Dabigatran etexilate
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Anticoagulants and protamine
Dabigatran etexilate was ranked 405th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 19,701 items, down 4.4% on a year earlier.
19,701items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£191,495
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
243,088items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Dabigatran etexilate: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Dabigatran etexilate, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Dabigatran etexilate 150mg capsules | 9,986 | £93,088 |
| Dabigatran etexilate 110mg capsules | 9,294 | £72,451 |
| Pradaxa 150mg capsules | 191 | £11,320 |
| Pradaxa 110mg capsules | 165 | £9,430 |
| Dabigatran etexilate 75mg capsules | 58 | £3,422 |
| Pradaxa 75mg capsules | 3 | £434 |
| Pradaxa 110mg granules sachets | 3 | £1,080 |
| Pradaxa 150mg granules sachets | 1 | £270 |
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