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Chemical substance: Methylphenidate hydrochloride

Presentation	Product	Chemical substance	Chapter	Items dispensed
Methylphenidate 10mg tablets 0404000M0AAAAAA	Methylphenidate hydrochloride	Methylphenidate hydrochloride	Central Nervous System	35,538
Methylphenidate 5mg tablets 0404000M0AAAJAJ	Methylphenidate hydrochloride	Methylphenidate hydrochloride	Central Nervous System	28,516
Medikinet XL 20mg capsules 0404000M0BGAEAQ	Medikinet	Methylphenidate hydrochloride	Central Nervous System	28,023
Equasym XL 30mg capsules 0404000M0BCAFAV	Equasym	Methylphenidate hydrochloride	Central Nervous System	26,785
Equasym XL 20mg capsules 0404000M0BCAEAQ	Equasym	Methylphenidate hydrochloride	Central Nervous System	23,301
Medikinet XL 30mg capsules 0404000M0BGAFAV	Medikinet	Methylphenidate hydrochloride	Central Nervous System	22,233
Medikinet XL 10mg capsules 0404000M0BGADAU	Medikinet	Methylphenidate hydrochloride	Central Nervous System	21,077
Concerta XL 36mg tablets 0404000M0BDABAN	Concerta	Methylphenidate hydrochloride	Central Nervous System	20,715
Concerta XL 27mg tablets 0404000M0BDAEAT	Concerta	Methylphenidate hydrochloride	Central Nervous System	17,243
Concerta XL 54mg tablets 0404000M0BDAFAR	Concerta	Methylphenidate hydrochloride	Central Nervous System	16,032
Concerta XL 18mg tablets 0404000M0BDAAAM	Concerta	Methylphenidate hydrochloride	Central Nervous System	14,892
Medikinet XL 40mg capsules 0404000M0BGAGAW	Medikinet	Methylphenidate hydrochloride	Central Nervous System	14,739
Methylphenidate 36mg modified-release tablets 0404000M0AAANAN	Methylphenidate hydrochloride	Methylphenidate hydrochloride	Central Nervous System	14,276
Equasym XL 10mg capsules 0404000M0BCADAU	Equasym	Methylphenidate hydrochloride	Central Nervous System	13,078
Methylphenidate 20mg tablets 0404000M0AAAKAK	Methylphenidate hydrochloride	Methylphenidate hydrochloride	Central Nervous System	11,145
Methylphenidate 18mg modified-release tablets 0404000M0AAAMAM	Methylphenidate hydrochloride	Methylphenidate hydrochloride	Central Nervous System	10,709
Medikinet XL 5mg capsules 0404000M0BGAHAY	Medikinet	Methylphenidate hydrochloride	Central Nervous System	10,003
Methylphenidate 54mg modified-release tablets 0404000M0AAARAR	Methylphenidate hydrochloride	Methylphenidate hydrochloride	Central Nervous System	9,702
Methylphenidate 27mg modified-release tablets 0404000M0AAATAT	Methylphenidate hydrochloride	Methylphenidate hydrochloride	Central Nervous System	9,655
Methylphenidate 30mg modified-release capsules 0404000M0AAAVAV	Methylphenidate hydrochloride	Methylphenidate hydrochloride	Central Nervous System	7,139
Methylphenidate 20mg modified-release capsules 0404000M0AAAQAQ	Methylphenidate hydrochloride	Methylphenidate hydrochloride	Central Nervous System	6,673
Medikinet XL 50mg capsules 0404000M0BGAIAZ	Medikinet	Methylphenidate hydrochloride	Central Nervous System	6,586
Medikinet 10mg tablets 0404000M0BGABAA	Medikinet	Methylphenidate hydrochloride	Central Nervous System	6,056
Xaggitin XL 36mg tablets 0404000M0BKACAN	Xaggitin	Methylphenidate hydrochloride	Central Nervous System	5,539
Medikinet 5mg tablets 0404000M0BGAAAJ	Medikinet	Methylphenidate hydrochloride	Central Nervous System	4,806

Why monitor BNF codes?

Link medicine usage to pharmacy and prescriber behaviour to find optimisation opportunities.

Track cost pressure

Identify presentations with rising spend and create intervention plans focused on switching opportunities or formulary alignment.

Understand demand drivers

Cross-reference high-volume medicines with local health priorities and prescriber activity to target support programs.