Medicines
Ear, Nose and Oropharynx
Drugs acting on the nose
Azelastine hydrochloride

Azelastine hydrochloride

Ear, Nose and Oropharynx Drugs acting on the nose BNF 1202010A0

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Azelastine hydrochloride was ranked 603rd of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 5,446 items, down 10.6% on a year earlier.

5,446items -10.6%

Dispensed in May 2026

58,809items

Rolling 12 months

£64,269

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Azelastine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

Therapeutic class Drugs acting on the nose
Presentations 2 shown
Average cost / item £11.80
Year on year Down 10.6% 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.

Where Azelastine hydrochloride is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Azelastine hydrochloride volumes.

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Top dispensing practices

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

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