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Adrenaline

Respiratory System Antihistamines, hyposensitisation and allergic emergencies BNF 0304030C0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Adrenaline was ranked 274th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 42,815 items, up 3.2% on a year earlier.

42,815items +3.2%

Dispensed in May 2026

499,310items

Rolling 12 months

£5,626,287

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Adrenaline: national items dispensed by month

0 26k 53k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 42,815 Jan 2021: 24k Feb 2021: 22k Mar 2021: 31k Apr 2021: 25k May 2021: 25k Jun 2021: 31k Jul 2021: 31k Aug 2021: 30k Sep 2021: 44k Oct 2021: 30k Nov 2021: 27k Dec 2021: 24k Jan 2022: 25k Feb 2022: 26k Mar 2022: 38k Apr 2022: 37k May 2022: 42k Jun 2022: 39k Jul 2022: 38k Aug 2022: 37k Sep 2022: 40k Oct 2022: 30k Nov 2022: 27k Dec 2022: 26k Jan 2023: 34k Feb 2023: 32k Mar 2023: 38k Apr 2023: 32k May 2023: 46k Jun 2023: 38k Jul 2023: 34k Aug 2023: 34k Sep 2023: 42k Oct 2023: 30k Nov 2023: 26k Dec 2023: 24k Jan 2024: 32k Feb 2024: 33k Mar 2024: 36k Apr 2024: 37k May 2024: 38k Jun 2024: 35k Jul 2024: 38k Aug 2024: 41k Sep 2024: 50k Oct 2024: 35k Nov 2024: 29k Dec 2024: 29k Jan 2025: 34k Feb 2025: 30k Mar 2025: 37k Apr 2025: 38k May 2025: 41k Jun 2025: 45k Jul 2025: 53k Aug 2025: 45k Sep 2025: 52k Oct 2025: 33k Nov 2025: 28k Dec 2025: 30k Jan 2026: 41k Feb 2026: 40k Mar 2026: 45k Apr 2026: 43k May 2026: 43k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Antihistamines, hyposensitisation and allergic emergencies
  • Presentations 13 shown
  • Average cost / item £131.41
  • Year on year Up 3.2% on a year earlier
What this is
Net ingredient cost is the list price before discounts and dispensing fees, not what the NHS finally pays.

Top presentations, May 2026

The individual products dispensed under Adrenaline this month.

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0

Where Adrenaline is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Adrenaline volumes.

Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.

Compare Adrenaline with

Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.