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Azathioprine

Malignant Disease and Immunosuppression Drugs affecting the immune response BNF 0802010G0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Azathioprine was ranked 250th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 51,379 items, down 10.1% on a year earlier.

51,379items -10.1%

Dispensed in May 2026

646,880items

Rolling 12 months

£163,594

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Azathioprine: national items dispensed by month

0 35k 70k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 51,379 Jan 2021: 67k Feb 2021: 62k Mar 2021: 69k Apr 2021: 67k May 2021: 63k Jun 2021: 68k Jul 2021: 68k Aug 2021: 65k Sep 2021: 68k Oct 2021: 64k Nov 2021: 66k Dec 2021: 70k Jan 2022: 65k Feb 2022: 61k Mar 2022: 68k Apr 2022: 64k May 2022: 67k Jun 2022: 64k Jul 2022: 65k Aug 2022: 65k Sep 2022: 65k Oct 2022: 64k Nov 2022: 65k Dec 2022: 65k Jan 2023: 64k Feb 2023: 59k Mar 2023: 67k Apr 2023: 60k May 2023: 64k Jun 2023: 65k Jul 2023: 63k Aug 2023: 64k Sep 2023: 62k Oct 2023: 63k Nov 2023: 63k Dec 2023: 63k Jan 2024: 63k Feb 2024: 59k Mar 2024: 59k Apr 2024: 61k May 2024: 62k Jun 2024: 58k Jul 2024: 63k Aug 2024: 59k Sep 2024: 58k Oct 2024: 60k Nov 2024: 57k Dec 2024: 59k Jan 2025: 60k Feb 2025: 53k Mar 2025: 56k Apr 2025: 56k May 2025: 57k Jun 2025: 55k Jul 2025: 58k Aug 2025: 53k Sep 2025: 55k Oct 2025: 56k Nov 2025: 52k Dec 2025: 57k Jan 2026: 55k Feb 2026: 49k Mar 2026: 53k Apr 2026: 52k May 2026: 51k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Drugs affecting the immune response
  • Presentations 14 shown
  • Average cost / item £3.18
  • Year on year Down 10.1% 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 Azathioprine this month.

Presentations of Azathioprine, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Azathioprine 50mg tablets 0802010G0AAAEAE 36,679 £64,938
Azathioprine 25mg tablets 0802010G0AAADAD 12,170 £19,492
Azathioprine 100mg tablets 0802010G0AACNCN 1,664 £30,078
Azathioprine 75mg tablets 0802010G0AACMCM 735 £9,832
Jayempi 10mg/ml oral suspension 0802010G0BIAACP 76 £28,000
Imuran 50mg tablets 0802010G0BCABAE 13 £91
Azathioprine 50mg/5ml oral suspension 0802010G0AACHCH 12 £3,086
Imuran 25mg tablets 0802010G0BCAAAD 11 £63
Azathioprine 50mg/5ml oral solution 0802010G0AAAPAP 8 £2,401
Azathioprine 25mg/5ml oral suspension 0802010G0AACICI 4 £1,204
Azathioprine 100mg/5ml oral suspension 0802010G0AACJCJ 4 £2,306
Azathioprine 10mg/5ml oral liquid 0802010G0AAARAR 1 £499
Azathioprine 75mg/5ml oral liquid 0802010G0AAATAT 1 £994
Azathioprine 30mg/5ml oral liquid 0802010G0AABCBC 1 £609

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

Where Azathioprine is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Azathioprine volumes.

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

Compare Azathioprine with

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