 Sep 2026
NHS Drug TariffBalsalazide 750mg capsules£30.42130 capsule1 Oct 2026

NADAC: average price US retail pharmacies pay to buy the medicine. NHS Drug Tariff Part VIIIA: basic price reimbursed to pharmacies in England and Wales.

Safety signals and safety-related labeling changes

  • US FDA 1 Nov 2021 GIAZO — safety-related labeling change
    Labeling sections changed: Boxed Warning; Warnings and Precautions; Adverse Reactions; Drug Interactions; Use in Specific Populations; Patient Counseling Information / Patient Information / Medication Guide

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Values as published by each source: SFDA human drug list (4-2026, as published by the Council of Health Insurance; indications from the CHI Daman Drug Formulary), Drugs@FDA, EMA medicines data, Health Canada Drug Product Database (Open Government Licence – Canada), CMS NADAC, NHS Drug Tariff Part VIIIA (NHSBSA Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0), WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (CC BY 3.0 IGO; regrouped by active substance, not created by WHO), EMA PRAC, US FDA safety-related labeling changes and MHRA Drug Safety Update (Open Government Licence v3.0). Sources and reuse. Not a substitute for the official registers or the product information.