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Carbimazole

Endocrine System Thyroid and antithyroid drugs BNF 0602020D0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Carbimazole was ranked 224th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 66,694 items, up 6.6% on a year earlier.

66,694items +6.6%

Dispensed in April 2026

727,300items

Rolling 12 months

£191,492

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Carbimazole: national items dispensed by month

0 35k 70k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 66,694 Jan 2021: 51k Feb 2021: 49k Mar 2021: 55k Apr 2021: 53k May 2021: 51k Jun 2021: 54k Jul 2021: 55k Aug 2021: 52k Sep 2021: 55k Oct 2021: 52k Nov 2021: 54k Dec 2021: 57k Jan 2022: 53k Feb 2022: 50k Mar 2022: 57k Apr 2022: 53k May 2022: 56k Jun 2022: 54k Jul 2022: 55k Aug 2022: 56k Sep 2022: 56k Oct 2022: 56k Nov 2022: 57k Dec 2022: 57k Jan 2023: 57k Feb 2023: 52k Mar 2023: 60k Apr 2023: 54k May 2023: 58k Jun 2023: 59k Jul 2023: 58k Aug 2023: 59k Sep 2023: 58k Oct 2023: 59k Nov 2023: 59k Dec 2023: 59k Jan 2024: 61k Feb 2024: 57k Mar 2024: 58k Apr 2024: 60k May 2024: 62k Jun 2024: 59k Jul 2024: 64k Aug 2024: 62k Sep 2024: 61k Oct 2024: 64k Nov 2024: 62k Dec 2024: 64k Jan 2025: 65k Feb 2025: 59k Mar 2025: 63k Apr 2025: 63k May 2025: 66k Jun 2025: 64k Jul 2025: 68k Aug 2025: 63k Sep 2025: 67k Oct 2025: 68k Nov 2025: 63k Dec 2025: 70k Jan 2026: 67k Feb 2026: 62k Mar 2026: 68k Apr 2026: 67k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Thyroid and antithyroid drugs
  • Presentations 6 shown
  • Average cost / item £2.87
  • Year on year Up 6.6% 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, April 2026

The individual products dispensed under Carbimazole this month.

Presentations of Carbimazole, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Carbimazole 5mg tablets 0602020D0AAAAAA 54,191 £37,324
Carbimazole 20mg tablets 0602020D0AAABAB 8,725 £6,926
Carbimazole 10mg tablets 0602020D0AAAYAY 3,254 £83,697
Carbimazole 15mg tablets 0602020D0AAAZAZ 469 £52,708
Carbimazole 10mg/5ml oral suspension 0602020D0AAAWAW 42 £2,576
Carbimazole 5mg/5ml oral liquid 0602020D0AAAKAK 13 £8,260

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

Where Carbimazole is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Carbimazole volumes.

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

Compare Carbimazole with

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