PI Pharma Insight

Buprenorphine 10micrograms/hour transdermal patches

BNF presentation 0407020B0AAAIAI within chapter Central Nervous System. Analyse prescribing behaviour, spending pressure, and high-usage pharmacies.

Chemical substance

Buprenorphine

Presentation code

0407020B0AAAIAI

Usage overview

Total items and spend derived from NHS dispensing data.

Items dispensed

48,326

NHS spend (£)

£1,472,220.32

Recent activity

March 2025

Monitor this presentation to understand cost pressures, availability challenges, and opportunities for clinical optimisation.

Dispensing trend

Month-by-month national usage.

Month Items dispensed
March 2025 6,250
February 2025 72
December 2024 1,534
November 2024 7,558
October 2024 8,297
September 2024 18
August 2024 552
July 2024 8,251
May 2024 2,054
July 2021 2,384
June 2021 1,408
December 2020 4,421

Top pharmacies dispensing this medicine

Identify providers with the highest utilisation to focus engagement and support.

Pharmacy Items Region
Unknown pharmacy 196 No data available
Hawthorn Medical Practice
ODS C83045
182 71E - LINCOLNSHIRE ICB
Balance Street
ODS M83074
169 05D - STAFFORDSHIRE & STOKE-ON-TRENT ICB
Holt Medical Practice
ODS D82001
162 26A - NORFOLK AND WAVENEY ICB
Long Sutton Medical Ctr.
ODS C83063
148 71E - LINCOLNSHIRE ICB
Mattishall And Lenwade Surgeries
ODS D82039
141 26A - NORFOLK AND WAVENEY ICB
Unknown pharmacy 129 No data available
Unknown pharmacy 122 No data available
Unknown pharmacy 119 No data available
Unknown pharmacy 113 No data available