Medicines
Central Nervous System
Drugs for dementia
Donepezil hydrochloride

Donepezil hydrochloride

Central Nervous System Drugs for dementia BNF 0411000D0

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Donepezil hydrochloride was ranked 127th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 171,759 items, down 2.3% on a year earlier.

171,759items -2.3%

Dispensed in May 2026

2,113,359items

Rolling 12 months

£435,683

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Donepezil hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

Therapeutic class Drugs for dementia
Presentations 12 shown
Average cost / item £2.54
Year on year Down 2.3% 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 Donepezil hydrochloride this month.

Presentations of Donepezil hydrochloride, May 2026
Presentation	BNF code	Items	Net ingredient cost
Donepezil 10mg tablets	0411000D0AAABAB	124,970	£109,765
Donepezil 5mg tablets	0411000D0AAAAAA	42,348	£29,207
Donepezil 10mg orodispersible tablets sugar free	0411000D0AAAEAE	2,650	£161,869
Donepezil 5mg orodispersible tablets sugar free	0411000D0AAADAD	1,238	£47,772
Donepezil 1mg/ml oral solution sugar free	0411000D0AAAJAJ	358	£75,346
Apozyl 10mg orodispersible tablets	0411000D0BCABAE	65	£3,998
Aricept Evess 10mg orodispersible tablets	0411000D0BBADAE	59	£4,536
Aricept 10mg tablets	0411000D0BBABAB	34	£1,908
Apozyl 5mg orodispersible tablets	0411000D0BCAAAD	27	£678
Aricept 5mg tablets	0411000D0BBAAAA	5	£269
Aricept Evess 5mg orodispersible tablets	0411000D0BBACAD	4	£274
Donepezil 10mg orodispersible tablets	0411000D0AAAIAI	1	£63

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

Where Donepezil hydrochloride is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Donepezil hydrochloride volumes.

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Top dispensing practices

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

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