Medicines
Gastro-Intestinal System
Antispasmodics and other drugs altering gut motility
Belladonna alkaloids

Belladonna alkaloids

Name: Belladonna alkaloids NHS prescribing in England
Creator: PharmaInsight
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Gastro-Intestinal System Antispasmodics and other drugs altering gut motility BNF 0102000H0

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Belladonna alkaloids was ranked 1099th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 245 items, up 17.8% on a year earlier.

245items +17.8%

Dispensed in May 2026

2,230items

Rolling 12 months

£4,950

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Belladonna alkaloids: national items dispensed by month

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

Therapeutic class Antispasmodics and other drugs altering gut motility
Presentations 2 shown
Average cost / item £20.21
Year on year Up 17.8% 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.

Where Belladonna alkaloids is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Belladonna alkaloids volumes.

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Top dispensing practices

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

Compare Belladonna alkaloids with

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

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The monthly series for Belladonna alkaloids 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.

Presentation	BNF code	Items	Net ingredient cost
Belladonna medicated plaster 9.5cm x 12.5cm	0102000H0AAAMAM	136	£1,839
Belladonna medicated plaster 28cm x 17.5cm	0102000H0AAANAN	109	£3,111