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Escitalopram 5mg tablets

0403030X0AAACAC · Central Nervous System
Data updated May 2026
42,846items

Dispensed in May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£54,098

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

NHSBSA PCA

488,474items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Escitalopram 5mg tablets: national items dispensed by month

0 22k 44k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 42,846 Jan 2021: 24k Feb 2021: 23k Mar 2021: 26k Apr 2021: 26k May 2021: 25k Jun 2021: 27k Jul 2021: 27k Aug 2021: 26k Sep 2021: 27k Oct 2021: 26k Nov 2021: 28k Dec 2021: 29k Jan 2022: 28k Feb 2022: 26k Mar 2022: 30k Apr 2022: 28k May 2022: 30k Jun 2022: 29k Jul 2022: 29k Aug 2022: 30k Sep 2022: 30k Oct 2022: 30k Nov 2022: 31k Dec 2022: 30k Jan 2023: 31k Feb 2023: 29k Mar 2023: 33k Apr 2023: 29k May 2023: 32k Jun 2023: 33k Jul 2023: 32k Aug 2023: 32k Sep 2023: 32k Oct 2023: 33k Nov 2023: 33k Dec 2023: 33k Jan 2024: 34k Feb 2024: 33k Mar 2024: 33k Apr 2024: 34k May 2024: 35k Jun 2024: 33k Jul 2024: 36k Aug 2024: 35k Sep 2024: 34k Oct 2024: 37k Nov 2024: 36k Dec 2024: 36k Jan 2025: 38k Feb 2025: 34k Mar 2025: 37k Apr 2025: 36k May 2025: 38k Jun 2025: 38k Jul 2025: 41k Aug 2025: 37k Sep 2025: 40k Oct 2025: 42k Nov 2025: 39k Dec 2025: 42k Jan 2026: 42k Feb 2026: 39k Mar 2026: 44k Apr 2026: 43k May 2026: 43k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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