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Tolbutamide 500mg tablets

0601021X0AAADAD · Endocrine System
Data updated June 2026
141items

Dispensed in June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£22,092

Net ingredient cost · June 2026

NHSBSA PCA

1,592items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

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

0 643 1k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2026 141 Jan 2021: 1k Feb 2021: 1k Mar 2021: 1k Apr 2021: 1k May 2021: 1k Jun 2021: 1k Jul 2021: 1k Aug 2021: 1k Sep 2021: 1k Oct 2021: 1k Nov 2021: 1k Dec 2021: 1k Jan 2022: 1k Feb 2022: 1k Mar 2022: 1k Apr 2022: 962 May 2022: 725 Jun 2022: 456 Jul 2022: 325 Aug 2022: 385 Sep 2022: 355 Oct 2022: 318 Nov 2022: 289 Dec 2022: 308 Jan 2023: 267 Feb 2023: 255 Mar 2023: 309 Apr 2023: 283 May 2023: 302 Jun 2023: 342 Jul 2023: 237 Aug 2023: 277 Sep 2023: 275 Oct 2023: 268 Nov 2023: 282 Dec 2023: 226 Jan 2024: 196 Feb 2024: 224 Mar 2024: 217 Apr 2024: 205 May 2024: 210 Jun 2024: 191 Jul 2024: 182 Aug 2024: 167 Sep 2024: 181 Oct 2024: 181 Nov 2024: 139 Dec 2024: 189 Jan 2025: 146 Feb 2025: 137 Mar 2025: 144 Apr 2025: 153 May 2025: 139 Jun 2025: 152 Jul 2025: 128 Aug 2025: 126 Sep 2025: 150 Oct 2025: 133 Nov 2025: 127 Dec 2025: 157 Jan 2026: 125 Feb 2026: 124 Mar 2026: 132 Apr 2026: 130 May 2026: 119 Jun 2026: 141

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to June 2026

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