How much does antipyretic / analgesic cost in Japan?

¥764 per 40 tablets, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.

Which Japanese city has the cheapest antipyretic / analgesic?

Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Tachikawa was cheapest at ¥654 and Kumamoto the most expensive at ¥1,021.

How much have antipyretic / analgesic prices changed in Japan over the past year?

As of September 2026, +1.3% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).

How much have antipyretic / analgesic prices changed in Japan over the past five years?

+13.9% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 118.3.

When were antipyretic / analgesic prices in Japan at their highest?

The series peaked at 127.1 in May 1997. The latest reading is -6.9% against that peak.

What is the difference between the index and the yen price?

This page carries two kinds of number. The index (2020 = 100) measures percentage change over time and is not a yen amount; the yen figure is an actual average retail price from the government's retail price survey. Source: 総務省統計局消費者物価指数 (e-Stat table 0003427113, nationwide, monthly).

Medical care · code 6002

Antipyretic / analgesic price in Japan

解熱鎮痛剤

Average retail price

¥764per 40 tablets+1.3% year on year

2026-09 · unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities

Surveyed specification: 第２類医薬品，解熱鎮痛剤，錠剤，箱入り（４０～５０錠入り），「バファリンＡ」又は「新セデス錠」

Cheapest surveyed city: ¥654 Tachikawa
Priciest surveyed city: ¥1,021 Kumamoto

Price in your city:

¥752per 40 tablets-1.6% vs national average#28 cheapest of 52 cities

See all 52 cities, cheapest first

#	City	Price (JPY) · per 40 tablets
1	Kochi	¥657
2	Takamatsu	¥668
3	Miyazaki	¥675
4	Nagano	¥679
5	Oita	¥684
6	Kanazawa	¥687
7	Matsuyama	¥694
8	Shizuoka	¥701
9	Sendai	¥712
10	Hamamatsu	¥717
11	Aomori	¥719
12	Nagoya	¥721
13	Kyoto	¥724
14	Morioka	¥730
15	Utsunomiya	¥730
16	Yamaguchi	¥730
17	Fukui	¥731
18	Gifu	¥734
19	Tsu	¥734
20	Maebashi	¥738
21	Kawasaki	¥741
22	Saitama	¥742
23	Okayama	¥742
24	Mito	¥745
25	Niigata	¥745
26	Yamagata	¥749
27	Naha	¥751
28	Tokyo (23 wards)	¥752
29	Saga	¥757
30	Nagasaki	¥760
31	Hiroshima	¥767
32	Chiba	¥769
33	Kobe	¥775
34	Kitakyushu	¥777
35	Fukushima	¥779
36	Yokohama	¥797
37	Toyama	¥819
38	Sakai	¥819
39	Matsue	¥822
40	Kagoshima	¥830
41	Fukuoka	¥834
42	Otsu	¥835
43	Osaka	¥835
44	Sapporo	¥839
45	Akita	¥854
46	Wakayama	¥862
47	Nara	¥870
48	Kofu	¥874
49	Sagamihara	¥877
50	Tokushima	¥917
51	Tottori	¥1,010
52	Kumamoto	¥1,021

Retail price survey conducted by the Statistics Bureau of Japan. This is a survey average, not a shop price — actual prices vary by store. 総務省統計局小売物価統計調査 · Surveyed items and specifications

Key facts

Antipyretic / analgesic costs ¥764 per 40 tablets in Japan as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities, up 1.3% from a year earlier. Measured as an index, the official CPI for antipyretic / analgesic reads 118.3 (2020 = 100) in September 2026, up 1.3% year on year and up 13.9% over five years.

Antipyretic / analgesic sits in the medical care group of Japan's CPI basket, with 657 monthly observations from January 1972 to September 2026. The series peaked at 127.1 in May 1997 and bottomed at 44.3 in January 1972; the latest reading is -6.9% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +15.2%.

Latest CPI

118.3

2026-09 (2020=100)

YoY %

+1.3%

5y change %

+13.9%

Change since 1972-01

+167.0%

Annual average index by year

Annual average consumer price index for Antipyretic / analgesic in Japan (2020 = 100)
Year	Index	YoY %	Months
2015	104.1	-0.9%	12
2016	103.0	-1.1%	12
2017	101.7	-1.3%	12
2018	99.6	-2.1%	12
2019	100.1	+0.5%	12
2020	100.0	-0.1%	12
2021	101.6	+1.6%	12
2022	102.6	+1.0%	12
2023	105.7	+3.0%	12
2024	108.1	+2.3%	12
2025	112.3	+3.9%	12
2026	117.8	+4.9%	9

Average of the monthly index values in each year (2020 = 100). Blank months are excluded.

Average retail price by month

2026-09	¥764
2026-08	¥756
2026-07	¥766
2026-06	¥767
2026-05	¥766
2026-04	¥754
2026-03	¥763
2026-02	¥755
2026-01	¥763
2025-12	¥756
2025-11	¥753
2025-10	¥749
2025-09	¥754

Frequently asked questions

How much does antipyretic / analgesic cost in Japan?: ¥764 per 40 tablets, as of September 2026 — the unweighted average of 81 surveyed cities in the government's retail price survey.
Which Japanese city has the cheapest antipyretic / analgesic?: Among the surveyed cities in September 2026, Tachikawa was cheapest at ¥654 and Kumamoto the most expensive at ¥1,021.
How much have antipyretic / analgesic prices changed in Japan over the past year?: As of September 2026, +1.3% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
How much have antipyretic / analgesic prices changed in Japan over the past five years?: +13.9% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 118.3.
When were antipyretic / analgesic prices in Japan at their highest?: The series peaked at 127.1 in May 1997. The latest reading is -6.9% against that peak.
What is the difference between the index and the yen price?: This page carries two kinds of number. The index (2020 = 100) measures percentage change over time and is not a yen amount; the yen figure is an actual average retail price from the government's retail price survey. Source: 総務省統計局消費者物価指数 (e-Stat table 0003427113, nationwide, monthly).