Cimetidine

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Antisecretory drugs and mucosal protectants

Data updated March 2026

Cimetidine was ranked 596th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 5,738 items, down 10.5% on a year earlier.

5,738items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£49,579

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

75,132items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Cimetidine: national items dispensed by month

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

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Top presentations, March 2026

The individual products dispensed under Cimetidine, by items this month.

Presentations of Cimetidine, March 2026
Presentation	Items	Net ingredient cost
Cimetidine 400mg tablets	3,856	£18,391
Cimetidine 200mg tablets	1,435	£12,645
Tagamet 200mg/5ml syrup	287	£8,344
Cimetidine 200mg/5ml oral solution sugar free	119	£9,305
Cimetidine 800mg tablets	41	£894

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