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Orlistat 120mg capsules

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Data updated May 2026
45,342items

Dispensed in May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£687,852

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

NHSBSA PCA

553,200items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Orlistat 120mg capsules: national items dispensed by month

0 26k 53k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 45,342 Jan 2021: 24k Feb 2021: 24k Mar 2021: 29k Apr 2021: 27k May 2021: 27k Jun 2021: 29k Jul 2021: 29k Aug 2021: 27k Sep 2021: 28k Oct 2021: 26k Nov 2021: 26k Dec 2021: 25k Jan 2022: 25k Feb 2022: 26k Mar 2022: 31k Apr 2022: 28k May 2022: 32k Jun 2022: 32k Jul 2022: 32k Aug 2022: 32k Sep 2022: 32k Oct 2022: 30k Nov 2022: 30k Dec 2022: 27k Jan 2023: 29k Feb 2023: 28k Mar 2023: 35k Apr 2023: 32k May 2023: 36k Jun 2023: 39k Jul 2023: 39k Aug 2023: 40k Sep 2023: 40k Oct 2023: 39k Nov 2023: 38k Dec 2023: 35k Jan 2024: 38k Feb 2024: 38k Mar 2024: 39k Apr 2024: 41k May 2024: 45k Jun 2024: 44k Jul 2024: 47k Aug 2024: 45k Sep 2024: 44k Oct 2024: 46k Nov 2024: 43k Dec 2024: 41k Jan 2025: 44k Feb 2025: 41k Mar 2025: 45k Apr 2025: 45k May 2025: 49k Jun 2025: 49k Jul 2025: 53k Aug 2025: 46k Sep 2025: 49k Oct 2025: 48k Nov 2025: 43k Dec 2025: 43k Jan 2026: 44k Feb 2026: 41k Mar 2026: 46k Apr 2026: 46k May 2026: 45k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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