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PharmaInsight

Atenolol 50mg tablets

0204000E0AAABAB · Cardiovascular System
Data updated May 2026
149,295items

Dispensed in May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£98,590

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

NHSBSA PCA

1,920,737items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Atenolol 50mg tablets: national items dispensed by month

0 130k 260k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 149,295 Jan 2021: 250k Feb 2021: 234k Mar 2021: 260k Apr 2021: 250k May 2021: 237k Jun 2021: 251k Jul 2021: 248k Aug 2021: 237k Sep 2021: 245k Oct 2021: 232k Nov 2021: 238k Dec 2021: 250k Jan 2022: 222k Feb 2022: 204k Mar 2022: 237k Apr 2022: 222k May 2022: 228k Jun 2022: 219k Jul 2022: 217k Aug 2022: 223k Sep 2022: 218k Oct 2022: 213k Nov 2022: 217k Dec 2022: 218k Jan 2023: 211k Feb 2023: 193k Mar 2023: 217k Apr 2023: 195k May 2023: 206k Jun 2023: 207k Jul 2023: 199k Aug 2023: 204k Sep 2023: 196k Oct 2023: 197k Nov 2023: 197k Dec 2023: 195k Jan 2024: 196k Feb 2024: 183k Mar 2024: 185k Apr 2024: 189k May 2024: 192k Jun 2024: 176k Jul 2024: 191k Aug 2024: 183k Sep 2024: 177k Oct 2024: 185k Nov 2024: 176k Dec 2024: 180k Jan 2025: 180k Feb 2025: 160k Mar 2025: 168k Apr 2025: 169k May 2025: 173k Jun 2025: 165k Jul 2025: 175k Aug 2025: 159k Sep 2025: 165k Oct 2025: 169k Nov 2025: 154k Dec 2025: 169k Jan 2026: 158k Feb 2026: 146k Mar 2026: 158k Apr 2026: 154k May 2026: 149k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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