Capecitabine
Capecitabine was ranked 1777th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 1 items.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Capecitabine: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Cytotoxic drugs
- Presentations 1 shown
- Average cost / item £421.34
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Capecitabine this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capecitabine 500mg tablets | 0801030V0AAAAAA | 1 | £421 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Capecitabine is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Capecitabine volumes.
Top dispensing practices
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
In NHS hospitals
Capecitabine is also used in NHS secondary care. See the indicative hospital cost, monthly trend and the trusts using it most on the hospital medicines page.
Compare Capecitabine with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
Download this data
The monthly series for Capecitabine 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.