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Ponstan Forte 500mg tablets

1001010N0BBABAD · Musculoskeletal and Joint Diseases
Data updated May 2026
1items

Dispensed in May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£4

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

NHSBSA PCA

164items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

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

0 169.5 339 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 1 Jan 2021: 124 Feb 2021: 110 Mar 2021: 125 Apr 2021: 103 May 2021: 131 Jun 2021: 149 Jul 2021: 142 Aug 2021: 175 Sep 2021: 150 Oct 2021: 150 Nov 2021: 162 Dec 2021: 142 Jan 2022: 161 Feb 2022: 124 Mar 2022: 146 Apr 2022: 136 May 2022: 138 Jun 2022: 132 Jul 2022: 145 Aug 2022: 112 Sep 2022: 115 Oct 2022: 102 Nov 2022: 103 Dec 2022: 112 Jan 2023: 121 Feb 2023: 112 Mar 2023: 295 Apr 2023: 240 May 2023: 274 Jun 2023: 278 Jul 2023: 339 Aug 2023: 200 Sep 2023: 183 Oct 2023: 207 Nov 2023: 200 Dec 2023: 151 Jan 2024: 115 Feb 2024: 125 Mar 2024: 112 Apr 2024: 152 May 2024: 145 Jun 2024: 110 Jul 2024: 193 Aug 2024: 124 Sep 2024: 127 Oct 2024: 118 Nov 2024: 120 Dec 2024: 130 Jan 2025: 104 Feb 2025: 101 Mar 2025: 109 Apr 2025: 111 May 2025: 110 Jun 2025: 67 Jul 2025: 25 Aug 2025: 20 Sep 2025: 13 Oct 2025: 10 Nov 2025: 5 Dec 2025: 4 Jan 2026: 7 Feb 2026: 3 Mar 2026: 5 Apr 2026: 4 May 2026: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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Top dispensing practices

Dispensing GP practices supplying this presentation, by items (a subset of national dispensing).

Dispensing practices supplying Ponstan Forte 500mg tablets
PracticeItems
Trescobeas Surgery 3
Dr A Sinha 1
Health Care First Partnership 1
Launceston Medical Centre 1