Amlodipine
Amlodipine was the 2nd most-dispensed medicine in England in May 2026, with 3,414,766 items, down 2.1% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Amlodipine: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Nitrates, calcium-channel blockers & other antianginal drugs
- Presentations 12 shown
- Average cost / item £0.83
- Year on year Down 2.1% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Amlodipine this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amlodipine 5mg tablets | 0206020A0AAAAAA | 1,979,997 | £1,351,061 |
| Amlodipine 10mg tablets | 0206020A0AAABAB | 1,359,394 | £948,385 |
| Amlodipine 2.5mg tablets | 0206020A0AAAVAV | 70,448 | £295,920 |
| Istin 5mg tablets | 0206020A0BBAAAA | 1,489 | £22,355 |
| Amlodipine 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free | 0206020A0AAALAL | 1,411 | £97,884 |
| Istin 10mg tablets | 0206020A0BBABAB | 947 | £21,191 |
| Amlodipine 10mg/5ml oral solution sugar free | 0206020A0AAATAT | 588 | £51,786 |
| Amlodipine 5mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free | 0206020A0AAAUAU | 372 | £33,313 |
| Amdelta 5mg orodispersible tablets | 0206020A0BGAAAW | 66 | £638 |
| Amdelta 10mg orodispersible tablets | 0206020A0BGABAX | 45 | £457 |
| Amlodipine 5mg/5ml oral liquid | 0206020A0AAACAC | 7 | £371 |
| Amlodipine 10mg/5ml oral liquid | 0206020A0AAADAD | 2 | £121 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Amlodipine is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Amlodipine volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
- Modality Partnership (awc) 62,977
- The Ridings Medical Group 45,473
- Granta Medical Practices 43,167
- Lakeside Healthcare 41,493
- Holderness Health 40,066
- Beacon Medical Practice 34,655
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Amlodipine with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
Download this data
The monthly series for Amlodipine 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.