Pirfenidone 801mg tablets
NHS hospitals in England used £19,277,959 of indicative cost of Pirfenidone 801mg tablets in the 12 months to April 2026, about 0.1% of all hospital medicines spend. That is up 21.7% on the previous 12 months.
Indicative cost · 12 months
Quantity (VMP units) · 12 months
Share of hospital medicines spend
Figure 1. Pirfenidone 801mg tablets: NHS hospital indicative cost by month (£ millions)
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 Pirfenidone 801mg tablets most
By indicative cost over the 12 months to April 2026.
| NHS trust | Indicative cost (12 months) |
|---|---|
| Guy's & St Thomas' Nhs Foundation Trust | £2,700,162 |
| The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hpl Nhs Found Tr | £2,587,922 |
| Manchester University Nhs Ft | £2,154,259 |
| Royal Papworth Hospital Nhs Ft | £1,544,063 |
| University Hpls Of Leicester Nhs Trust | £1,050,169 |
| Portsmouth Hospitals Nhs Trust | £1,007,577 |
| Royal Devon & Exeter Nhs Foundation Trst | £845,241 |
| Aintree University Hospital Nhs Ft | £811,110 |
| Leeds Teaching Hpls Nhs Trust | £793,040 |
| Univ Hpl B/Ham Nhs Foundation Trust | £719,425 |
The primary-care picture
Pirfenidone is also dispensed in the community. See the national primary-care prescribing volume, cost and trend on the Pirfenidone medicine page.