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Nebivolol vs Metoprolol tartrate

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated May 2026

Nebivolol was dispensed 2.4× as often as Metoprolol tartrate in May 2026 — 58,629 items versus 24,323 in England.

58,629items

Nebivolol · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

24,323items

Metoprolol tartrate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Nebivolol versus Metoprolol tartrate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Nebivolol   ·   ╌ Metoprolol tartrate

0 31k 61k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Metoprolol tartr… 58,629 Jan 2021: 48k Feb 2021: 45k Mar 2021: 51k Apr 2021: 49k May 2021: 47k Jun 2021: 50k Jul 2021: 50k Aug 2021: 48k Sep 2021: 50k Oct 2021: 48k Nov 2021: 50k Dec 2021: 53k Jan 2022: 50k Feb 2022: 47k Mar 2022: 53k Apr 2022: 50k May 2022: 52k Jun 2022: 50k Jul 2022: 50k Aug 2022: 52k Sep 2022: 52k Oct 2022: 52k Nov 2022: 52k Dec 2022: 53k Jan 2023: 53k Feb 2023: 49k Mar 2023: 55k Apr 2023: 50k May 2023: 53k Jun 2023: 54k Jul 2023: 53k Aug 2023: 54k Sep 2023: 53k Oct 2023: 54k Nov 2023: 54k Dec 2023: 54k Jan 2024: 55k Feb 2024: 54k Mar 2024: 54k Apr 2024: 56k May 2024: 57k Jun 2024: 53k Jul 2024: 58k Aug 2024: 56k Sep 2024: 55k Oct 2024: 58k Nov 2024: 56k Dec 2024: 58k Jan 2025: 58k Feb 2025: 52k Mar 2025: 56k Apr 2025: 56k May 2025: 58k Jun 2025: 56k Jul 2025: 61k Aug 2025: 56k Sep 2025: 59k Oct 2025: 61k Nov 2025: 56k Jan 2026: 60k Feb 2026: 55k Mar 2026: 61k Apr 2026: 60k May 2026: 59k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Nebivolol versus Metoprolol tartrate, May 2026
Measure Nebivolol Metoprolol tartrate
Items, May 2026 58,629 24,323
Items, last 12 months 701,037 302,451
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £778,253 £325,737

See the full profile for Nebivolol or Metoprolol tartrate.