Acetylcysteine
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Mucolytics
Acetylcysteine was ranked 264th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 47,863 items, up 54.9% on a year earlier.
47,863items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£431,484
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
479,330items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Acetylcysteine: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Acetylcysteine, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Acetylcysteine 600mg effervescent tablets sugar free | 24,970 | £136,958 |
| NACSYS 600mg effervescent tablets | 14,186 | £79,669 |
| Acepiro 600mg effervescent tablets | 6,145 | £33,550 |
| Acetylcysteine 600mg tablets | 1,304 | £106,247 |
| Acetylcysteine 600mg capsules | 651 | £54,207 |
| Acetyl-NAC 600mg tablets | 138 | £1,658 |
| OroNAC 600 tablets | 112 | £3,742 |
| Acetylcysteine 600mg effervescent tablets | 103 | £2,177 |
| AceNAC 600mg tablets | 86 | £1,129 |
| OroNAC 600 capsules | 56 | £2,416 |
| Respi-Nac 600mg effervescent tablets | 29 | £379 |
| A-CYS 600mg tablets | 26 | £990 |
| Acetylcysteine 200mg oral powder sachets sugar free | 17 | £4,234 |
| EN-CYS 600mg tablets | 10 | £495 |
| Acetyl-NAC 200mg oral powder sachets sugar free | 8 | £1,326 |
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