Price changes

Medicines getting more expensive and cheaper in May 2026

From 1 May 2026 the price of 1,092 packs changes in Sweden’s Product of the Month system: 405 get more expensive and 687 cheaper. For 924 packs the pharmacy is likely to dispense a different brand than in April.

Largest price increases

In Swedish kronor per pack. Collect before the 1st if you can.

MedicineAprilMayChange
Nilotinib 200 mg (Grupp A)Capsule · 112 capsulesSEK 11,218.38SEK 17,142.88+SEK 5,924.50+52.8%
Temozolomid 100 mgCapsule · 20 capsulesSEK 1,813.32SEK 5,698.75+SEK 3,885.43+214.3%
Dasatinib 70 mgTablet · 60 tabletsSEK 5,026.35SEK 7,636.49+SEK 2,610.14+51.9%
Dasatinib 80 mgTablet · 30 tabletsSEK 29,786.25SEK 31,614.14+SEK 1,827.89+6.1%
Nilotinib 150 mg (Grupp A)Capsule · 112 capsulesSEK 11,218.38SEK 12,794.31+SEK 1,575.93+14%
Efavirenz + emtricitabin + tenofovirdisoproxil 600 mg/200 mg/245 mgTablet · 30 tabletsSEK 1,291.25SEK 2,691.40+SEK 1,400.15+108.4%
Temozolomid 20 mgCapsule · 20 capsulesSEK 1,655.13SEK 2,854.38+SEK 1,199.25+72.5%
Axitinib 5 mgTablet · 56 tabletsSEK 2,521.25SEK 3,515.50+SEK 994.25+39.4%
Dasatinib 20 mgTablet · 60 tabletsSEK 9,286.25SEK 10,208.75+SEK 922.50+9.9%
Ambrisentan 10 mgTablet · 30 tabletsSEK 6,764.75SEK 7,645.34+SEK 880.59+13%
Dasatinib 140 mgTablet · 30 tabletsSEK 3,853.75SEK 4,663.71+SEK 809.96+21%
Everolimus 2,5 mg (Grupp B)Tablet · 30 tabletsSEK 740.24SEK 1,495.23+SEK 754.99+102%
Sunitinib 25 mgCapsule · 28 capsulesSEK 778.75SEK 1,496.25+SEK 717.50+92.1%
Sunitinib 50 mgCapsule · 28 capsulesSEK 581.13SEK 1,200.03+SEK 618.90+106.5%
Teriparatid 20 mikrogram/80 mikroliterSolution for injection · 7.2SEK 5,423.03SEK 6,024.70+SEK 601.67+11.1%
Everolimus 10 mg (Grupp B)Tablet · 30 tabletsSEK 2,521.25SEK 3,033.75+SEK 512.50+20.3%
Axitinib 3 mgTablet · 56 tabletsSEK 3,341.25SEK 3,776.88+SEK 435.63+13%
Atorvastatin 40 mgTablet · 250 tabletsSEK 531.73SEK 967.35+SEK 435.62+81.9%
Dasatinib 100 mgTablet · 30 tabletsSEK 2,828.75SEK 3,251.24+SEK 422.49+14.9%
Miglustat 100 mgCapsule · 84 capsulesSEK 8,563.63SEK 8,973.63+SEK 410.00+4.8%
Pomalidomid 4 mgCapsule · 21 capsulesSEK 614.75SEK 1,019.63+SEK 404.88+65.9%
Järnkarboxymaltos 50 mg Fe/mlSolution for injection/infusion · 50SEK 6,293.74SEK 6,698.13+SEK 404.39+6.4%
Pirfenidon 801 mgTablet · 84 tabletsSEK 307.01SEK 697.61+SEK 390.60+127.2%
Ganirelix 0,25 mg/0,5 mlSolution for injection, pre-filled syringe · 5SEK 1,076.00SEK 1,394.78+SEK 318.78+29.6%
Kapecitabin 500 mgTablet · 120 tabletsSEK 630.69SEK 907.79+SEK 277.10+43.9%

Largest price decreases

Waiting until after the 1st may save money.

