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Bumetanide

Cardiovascular System Diuretics BNF 0202020D0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Bumetanide was ranked 137th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 155,698 items, down 4.7% on a year earlier.

155,698items -4.7%

Dispensed in May 2026

1,909,607items

Rolling 12 months

£1,211,213

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Bumetanide: national items dispensed by month

0 85k 170k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 155,698 Jan 2021: 147k Feb 2021: 137k Mar 2021: 155k Apr 2021: 151k May 2021: 146k Jun 2021: 157k Jul 2021: 159k Aug 2021: 152k Sep 2021: 158k Oct 2021: 151k Nov 2021: 156k Dec 2021: 163k Jan 2022: 153k Feb 2022: 144k Mar 2022: 163k Apr 2022: 154k May 2022: 162k Jun 2022: 157k Jul 2022: 158k Aug 2022: 163k Sep 2022: 159k Oct 2022: 157k Nov 2022: 160k Dec 2022: 160k Jan 2023: 158k Feb 2023: 145k Mar 2023: 167k Apr 2023: 151k May 2023: 162k Jun 2023: 165k Jul 2023: 162k Aug 2023: 164k Sep 2023: 162k Oct 2023: 163k Nov 2023: 160k Dec 2023: 156k Jan 2024: 157k Feb 2024: 148k Mar 2024: 150k Apr 2024: 156k May 2024: 160k Jun 2024: 151k Jul 2024: 165k Aug 2024: 159k Sep 2024: 154k Oct 2024: 163k Nov 2024: 155k Dec 2024: 160k Jan 2025: 161k Feb 2025: 146k Mar 2025: 155k Apr 2025: 158k May 2025: 163k Jun 2025: 160k Jul 2025: 170k Aug 2025: 155k Sep 2025: 160k Oct 2025: 164k Nov 2025: 151k Dec 2025: 168k Jan 2026: 159k Feb 2026: 147k Mar 2026: 161k Apr 2026: 159k May 2026: 156k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Diuretics
  • Presentations 3 shown
  • Average cost / item £7.78
  • Year on year Down 4.7% 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 Bumetanide this month.

Presentations of Bumetanide, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Bumetanide 1mg tablets 0202020D0AAAEAE 154,559 £1,081,127
Bumetanide 5mg tablets 0202020D0AAAFAF 1,020 £76,259
Bumetanide 1mg/5ml oral solution sugar free 0202020D0AAADAD 119 £53,827

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

Where Bumetanide is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Bumetanide volumes.

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

Compare Bumetanide with

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