Cimetidine
Gastro-Intestinal System
Antisecretory drugs and mucosal protectants
BNF 0103010D0
Data updated May 2026
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Cimetidine was ranked 585th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 5,904 items, down 9.6% on a year earlier.
5,904items
-9.6%
Dispensed in May 2026
74,104items
Rolling 12 months
£50,077
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Cimetidine: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Antisecretory drugs and mucosal protectants
- Presentations 5 shown
- Average cost / item £8.48
- Year on year Down 9.6% 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, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Cimetidine this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cimetidine 400mg tablets | 0103010D0AAABAB | 4,286 | £23,646 |
| Cimetidine 200mg tablets | 0103010D0AAAAAA | 1,191 | £8,022 |
| Tagamet 200mg/5ml syrup | 0103010D0BBADAD | 289 | £8,596 |
| Cimetidine 200mg/5ml oral solution sugar free | 0103010D0AAALAL | 119 | £9,376 |
| Cimetidine 800mg tablets | 0103010D0AAACAC | 19 | £437 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Cimetidine is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Cimetidine volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Cimetidine with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.