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Aripiprazole

Central Nervous System Drugs used in psychoses and related disorders BNF 0402010AD
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Aripiprazole was ranked 129th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 168,891 items, up 3.9% on a year earlier.

168,891items +3.9%

Dispensed in May 2026

2,011,705items

Rolling 12 months

£627,342

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Aripiprazole: national items dispensed by month

0 89k 178k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 168,891 Jan 2021: 118k Feb 2021: 112k Mar 2021: 126k Apr 2021: 122k May 2021: 118k Jun 2021: 126k Jul 2021: 128k Aug 2021: 122k Sep 2021: 128k Oct 2021: 124k Nov 2021: 128k Dec 2021: 133k Jan 2022: 128k Feb 2022: 120k Mar 2022: 135k Apr 2022: 127k May 2022: 133k Jun 2022: 130k Jul 2022: 128k Aug 2022: 129k Sep 2022: 133k Oct 2022: 137k Nov 2022: 136k Dec 2022: 135k Jan 2023: 136k Feb 2023: 125k Mar 2023: 142k Apr 2023: 128k May 2023: 138k Jun 2023: 141k Jul 2023: 138k Aug 2023: 141k Sep 2023: 140k Oct 2023: 142k Nov 2023: 144k Dec 2023: 141k Jan 2024: 149k Feb 2024: 141k Mar 2024: 144k Apr 2024: 148k May 2024: 153k Jun 2024: 143k Jul 2024: 158k Aug 2024: 153k Sep 2024: 149k Oct 2024: 159k Nov 2024: 153k Dec 2024: 157k Jan 2025: 161k Feb 2025: 145k Mar 2025: 155k Apr 2025: 157k May 2025: 163k Jun 2025: 160k Jul 2025: 171k Aug 2025: 159k Sep 2025: 167k Oct 2025: 173k Nov 2025: 160k Dec 2025: 178k Jan 2026: 172k Feb 2026: 159k Mar 2026: 174k Apr 2026: 171k May 2026: 169k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Drugs used in psychoses and related disorders
  • Presentations 15 shown
  • Average cost / item £3.71
  • Year on year Up 3.9% 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 Aripiprazole this month.

Presentations of Aripiprazole, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Aripiprazole 10mg tablets 0402010ADAAAAAA 63,087 £149,582
Aripiprazole 5mg tablets 0402010ADAAADAD 54,923 £45,603
Aripiprazole 15mg tablets 0402010ADAAABAB 33,622 £26,189
Aripiprazole 2.5mg tablets 0402010ADAAAMAM 6,775 £177,055
Aripiprazole 30mg tablets 0402010ADAAACAC 3,941 £4,845
Aripiprazole 1mg/ml oral solution 0402010ADAAAGAG 3,061 £37,967
Aripiprazole 10mg orodispersible tablets sugar free 0402010ADAAAEAE 1,078 £10,158
Aripiprazole 15mg orodispersible tablets sugar free 0402010ADAAAFAF 646 £5,523
Aripiprazole 1mg/ml oral solution sugar free 0402010ADAAAKAK 628 £80,928
Aripiprazole 1mg tablets 0402010ADAAALAL 578 £40,223
Abilify 10mg tablets 0402010ADBBAAAA 227 £20,515
Abilify 5mg tablets 0402010ADBBADAD 161 £14,197
Abilify 15mg tablets 0402010ADBBABAB 102 £6,112
Abilify 1mg/ml oral solution 0402010ADBBAGAG 33 £5,704
Abilify 10mg orodispersible tablets 0402010ADBBAEAE 10 £1,201

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

Where Aripiprazole is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Aripiprazole volumes.

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

In NHS hospitals

Aripiprazole is also used in NHS secondary care. See the indicative hospital cost, monthly trend and the trusts using it most on the hospital medicines page.

Compare Aripiprazole with

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