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Paracetamol 500mg soluble tablets

0407010H0AAAQAQ · Central Nervous System
Data updated May 2026
19,605items

Dispensed in May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£602,324

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

NHSBSA PCA

260,774items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Paracetamol 500mg soluble tablets: national items dispensed by month

0 19k 37k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 19,605 Jan 2021: 37k Feb 2021: 34k Mar 2021: 37k Apr 2021: 36k May 2021: 34k Jun 2021: 36k Jul 2021: 36k Aug 2021: 34k Sep 2021: 36k Oct 2021: 35k Nov 2021: 36k Dec 2021: 37k Jan 2022: 35k Feb 2022: 31k Mar 2022: 35k Apr 2022: 33k May 2022: 35k Jun 2022: 34k Jul 2022: 33k Aug 2022: 33k Sep 2022: 32k Oct 2022: 32k Nov 2022: 32k Dec 2022: 31k Jan 2023: 34k Feb 2023: 30k Mar 2023: 33k Apr 2023: 29k May 2023: 30k Jun 2023: 31k Jul 2023: 30k Aug 2023: 30k Sep 2023: 29k Oct 2023: 30k Nov 2023: 30k Dec 2023: 29k Jan 2024: 30k Feb 2024: 28k Mar 2024: 27k Apr 2024: 28k May 2024: 28k Jun 2024: 26k Jul 2024: 29k Aug 2024: 27k Sep 2024: 26k Oct 2024: 28k Nov 2024: 26k Dec 2024: 26k Jan 2025: 27k Feb 2025: 23k Mar 2025: 24k Apr 2025: 24k May 2025: 24k Jun 2025: 23k Jul 2025: 24k Aug 2025: 22k Sep 2025: 23k Oct 2025: 23k Nov 2025: 21k Dec 2025: 23k Jan 2026: 22k Feb 2026: 20k Mar 2026: 21k Apr 2026: 21k May 2026: 20k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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