Apixaban
Cardiovascular System
Anticoagulants and protamine
BNF 0208020Z0
Data updated April 2026
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Apixaban was ranked 21st of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 979,676 items, up 16.0% on a year earlier.
979,676items
+16%
Dispensed in April 2026
10,259,828items
Rolling 12 months
£4,663,331
Net ingredient cost · April 2026
Figure 1. Apixaban: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Anticoagulants and protamine
- Presentations 5 shown
- Average cost / item £4.76
- Year on year Up 16.0% 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 Apixaban this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apixaban 5mg tablets | 0208020Z0AAABAB | 671,242 | £3,733,001 |
| Apixaban 2.5mg tablets | 0208020Z0AAAAAA | 306,101 | £795,733 |
| Eliquis 5mg tablets | 0208020Z0BBABAB | 1,507 | £84,154 |
| Eliquis 2.5mg tablets | 0208020Z0BBAAAA | 821 | £47,594 |
| Apixaban 1mg/ml oral suspension sugar free | 0208020Z0AAACAC | 5 | £2,848 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to April 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Apixaban is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Apixaban volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
- Modality Partnership (awc) 13,554
- Mendip Vale Medical Practice 13,037
- The Ridings Medical Group 10,724
- Holderness Health 10,391
- Westrop Medical Practice 10,141
- Rothschild House Group 10,007
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
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