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Baclofen

Musculoskeletal and Joint Diseases Drugs used in neuromuscular disorders BNF 1002020C0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Baclofen was ranked 161st of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 118,174 items, down 0.8% on a year earlier.

118,174items -0.8%

Dispensed in May 2026

1,191,761items

Rolling 12 months

£278,654

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Baclofen: national items dispensed by month

0 63k 127k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jul 2026 54,572 Jan 2021: 98k Feb 2021: 93k Mar 2021: 104k Apr 2021: 101k May 2021: 97k Jun 2021: 103k Jul 2021: 103k Aug 2021: 99k Sep 2021: 103k Oct 2021: 99k Nov 2021: 103k Dec 2021: 107k Jan 2022: 102k Feb 2022: 95k Mar 2022: 107k Apr 2022: 101k May 2022: 106k Jun 2022: 103k Jul 2022: 103k Aug 2022: 106k Sep 2022: 105k Oct 2022: 103k Nov 2022: 107k Dec 2022: 107k Jan 2023: 107k Feb 2023: 99k Mar 2023: 112k Apr 2023: 101k May 2023: 109k Jun 2023: 111k Jul 2023: 108k Aug 2023: 111k Sep 2023: 108k Oct 2023: 110k Nov 2023: 112k Dec 2023: 111k Jan 2024: 114k Feb 2024: 108k Mar 2024: 109k Apr 2024: 114k May 2024: 116k Jun 2024: 109k Jul 2024: 119k Aug 2024: 114k Sep 2024: 112k Oct 2024: 119k Nov 2024: 113k Dec 2024: 117k Jan 2025: 120k Feb 2025: 107k Mar 2025: 114k Apr 2025: 115k May 2025: 119k Jun 2025: 116k Jul 2025: 124k Aug 2025: 114k Sep 2025: 119k Oct 2025: 123k Nov 2025: 114k Dec 2025: 127k Jan 2026: 121k Feb 2026: 112k Mar 2026: 122k Apr 2026: 122k May 2026: 118k Jun 2026: 125k Jul 2026: 55k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Drugs used in neuromuscular disorders
  • Presentations 10 shown
  • Average cost / item £2.36
  • Year on year Down 0.8% 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 Baclofen this month.

Presentations of Baclofen, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Baclofen 10mg tablets 1002020C0AAAIAI 102,896 £126,491
Baclofen 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free 1002020C0AAABAB 12,827 £116,871
Baclofen 5mg tablets 1002020C0AABIBI 1,840 £16,873
Lyflex 5mg/5ml oral solution 1002020C0BEAAAB 189 £6,605
Baclofen 10mg/5ml oral solution sugar free 1002020C0AABGBG 170 £9,498
Baclofen 20mg tablets 1002020C0AABHBH 191 £543
Lioresal 10mg tablets 1002020C0BBAAAI 54 £868
Lioresal 5mg/5ml liquid 1002020C0BBABAB 4 £165
Baclofen 5mg/5ml oral suspension 1002020C0AAA1A1 2 £36
Baclofen 20mg/5ml oral liquid 1002020C0AABDBD 1 £704

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

Where Baclofen is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Baclofen volumes.

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

Compare Baclofen with

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

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The monthly series for Baclofen is in this page's CSV. For the ranked national series across every medicine, with the method and caveats documented, see the most-prescribed medicines dataset in our open data catalogue.