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Amiodarone hydrochloride

Cardiovascular System Anti-arrhythmic drugs BNF 0203020D0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Amiodarone hydrochloride was ranked 330th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 30,287 items, down 10.4% on a year earlier.

30,287items -10.4%

Dispensed in May 2026

391,251items

Rolling 12 months

£283,119

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Amiodarone hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

0 19k 38k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 30,287 Jan 2021: 36k Feb 2021: 34k Mar 2021: 37k Apr 2021: 36k May 2021: 35k Jun 2021: 37k Jul 2021: 37k Aug 2021: 35k Sep 2021: 37k Oct 2021: 35k Nov 2021: 36k Dec 2021: 38k Jan 2022: 36k Feb 2022: 33k Mar 2022: 37k Apr 2022: 35k May 2022: 37k Jun 2022: 35k Jul 2022: 35k Aug 2022: 36k Sep 2022: 36k Oct 2022: 35k Nov 2022: 36k Dec 2022: 36k Jan 2023: 35k Feb 2023: 32k Mar 2023: 36k Apr 2023: 33k May 2023: 35k Jun 2023: 35k Jul 2023: 34k Aug 2023: 35k Sep 2023: 34k Oct 2023: 35k Nov 2023: 35k Dec 2023: 35k Jan 2024: 35k Feb 2024: 33k Mar 2024: 35k Apr 2024: 35k May 2024: 35k Jun 2024: 33k Jul 2024: 35k Aug 2024: 34k Sep 2024: 33k Oct 2024: 35k Nov 2024: 33k Dec 2024: 34k Jan 2025: 34k Feb 2025: 31k Mar 2025: 32k Apr 2025: 32k May 2025: 34k Jun 2025: 31k Jul 2025: 34k Aug 2025: 34k Sep 2025: 34k Oct 2025: 33k Nov 2025: 30k Dec 2025: 38k Jan 2026: 34k Feb 2026: 30k Mar 2026: 32k Apr 2026: 31k May 2026: 30k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Anti-arrhythmic drugs
  • Presentations 8 shown
  • Average cost / item £9.35
  • Year on year Down 10.4% 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 Amiodarone hydrochloride this month.

Presentations of Amiodarone hydrochloride, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Amiodarone 200mg tablets 0203020D0AAABAB 19,864 £172,366
Amiodarone 100mg tablets 0203020D0AAAAAA 10,360 £102,396
Amiodarone 100mg/5ml oral solution 0203020D0AAAUAU 24 £3,048
Amiodarone 100mg/5ml oral suspension 0203020D0AACHCH 20 £1,091
Amiodarone 50mg/5ml oral suspension 0203020D0AACICI 10 £224
Amiodarone 200mg/5ml oral liquid 0203020D0AAAVAV 5 £2,526
Amiodarone 25mg/5ml oral liquid 0203020D0AAAWAW 3 £1,453
Amiodarone 50mg/5ml oral solution 0203020D0AAAYAY 1 £15

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

Where Amiodarone hydrochloride is dispensed

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

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

Compare Amiodarone hydrochloride with

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