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Aripiprazole 400mg powder and solvent for prolonged-release suspension for injection pre-filled syringes

Secondary Care Medicines Data (SCMD) · indicative cost
Data updated April 2026

NHS hospitals in England used £15,907,871 of indicative cost of Aripiprazole 400mg powder and solvent for prolonged-release suspension for injection pre-filled syringes in the 12 months to April 2026, about 0.1% of all hospital medicines spend. That is up 28.7% on the previous 12 months.

£15,907,871 +28.7%

Indicative cost · 12 months

72,174units

Quantity (VMP units) · 12 months

0.1%

Share of hospital medicines spend

Figure 1. Aripiprazole 400mg powder and solvent for prolonged-release suspension for injection pre-filled syringes: NHS hospital indicative cost by month (£ millions)

£0m £1.5m £3.1m May 2024 Sep 2024 Jan 2025 May 2025 Sep 2025 Apr 2026 £1.2m May 2024: £1m Jun 2024: £0.9m Jul 2024: £1.0m Aug 2024: £1.0m Sep 2024: £0.9m Oct 2024: £1.2m Nov 2024: £1.1m Dec 2024: £1.1m Jan 2025: £1.0m Feb 2025: £1.0m Mar 2025: £1.0m Apr 2025: £1.1m May 2025: £1.1m Jun 2025: £3.1m Jul 2025: £1.4m Aug 2025: £1.1m Sep 2025: £1.2m Oct 2025: £1.2m Nov 2025: £1.1m Dec 2025: £1.2m Jan 2026: £1.2m Feb 2026: £1.0m Mar 2026: £1.1m Apr 2026: £1.2m

Source: NHSBSA Secondary Care Medicines Data, to April 2026

Cost is indicative — actual hospital medicine prices are commercially confidential, so these figures are estimated from list prices. See methodology.

NHS trusts using Aripiprazole 400mg powder and solvent for prolonged-release suspension for injection pre-filled syringes most

By indicative cost over the 12 months to April 2026.

NHS trusts using Aripiprazole 400mg powder and solvent for prolonged-release suspension for injection pre-filled syringes most, by indicative cost
NHS trustIndicative cost (12 months)
Cheshire & Wirral P/S Nhs Foundation Tr £2,096,099
Ctrl & N W London Nhs Foundation Trust £1,153,406
South London & Maudsley Nhs Found Trust £823,011
Essex Partnership University Nhs Ft £741,680
Midlands P/Ship Nhs Foundation Trust £682,610
Norfolk And Suffolk Nhs Foundation Trust £632,577
Northumberland Tyne And Wear Nhs Trust £632,356
Nottinghamshire Healthcare Nhs F Trust £617,148
Greater Manchester Mental Health Nhs Ft £590,478
Oxford Health Nhs Foundation Trust £555,654

The primary-care picture

Aripiprazole is also dispensed in the community. See the national primary-care prescribing volume, cost and trend on the Aripiprazole medicine page.