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Dimenhydrinate/cinnarizine

Central Nervous System Drugs used in nausea and vertigo BNF 0406000AC
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Dimenhydrinate/cinnarizine was ranked 1070th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 250 items, down 14.1% on a year earlier.

250items -14.1%

Dispensed in May 2026

3,082items

Rolling 12 months

£4,699

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Dimenhydrinate/cinnarizine: national items dispensed by month

0 235 470 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 250 Jan 2021: 415 Feb 2021: 397 Mar 2021: 470 Apr 2021: 420 May 2021: 418 Jun 2021: 430 Jul 2021: 431 Aug 2021: 414 Sep 2021: 433 Oct 2021: 441 Nov 2021: 442 Dec 2021: 440 Jan 2022: 409 Feb 2022: 418 Mar 2022: 463 Apr 2022: 425 May 2022: 426 Jun 2022: 429 Jul 2022: 449 Aug 2022: 436 Sep 2022: 457 Oct 2022: 436 Nov 2022: 409 Dec 2022: 412 Jan 2023: 447 Feb 2023: 394 Mar 2023: 426 Apr 2023: 395 May 2023: 444 Jun 2023: 433 Jul 2023: 413 Aug 2023: 430 Sep 2023: 434 Oct 2023: 418 Nov 2023: 397 Dec 2023: 408 Jan 2024: 412 Feb 2024: 384 Mar 2024: 390 Apr 2024: 392 May 2024: 412 Jun 2024: 364 Jul 2024: 421 Aug 2024: 371 Sep 2024: 398 Oct 2024: 407 Nov 2024: 361 Dec 2024: 330 Jan 2025: 316 Feb 2025: 286 Mar 2025: 300 Apr 2025: 288 May 2025: 291 Jun 2025: 287 Jul 2025: 311 Sep 2025: 277 Oct 2025: 285 Nov 2025: 271 Dec 2025: 289 Jan 2026: 286 Feb 2026: 259 Mar 2026: 267 Apr 2026: 300 May 2026: 250

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Drugs used in nausea and vertigo
  • Presentations 2 shown
  • Average cost / item £18.80
  • Year on year Down 14.1% 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 Dimenhydrinate/cinnarizine this month.

Presentations of Dimenhydrinate/cinnarizine, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Cinnarizine 20mg / Dimenhydrinate 40mg tablets 0406000ACAAAAAA 248 £4,659
Arlevert tablets 0406000ACBBAAAA 2 £40

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

Where Dimenhydrinate/cinnarizine is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Dimenhydrinate/cinnarizine volumes.

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

Compare Dimenhydrinate/cinnarizine with

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