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Upadacitinib 45mg modified-release tablets

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

NHS hospitals in England used £31,846,016 of indicative cost of Upadacitinib 45mg modified-release tablets in the 12 months to April 2026, about 0.1% of all hospital medicines spend. That is up 10.0% on the previous 12 months.

£31,846,016 +10%

Indicative cost · 12 months

427,238units

Quantity (VMP units) · 12 months

0.1%

Share of hospital medicines spend

Figure 1. Upadacitinib 45mg modified-release tablets: NHS hospital indicative cost by month (£ millions)

£0m £1.5m £3.1m Nov 2022 May 2023 Nov 2023 May 2024 Nov 2024 May 2025 Apr 2026 £2.9m Nov 2022: £0.1m Dec 2022: £0.1m Jan 2023: £0.1m Feb 2023: £0.3m Mar 2023: £0.4m Apr 2023: £0.6m May 2023: £1m Jun 2023: £1.0m Jul 2023: £1.8m Aug 2023: £1.6m Sep 2023: £1.6m Oct 2023: £1.7m Nov 2023: £2.0m Dec 2023: £2.1m Jan 2024: £2.2m Feb 2024: £2.1m Mar 2024: £2m Apr 2024: £2.3m May 2024: £2.2m Jun 2024: £2.1m Jul 2024: £2.6m Aug 2024: £2.5m Sep 2024: £2.4m Oct 2024: £2.5m Nov 2024: £2.4m Dec 2024: £2.4m Jan 2025: £2.5m Feb 2025: £2.5m Mar 2025: £2.4m Apr 2025: £2.3m May 2025: £2.5m Jun 2025: £2.3m Jul 2025: £2.8m Aug 2025: £2.4m Sep 2025: £2.5m Oct 2025: £2.8m Nov 2025: £2.8m Dec 2025: £2.8m Jan 2026: £2.7m Feb 2026: £2.3m Mar 2026: £3.1m Apr 2026: £2.9m

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 Upadacitinib 45mg modified-release tablets most

By indicative cost over the 12 months to April 2026.

NHS trusts using Upadacitinib 45mg modified-release tablets most, by indicative cost
NHS trustIndicative cost (12 months)
Hull And East Yorkshire Hpls Nhs Trust £927,567
Manchester University Nhs Ft £790,340
Barts Health Nhs Trust £776,848
Univ Hpl B/Ham Nhs Foundation Trust £775,954
University Hospital Southampton Nhs Ft £772,227
King's College Hpl Nhs Foundation Trust £757,096
Royal Devon & Exeter Nhs Foundation Trst £730,858
Univ Hpls Bristol Nhs Foundation Trust £712,223
London North West Healthcare Nhs Trust £664,741
Aintree University Hospital Nhs Ft £660,567

The primary-care picture

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