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Betahistine 16mg tablets

0406000B0AAABAB · Central Nervous System
Data updated May 2026
81,822items

Dispensed in May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£119,689

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

NHSBSA PCA

1,009,736items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Betahistine 16mg tablets: national items dispensed by month

0 45k 89k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 81,822 Jan 2021: 75k Feb 2021: 70k Mar 2021: 79k Apr 2021: 76k May 2021: 74k Jun 2021: 79k Jul 2021: 79k Aug 2021: 76k Sep 2021: 79k Oct 2021: 76k Nov 2021: 78k Dec 2021: 81k Jan 2022: 76k Feb 2022: 72k Mar 2022: 81k Apr 2022: 76k May 2022: 79k Jun 2022: 78k Jul 2022: 77k Aug 2022: 80k Sep 2022: 79k Oct 2022: 78k Nov 2022: 80k Dec 2022: 80k Jan 2023: 80k Feb 2023: 74k Mar 2023: 83k Apr 2023: 76k May 2023: 81k Jun 2023: 82k Jul 2023: 80k Aug 2023: 82k Sep 2023: 79k Oct 2023: 81k Nov 2023: 82k Dec 2023: 81k Jan 2024: 83k Feb 2024: 78k Mar 2024: 79k Apr 2024: 82k May 2024: 84k Jun 2024: 79k Jul 2024: 86k Aug 2024: 83k Sep 2024: 80k Oct 2024: 86k Nov 2024: 82k Dec 2024: 84k Jan 2025: 85k Feb 2025: 76k Mar 2025: 81k Apr 2025: 82k May 2025: 85k Jun 2025: 82k Jul 2025: 88k Aug 2025: 82k Sep 2025: 86k Oct 2025: 88k Nov 2025: 80k Dec 2025: 89k Jan 2026: 85k Feb 2026: 78k Mar 2026: 86k Apr 2026: 84k May 2026: 82k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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