MedicineAprilMayChange
Rivaroxaban 10 mgTablet/capsule · 250 tabletsSEK 4,789.06SEK 1,716.63−SEK 3,072.43−64.2%
Rivaroxaban 15 mgTablet/capsule · 250 tabletsSEK 4,789.06SEK 1,716.63−SEK 3,072.43−64.2%
Rivaroxaban 20 mgTablet/capsule · 250 tabletsSEK 4,789.06SEK 1,716.63−SEK 3,072.43−64.2%
Bosutinib 500 mgTablet · 28 tabletsSEK 17,486.25SEK 14,593.70−SEK 2,892.55−16.5%
Dimetylfumarat 240 mgGastro-resistant capsule · 168 capsulesSEK 17,373.71SEK 14,673.95−SEK 2,699.76−15.5%
Rivaroxaban 10 mgTablet/capsule · 200 tabletsSEK 3,844.42SEK 1,385.55−SEK 2,458.87−64%
Rivaroxaban 15 mgTablet/capsule · 200 tabletsSEK 3,844.42SEK 1,385.55−SEK 2,458.87−64%
Rivaroxaban 20 mgTablet/capsule · 200 tabletsSEK 3,844.42SEK 1,385.55−SEK 2,458.87−64%
Bosutinib 100 mgTablet · 112 tabletsSEK 30,604.44SEK 28,197.50−SEK 2,406.94−7.9%
Lenalidomid 7,5 mgCapsule · 21 capsulesSEK 8,261.25SEK 6,006.25−SEK 2,255.00−27.3%
Rivaroxaban 10 mgTablet/capsule · 112 tabletsSEK 2,005.96SEK 688.06−SEK 1,317.90−65.7%
Rivaroxaban 15 mgTablet/capsule · 112 tabletsSEK 2,005.96SEK 688.06−SEK 1,317.90−65.7%
Rivaroxaban 20 mgTablet/capsule · 112 tabletsSEK 2,005.96SEK 688.06−SEK 1,317.90−65.7%
Tobramycin 300 mgNebuliser solution · 56 unitsSEK 15,641.25SEK 14,360.00−SEK 1,281.25−8.2%
Posakonazol 100 mgGastro-resistant tablet · 96 tabletsSEK 4,349.27SEK 3,233.75−SEK 1,115.52−25.6%
Vorikonazol 200 mgTablet · 50 tabletsSEK 3,933.39SEK 3,136.74−SEK 796.65−20.3%
Bosutinib 100 mgTablet · 28 tabletsSEK 4,263.75SEK 3,467.37−SEK 796.38−18.7%
Sapropterin 100 mgSoluble tablet · 120 tabletsSEK 4,781.39SEK 4,017.49−SEK 763.90−16%
Lenalidomid 2,5 mgCapsule · 21 capsulesSEK 4,263.75SEK 3,546.25−SEK 717.50−16.8%
Ondansetron 8 mgTablet · 50 tabletsSEK 1,081.13SEK 368.75−SEK 712.38−65.9%
Ambrisentan 5 mgTablet · 30 tabletsSEK 5,661.85SEK 5,022.25−SEK 639.60−11.3%
Pazopanib 200 mgTablet · 90 tabletsSEK 1,393.75SEK 803.35−SEK 590.40−42.4%
Emtricitabin + tenofovirdisoproxil 200 mg/245 mgTablet · 90 tabletsSEK 1,791.45SEK 1,240.00−SEK 551.45−30.8%
Paliperidon 150 mgSolution for injection, prolonged-release suspension i pre-filled syringe · 1SEK 2,072.30SEK 1,547.50−SEK 524.80−25.3%
Temozolomid 140 mgCapsule · 5 capsulesSEK 1,494.20SEK 971.45−SEK 522.75−35%

Brand changes: The medicines are interchangeable, even if the pack looks different. Each medicine page shows which brand the pharmacy is likely to dispense. Want to keep your brand? Then you pay the difference yourself.

Prices are pharmacy retail prices per pack; what you pay can be affected by the high-cost protection. Sources and method