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Bendroflumethiazide

Cardiovascular System Diuretics BNF 0202010B0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Bendroflumethiazide was ranked 68th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 361,277 items, down 15.2% on a year earlier.

361,277items -15.2%

Dispensed in May 2026

4,671,238items

Rolling 12 months

£264,847

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Bendroflumethiazide: national items dispensed by month

0 332k 663k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 361,277 Jan 2021: 636k Feb 2021: 596k Mar 2021: 663k Apr 2021: 638k May 2021: 605k Jun 2021: 639k Jul 2021: 632k Aug 2021: 599k Sep 2021: 619k Oct 2021: 583k Nov 2021: 603k Dec 2021: 628k Jan 2022: 579k Feb 2022: 539k Mar 2022: 605k Apr 2022: 564k May 2022: 584k Jun 2022: 558k Jul 2022: 554k Aug 2022: 568k Sep 2022: 551k Oct 2022: 538k Nov 2022: 544k Dec 2022: 549k Jan 2023: 529k Feb 2023: 486k Mar 2023: 547k Apr 2023: 490k May 2023: 519k Jun 2023: 521k Jul 2023: 500k Aug 2023: 509k Sep 2023: 491k Oct 2023: 490k Nov 2023: 489k Dec 2023: 485k Jan 2024: 486k Feb 2024: 455k Mar 2024: 459k Apr 2024: 469k May 2024: 478k Jun 2024: 437k Jul 2024: 473k Aug 2024: 455k Sep 2024: 434k Oct 2024: 455k Nov 2024: 431k Dec 2024: 443k Jan 2025: 442k Feb 2025: 393k Mar 2025: 413k Apr 2025: 415k May 2025: 426k Jun 2025: 403k Jul 2025: 428k Aug 2025: 390k Sep 2025: 403k Oct 2025: 409k Nov 2025: 373k Dec 2025: 410k Jan 2026: 385k Feb 2026: 352k Mar 2026: 384k Apr 2026: 372k May 2026: 361k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Diuretics
  • Presentations 3 shown
  • Average cost / item £0.73
  • Year on year Down 15.2% 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 Bendroflumethiazide this month.

Presentations of Bendroflumethiazide, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Bendroflumethiazide 2.5mg tablets 0202010B0AAABAB 351,608 £255,040
Bendroflumethiazide 5mg tablets 0202010B0AAACAC 9,644 £8,585
Bendroflumethiazide 2.5mg/5ml oral suspension 0202010B0AAAXAX 25 £1,222

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

Where Bendroflumethiazide is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Bendroflumethiazide volumes.

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

Compare Bendroflumethiazide with

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