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Clopidogrel

Cardiovascular System Antiplatelet drugs BNF 0209000C0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Clopidogrel was the 20th most-dispensed medicine in England in April 2026, with 1,028,487 items, up 3.7% on a year earlier.

1,028,487items +3.7%

Dispensed in April 2026

11,239,817items

Rolling 12 months

£997,861

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Clopidogrel: national items dispensed by month

0 543k 1.1m Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 1,028,487 Jan 2021: 857k Feb 2021: 807k Mar 2021: 904k Apr 2021: 876k May 2021: 840k Jun 2021: 899k Jul 2021: 902k Aug 2021: 868k Sep 2021: 904k Oct 2021: 866k Nov 2021: 900k Dec 2021: 945k Jan 2022: 887k Feb 2022: 832k Mar 2022: 938k Apr 2022: 888k May 2022: 926k Jun 2022: 899k Jul 2022: 898k Aug 2022: 933k Sep 2022: 919k Oct 2022: 910k Nov 2022: 930k Dec 2022: 942k Jan 2023: 929k Feb 2023: 857k Mar 2023: 974k Apr 2023: 881k May 2023: 941k Jun 2023: 957k Jul 2023: 930k Aug 2023: 964k Sep 2023: 939k Oct 2023: 958k Nov 2023: 966k Dec 2023: 960k Jan 2024: 985k Feb 2024: 929k Mar 2024: 943k Apr 2024: 980k May 2024: 1m Jun 2024: 935k Jul 2024: 1m Aug 2024: 991k Sep 2024: 965k Oct 2024: 1m Nov 2024: 980k Dec 2024: 1m Jan 2025: 1m Feb 2025: 923k Mar 2025: 978k Apr 2025: 992k May 2025: 1m Jun 2025: 989k Jul 2025: 1.1m Aug 2025: 980k Sep 2025: 1m Oct 2025: 1.1m Nov 2025: 977k Dec 2025: 1.1m Jan 2026: 1m Feb 2026: 955k Mar 2026: 1m Apr 2026: 1m

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Antiplatelet drugs
  • Presentations 7 shown
  • Average cost / item £0.97
  • Year on year Up 3.7% 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, April 2026

The individual products dispensed under Clopidogrel this month.

Presentations of Clopidogrel, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Clopidogrel 75mg tablets 0209000C0AAAAAA 1,027,216 £943,720
Plavix 75mg tablets 0209000C0BBAAAA 678 £27,060
Clopidogrel 75mg/5ml oral solution 0209000C0AAAJAJ 408 £9,483
Clopidogrel 75mg/5ml oral suspension 0209000C0AAAKAK 59 £2,218
Clopidogrel 25mg/5ml oral suspension 0209000C0AAADAD 45 £12,565
Plavix 300mg tablets 0209000C0BBABAE 41 £1,744
Clopidogrel 1mg/ml oral suspension 0209000C0AAALAL 40 £1,072

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

Where Clopidogrel is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Clopidogrel volumes.

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

Compare Clopidogrel with

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