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Cinnarizine

Central Nervous System Drugs used in nausea and vertigo BNF 0406000D0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Cinnarizine was ranked 357th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 24,656 items, down 6.4% on a year earlier.

24,656items -6.4%

Dispensed in May 2026

310,562items

Rolling 12 months

£78,214

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Cinnarizine: 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 nausea and vertigo
  • Presentations 2 shown
  • Average cost / item £3.17
  • Year on year Down 6.4% 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 Cinnarizine this month.

Presentations of Cinnarizine, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Cinnarizine 15mg tablets 0406000D0AAAAAA 24,356 £71,997
Stugeron 15mg tablets 0406000D0BBAAAA 300 £6,217

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

Where Cinnarizine is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Cinnarizine volumes.

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

Compare Cinnarizine with

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