Atenolol
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Beta-adrenoceptor blocking drugs
Atenolol was ranked 91st of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 300,715 items, down 5.5% on a year earlier.
300,715items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£210,216
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
3,713,417items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Atenolol: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Atenolol, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Atenolol 50mg tablets | 158,158 | £104,299 |
| Atenolol 25mg tablets | 103,802 | £69,639 |
| Atenolol 100mg tablets | 36,931 | £22,471 |
| Atenolol 25mg/5ml oral solution sugar free | 1,665 | £10,674 |
| Tenormin LS 50mg tablets | 156 | £2,757 |
| Atenolol 25mg/5ml oral liquid | 3 | £376 |
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