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Dabigatran etexilate

Cardiovascular System Anticoagulants and protamine BNF 0208020X0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Dabigatran etexilate was ranked 405th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 18,716 items, down 11.9% on a year earlier.

18,716items -11.9%

Dispensed in May 2026

197,198items

Rolling 12 months

£131,307

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Dabigatran etexilate: 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 Anticoagulants and protamine
  • Presentations 9 shown
  • Average cost / item £7.02
  • Year on year Down 11.9% 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 Dabigatran etexilate this month.

Presentations of Dabigatran etexilate, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Dabigatran etexilate 150mg capsules 0208020X0AAACAC 9,366 £57,375
Dabigatran etexilate 110mg capsules 0208020X0AAABAB 8,924 £47,486
Pradaxa 150mg capsules 0208020X0BBACAC 192 £11,929
Pradaxa 110mg capsules 0208020X0BBABAB 166 £9,238
Dabigatran etexilate 75mg capsules 0208020X0AAAAAA 58 £3,341
Pradaxa 75mg capsules 0208020X0BBAAAA 4 £255
Pradaxa 110mg granules sachets 0208020X0BBAHAH 4 £1,350
Pradaxa 50mg granules sachets 0208020X0BBAGAG 1 £63
Pradaxa 150mg granules sachets 0208020X0BBAIAI 1 £270

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

Where Dabigatran etexilate is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Dabigatran etexilate volumes.

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

Compare Dabigatran etexilate with

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

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The monthly series for Dabigatran etexilate is in this page's CSV. For the ranked national series across every medicine, with the method and caveats documented, see the most-prescribed medicines dataset in our open data catalogue.