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Amantadine hydrochloride

Central Nervous System Drugs used in parkinsonism and related disorders BNF 0409010B0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Amantadine hydrochloride was ranked 478th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 11,328 items, up 1.2% on a year earlier.

11,328items +1.2%

Dispensed in April 2026

124,790items

Rolling 12 months

£110,660

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Amantadine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

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Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Drugs used in parkinsonism and related disorders
  • Presentations 3 shown
  • Average cost / item £9.77
  • Year on year Up 1.2% 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 Amantadine hydrochloride this month.

Presentations of Amantadine hydrochloride, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Amantadine 100mg capsules 0409010B0AAAAAA 11,092 £28,275
Amantadine 50mg/5ml oral solution sugar free 0409010B0AAABAB 224 £77,952
Trilasym 50mg/5ml oral solution 0409010B0BCAAAB 12 £4,433

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

Where Amantadine hydrochloride is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Amantadine hydrochloride volumes.

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

Compare Amantadine hydrochloride with

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