Aspirin
Cardiovascular System
Antiplatelet drugs
BNF 0209000A0
Data updated May 2026
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Aspirin was the 11th most-dispensed medicine in England in May 2026, with 1,648,365 items, down 4.1% on a year earlier.
1,648,365items
-4.1%
Dispensed in May 2026
20,211,451items
Rolling 12 months
£4,592,082
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Aspirin: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Antiplatelet drugs
- Presentations 6 shown
- Average cost / item £2.79
- Year on year Down 4.1% 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 Aspirin this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspirin 75mg dispersible tablets | 0209000A0AAABAB | 1,216,844 | £3,694,270 |
| Aspirin 75mg gastro-resistant tablets | 0209000A0AAAKAK | 224,861 | £520,255 |
| Aspirin 75mg tablets | 0209000A0AAAJAJ | 206,424 | £375,714 |
| Nu-Seals 75 gastro-resistant tablets | 0209000A0BFAAAK | 213 | £367 |
| Danamep 75mg dispersible tablets | 0209000A0BQAAAB | 22 | £44 |
| Aspirin 75mg/5ml oral liquid | 0209000A0AABGBG | 1 | £1,433 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Aspirin is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Aspirin volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
- Modality Partnership (awc) 34,758
- Granta Medical Practices 21,877
- Holderness Health 17,613
- Beacon Medical Practice 16,615
- James Street Group Pract 15,606
- The Ridings Medical Group 14,648
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Aspirin with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.