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Edoxaban

Cardiovascular System Anticoagulants and protamine BNF 0208020AA
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Edoxaban was ranked 84th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 293,702 items, down 23.0% on a year earlier.

293,702items -23%

Dispensed in May 2026

3,961,552items

Rolling 12 months

£14,546,938

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Edoxaban: national items dispensed by month

0 212k 424k Jan 2021 Dec 2021 Oct 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 293,702 Jan 2021: 139k Feb 2021: 133k Mar 2021: 152k Apr 2021: 150k May 2021: 146k Jun 2021: 157k Jul 2021: 160k Aug 2021: 156k Sep 2021: 164k Oct 2021: 160k Dec 2021: 179k Jan 2022: 169k Feb 2022: 161k Mar 2022: 185k Apr 2022: 180k May 2022: 194k Jun 2022: 197k Jul 2022: 206k Aug 2022: 224k Sep 2022: 232k Oct 2022: 239k Nov 2022: 259k Dec 2022: 275k Jan 2023: 282k Feb 2023: 278k Mar 2023: 345k Apr 2023: 322k May 2023: 353k Jun 2023: 364k Jul 2023: 363k Aug 2023: 381k Sep 2023: 376k Oct 2023: 387k Nov 2023: 395k Dec 2023: 398k Jan 2024: 407k Feb 2024: 385k Mar 2024: 395k Apr 2024: 408k May 2024: 419k Jun 2024: 389k Jul 2024: 424k Aug 2024: 409k Sep 2024: 396k Oct 2024: 417k Nov 2024: 397k Dec 2024: 409k Jan 2025: 407k Feb 2025: 364k Mar 2025: 380k Apr 2025: 377k May 2025: 382k Jun 2025: 360k Jul 2025: 373k Aug 2025: 339k Sep 2025: 348k Oct 2025: 349k Nov 2025: 316k Dec 2025: 345k Jan 2026: 322k Feb 2026: 294k Mar 2026: 316k Apr 2026: 308k May 2026: 294k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Anticoagulants and protamine
  • Presentations 3 shown
  • Average cost / item £49.53
  • Year on year Down 23.0% 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 Edoxaban this month.

Presentations of Edoxaban, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Lixiana 60mg tablets 0208020AABBACAC 170,760 £9,165,471
Lixiana 30mg tablets 0208020AABBABAB 122,529 £5,361,578
Lixiana 15mg tablets 0208020AABBAAAA 413 £19,889

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

Where Edoxaban is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Edoxaban volumes.

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

Compare Edoxaban with

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