Allopurinol
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Drugs used in rheumatic diseases and gout
Allopurinol was ranked 38th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 640,753 items, up 7.7% on a year earlier.
640,753items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£632,591
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
7,494,398items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Allopurinol: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Allopurinol, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Allopurinol 100mg tablets | 416,059 | £395,519 |
| Allopurinol 300mg tablets | 222,889 | £203,322 |
| Allopurinol 200mg tablets | 1,492 | £26,018 |
| Zyloric 300mg tablets | 117 | £1,131 |
| Allopurinol 100mg/5ml oral suspension | 76 | £1,827 |
| Zyloric 100mg tablets | 47 | £294 |
| Allopurinol 100mg/5ml oral solution | 35 | £1,734 |
| Allopurinol 300mg/5ml oral suspension | 34 | £1,224 |
| Allopurinol 300mg/5ml oral solution | 4 | £1,523 |
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