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Alverine citrate

Gastro-Intestinal System Antispasmodics and other drugs altering gut motility BNF 0102000A0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Alverine citrate was ranked 419th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 16,767 items, down 4.9% on a year earlier.

16,767items -4.9%

Dispensed in May 2026

173,125items

Rolling 12 months

£87,260

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Alverine citrate: national items dispensed by month

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Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Antispasmodics and other drugs altering gut motility
  • Presentations 6 shown
  • Average cost / item £5.20
  • Year on year Down 4.9% 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 Alverine citrate this month.

Presentations of Alverine citrate, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Alverine 60mg capsules 0102000A0AAAAAA 10,471 £45,841
Alverine 120mg capsules 0102000A0AAABAB 6,226 £40,332
Spasmonal 60mg capsules 0102000A0BBAAAA 40 £481
Spasmonal Forte 120mg capsules 0102000A0BBABAB 16 £369
Audmonal 60mg capsules 0102000A0BDAAAA 7 £110
Audmonal Forte 120mg capsules 0102000A0BDABAB 7 £127

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

Where Alverine citrate is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Alverine citrate volumes.

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

Compare Alverine citrate with

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

Download this data

The monthly series for Alverine citrate is in this page's CSV. For the ranked national series across every medicine, with the method and caveats documented, see the most-prescribed medicines dataset in our open data catalogue.