Aspirin
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Antiplatelet drugs
Aspirin was the 11th most-dispensed medicine in England in March 2026, with 1,717,444 items, up 4.1% on a year earlier.
1,717,444items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£4,780,201
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
20,265,374items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Aspirin: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Aspirin, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Aspirin 75mg dispersible tablets | 1,269,000 | £3,797,270 |
| Aspirin 75mg gastro-resistant tablets | 234,393 | £539,891 |
| Aspirin 75mg tablets | 213,235 | £440,429 |
| Nu-Seals 75 gastro-resistant tablets | 766 | £1,350 |
| Danamep 75mg dispersible tablets | 49 | £81 |
| Aspirin 75mg/5ml oral liquid | 1 | £1,179 |
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