Clopidogrel
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Antiplatelet drugs
Clopidogrel was the 20th most-dispensed medicine in England in March 2026, with 1,044,844 items, up 6.8% on a year earlier.
1,044,844items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£945,308
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
12,225,940items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Clopidogrel: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Clopidogrel, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Clopidogrel 75mg tablets | 1,043,583 | £894,006 |
| Plavix 75mg tablets | 669 | £26,575 |
| Clopidogrel 75mg/5ml oral solution | 406 | £9,368 |
| Clopidogrel 75mg/5ml oral suspension | 56 | £2,106 |
| Plavix 300mg tablets | 51 | £2,338 |
| Clopidogrel 1mg/ml oral suspension | 43 | £870 |
| Clopidogrel 25mg/5ml oral suspension | 36 | £10,046 |
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