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Dexamfetamine sulfate

Central Nervous System CNS stimulants and drugs used for ADHD BNF 0404000L0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Dexamfetamine sulfate was ranked 356th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 27,404 items, up 37.1% on a year earlier.

27,404items +37.1%

Dispensed in May 2026

277,562items

Rolling 12 months

£1,588,698

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Dexamfetamine sulfate: 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 CNS stimulants and drugs used for ADHD
  • Presentations 8 shown
  • Average cost / item £57.97
  • Year on year Up 37.1% 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 Dexamfetamine sulfate this month.

Presentations of Dexamfetamine sulfate, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Dexamfetamine 5mg tablets 0404000L0AAAJAJ 12,846 £541,694
Amfexa 10mg tablets 0404000L0BGABBN 9,757 £613,911
Amfexa 5mg tablets 0404000L0BGAAAJ 2,447 £79,355
Amfexa 20mg tablets 0404000L0BGACBP 2,264 £317,647
Dexamfetamine 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free 0404000L0AABMBM 83 £30,643
Dexamfetamine 5mg/5ml oral liquid 0404000L0AAAMAM 5 £1,828
Adderall XR 30mg capsules 0404000L0BFADAY 1 £3,199
Adderall XR 20mg capsules 0404000L0BFAEAF 1 £420

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

Where Dexamfetamine sulfate is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Dexamfetamine sulfate volumes.

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

Compare Dexamfetamine sulfate with

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