Skip to content
Independent analysis of NHS open data
PharmaInsight

Alverine citrate/simeticone

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

Alverine citrate/simeticone was ranked 692nd of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 3,028 items, up 74.2% on a year earlier.

3,028items +74.2%

Dispensed in April 2026

28,243items

Rolling 12 months

£31,207

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Alverine citrate/simeticone: national items dispensed by month

0 2k 3k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 3,028 Jan 2021: 12 Feb 2021: 18 Mar 2021: 19 Apr 2021: 20 May 2021: 25 Jun 2021: 37 Jul 2021: 33 Aug 2021: 44 Sep 2021: 49 Oct 2021: 58 Nov 2021: 86 Dec 2021: 73 Jan 2022: 74 Feb 2022: 79 Mar 2022: 143 Apr 2022: 80 May 2022: 120 Jun 2022: 133 Jul 2022: 173 Aug 2022: 157 Sep 2022: 173 Oct 2022: 203 Nov 2022: 207 Dec 2022: 192 Jan 2023: 199 Feb 2023: 178 Mar 2023: 282 Apr 2023: 243 May 2023: 292 Jun 2023: 347 Jul 2023: 370 Aug 2023: 432 Sep 2023: 470 Oct 2023: 541 Nov 2023: 543 Dec 2023: 584 Jan 2024: 631 Feb 2024: 681 Mar 2024: 689 Apr 2024: 750 May 2024: 831 Jun 2024: 856 Jul 2024: 958 Aug 2024: 1k Sep 2024: 1k Oct 2024: 1k Nov 2024: 1k Dec 2024: 1k Jan 2025: 2k Feb 2025: 1k Mar 2025: 2k Apr 2025: 2k May 2025: 2k Jun 2025: 2k Jul 2025: 2k Aug 2025: 2k Sep 2025: 2k Oct 2025: 3k Nov 2025: 3k Dec 2025: 3k Jan 2026: 3k Feb 2026: 3k Mar 2026: 3k Apr 2026: 3k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Download CSV
Embed this chart

At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Antispasmodics and other drugs altering gut motility
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £10.31
  • Year on year Up 74.2% 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, April 2026

The individual products dispensed under Alverine citrate/simeticone this month.

Presentations of Alverine citrate/simeticone, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
SimAlvia 60mg/300mg capsules 0102000AJBBAAAA 3,028 £31,207

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

Where Alverine citrate/simeticone is dispensed

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

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

Compare Alverine citrate/simeticone with

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