Azathioprine
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Drugs affecting the immune response
Azathioprine was ranked 250th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 53,329 items, down 4.4% on a year earlier.
53,329items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£141,841
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
655,823items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Azathioprine: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Azathioprine, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Azathioprine 50mg tablets | 38,259 | £50,711 |
| Azathioprine 25mg tablets | 12,625 | £18,125 |
| Azathioprine 100mg tablets | 1,569 | £29,332 |
| Azathioprine 75mg tablets | 712 | £9,474 |
| Jayempi 10mg/ml oral suspension | 64 | £22,750 |
| Imuran 50mg tablets | 51 | £94 |
| Imuran 25mg tablets | 20 | £104 |
| Azathioprine 50mg/5ml oral solution | 8 | £4,368 |
| Azathioprine 50mg/5ml oral suspension | 7 | £1,413 |
| Azathioprine 100mg/5ml oral suspension | 6 | £2,247 |
| Azathioprine 25mg/5ml oral suspension | 4 | £1,671 |
| Azathioprine 25mg/5ml oral solution | 2 | £752 |
| Azathioprine 30mg/5ml oral liquid | 1 | £609 |
| Azathioprine 20mg/5ml oral suspension | 1 | £192 |
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