Desmopressin acetate
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Hypothalamic and pituitary hormones and anti, oestrogens
Desmopressin acetate was ranked 343rd of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 29,877 items, up 7.0% on a year earlier.
29,877items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£1,273,789
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
344,590items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Desmopressin acetate: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Desmopressin acetate, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Desmopressin 200microgram tablets | 9,621 | £282,386 |
| Desmopressin 100microgram tablets | 4,129 | £220,392 |
| Desmopressin 120microgram oral lyophilisates sugar free | 2,874 | £146,652 |
| Desmopressin 120microgram sublingual tablets sugar free | 2,289 | £58,781 |
| Desmopressin 240microgram oral lyophilisates sugar free | 1,856 | £133,405 |
| Desmopressin 240microgram sublingual tablets sugar free | 1,593 | £62,913 |
| DesmoMelt 120microgram oral lyophilisates | 1,573 | £77,570 |
| Noqdirna 50microgram oral lyophilisates | 1,233 | £27,621 |
| DesmoMelt 240microgram oral lyophilisates | 1,112 | £79,644 |
| Noqdirna 25microgram oral lyophilisates | 929 | £17,474 |
| Demovo 360micrograms/ml oral solution | 897 | £31,002 |
| Desmopressin 10micrograms/dose nasal spray | 618 | £49,745 |
| DDAVP 0.1mg tablets | 451 | £28,546 |
| DDAVP Melt 60microgram oral lyophilisates | 269 | £12,325 |
| Desmopressin 60microgram sublingual tablets sugar free | 182 | £5,586 |
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