Donepezil hydrochloride
Donepezil hydrochloride was ranked 128th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 171,759 items, down 2.3% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
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
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Donepezil hydrochloride this month.
| 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.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
- Modality Partnership (awc) 3,108
- The Medical Group 2,579
- Lakeside Healthcare Stamford 1,488
- The Swan Practice 1,391
- Park Surgery 1,388
- The Roxton Practice 1,388
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Donepezil hydrochloride with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
Download this data
The monthly series for Donepezil hydrochloride is in this page's CSV. For the ranked national series across every medicine, with the method and caveats documented, see the most-prescribed medicines dataset in our open data catalogue.