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Celecoxib

Musculoskeletal and Joint Diseases Drugs used in rheumatic diseases and gout BNF 1001010AH
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Celecoxib was ranked 295th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 38,218 items, up 2.4% on a year earlier.

38,218items +2.4%

Dispensed in May 2026

376,474items

Rolling 12 months

£88,430

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Celecoxib: national items dispensed by month

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Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Drugs used in rheumatic diseases and gout
  • Presentations 4 shown
  • Average cost / item £2.31
  • Year on year Up 2.4% 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 Celecoxib this month.

Presentations of Celecoxib, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Celecoxib 100mg capsules 1001010AHAAAAAA 22,782 £39,774
Celecoxib 200mg capsules 1001010AHAAABAB 15,098 £39,268
Celebrex 100mg capsules 1001010AHBBAAAA 203 £4,711
Celebrex 200mg capsules 1001010AHBBABAB 135 £4,677

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

Where Celecoxib is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Celecoxib volumes.

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

Compare Celecoxib with

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

Download this data

The monthly series for Celecoxib 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.