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Betahistine hydrochloride

Central Nervous System Drugs used in nausea and vertigo BNF 0406000B0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Betahistine hydrochloride was ranked 147th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 139,013 items, down 4.4% on a year earlier.

139,013items -4.4%

Dispensed in May 2026

1,428,841items

Rolling 12 months

£199,261

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Betahistine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

0 77k 154k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jul 2026 153,902 Jan 2021: 133k Feb 2021: 126k Mar 2021: 142k Apr 2021: 136k May 2021: 131k Jun 2021: 140k Jul 2021: 140k Aug 2021: 135k Sep 2021: 140k Oct 2021: 133k Nov 2021: 138k Dec 2021: 143k Jan 2022: 134k Feb 2022: 127k Mar 2022: 143k Apr 2022: 133k May 2022: 139k Jun 2022: 136k Jul 2022: 135k Aug 2022: 140k Sep 2022: 139k Oct 2022: 137k Nov 2022: 140k Dec 2022: 139k Jan 2023: 139k Feb 2023: 129k Mar 2023: 146k Apr 2023: 131k May 2023: 141k Jun 2023: 143k Jul 2023: 139k Aug 2023: 143k Sep 2023: 141k Oct 2023: 142k Nov 2023: 143k Dec 2023: 141k Jan 2024: 144k Feb 2024: 136k Mar 2024: 138k Apr 2024: 142k May 2024: 146k Jun 2024: 137k Jul 2024: 149k Aug 2024: 144k Sep 2024: 140k Oct 2024: 148k Nov 2024: 141k Dec 2024: 144k Jan 2025: 146k Feb 2025: 131k Mar 2025: 139k Apr 2025: 141k May 2025: 145k Jun 2025: 141k Jul 2025: 151k Aug 2025: 139k Sep 2025: 147k Oct 2025: 150k Nov 2025: 137k Dec 2025: 151k Jan 2026: 144k Feb 2026: 133k Mar 2026: 146k Apr 2026: 143k May 2026: 139k Jun 2026: 146k Jul 2026: 154k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Drugs used in nausea and vertigo
  • Presentations 7 shown
  • Average cost / item £1.43
  • Year on year Down 4.4% 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 Betahistine hydrochloride this month.

Presentations of Betahistine hydrochloride, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Betahistine 16mg tablets 0406000B0AAABAB 81,822 £119,689
Betahistine 8mg tablets 0406000B0AAAAAA 55,367 £57,186
Serc 16mg tablets 0406000B0BBABAB 953 £14,686
Betahistine 24mg tablets 0406000B0AAAHAH 483 £3,611
Serc 8mg tablets 0406000B0BBAAAA 371 £3,009
Betahistine 8mg/5ml oral suspension 0406000B0AAAGAG 16 £1,044
Betahistine 8mg/5ml oral solution 0406000B0AAADAD 1 £36

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

Where Betahistine hydrochloride is dispensed

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

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

Compare Betahistine hydrochloride with

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

Download this data

The monthly series for Betahistine hydrochloride 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.