Donepezil hydrochloride
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Drugs for dementia
Donepezil hydrochloride was ranked 127th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 177,911 items, up 6.1% on a year earlier.
177,911items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£481,987
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
2,111,868items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Donepezil hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Donepezil hydrochloride, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Donepezil 10mg tablets | 129,560 | £99,095 |
| Donepezil 5mg tablets | 43,875 | £26,486 |
| Donepezil 10mg orodispersible tablets sugar free | 2,627 | £211,947 |
| Donepezil 5mg orodispersible tablets sugar free | 1,268 | £53,029 |
| Donepezil 1mg/ml oral solution sugar free | 352 | £77,770 |
| Aricept Evess 10mg orodispersible tablets | 82 | £5,878 |
| Apozyl 10mg orodispersible tablets | 67 | £4,279 |
| Aricept 10mg tablets | 37 | £2,067 |
| Apozyl 5mg orodispersible tablets | 34 | £884 |
| Aricept 5mg tablets | 7 | £419 |
| Aricept Evess 5mg orodispersible tablets | 2 | £135 |
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