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Entecavir

Infections Antiviral drugs BNF 0503031B0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Entecavir was ranked 1078th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 279 items, down 2.4% on a year earlier.

279items -2.4%

Dispensed in May 2026

3,325items

Rolling 12 months

£138,668

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Entecavir: national items dispensed by month

0 150 300 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 279 Jan 2021: 117 Feb 2021: 130 Mar 2021: 132 Apr 2021: 148 May 2021: 144 Jun 2021: 136 Jul 2021: 133 Aug 2021: 133 Sep 2021: 153 Oct 2021: 152 Nov 2021: 157 Dec 2021: 149 Jan 2022: 158 Feb 2022: 148 Mar 2022: 170 Apr 2022: 161 May 2022: 172 Jun 2022: 167 Jul 2022: 159 Aug 2022: 161 Sep 2022: 183 Oct 2022: 169 Nov 2022: 186 Dec 2022: 172 Jan 2023: 214 Feb 2023: 197 Mar 2023: 200 Apr 2023: 165 May 2023: 193 Jun 2023: 242 Jul 2023: 217 Aug 2023: 214 Sep 2023: 233 Oct 2023: 214 Nov 2023: 244 Dec 2023: 246 Jan 2024: 215 Feb 2024: 169 Mar 2024: 184 May 2024: 206 Jun 2024: 199 Jul 2024: 236 Aug 2024: 229 Sep 2024: 226 Oct 2024: 217 Nov 2024: 231 Dec 2024: 251 Jan 2025: 248 Feb 2025: 237 Mar 2025: 259 Apr 2025: 230 May 2025: 286 Jun 2025: 268 Jul 2025: 286 Aug 2025: 254 Sep 2025: 278 Oct 2025: 284 Nov 2025: 281 Dec 2025: 280 Jan 2026: 300 Feb 2026: 252 Mar 2026: 282 Apr 2026: 281 May 2026: 279

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Antiviral drugs
  • Presentations 4 shown
  • Average cost / item £497.02
  • Year on year Down 2.4% 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 Entecavir this month.

Presentations of Entecavir, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Entecavir 500microgram tablets 0503031B0AAAAAA 269 £132,445
Entecavir 1mg tablets 0503031B0AAABAB 5 £3,197
Baraclude 0.5mg tablets 0503031B0BBAAAA 3 £2,180
Baraclude 0.05mg/ml oral solution 0503031B0BBACAC 2 £848

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

Where Entecavir is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Entecavir volumes.

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

In NHS hospitals

Entecavir is also used in NHS secondary care. See the indicative hospital cost, monthly trend and the trusts using it most on the hospital medicines page.

Compare Entecavir with

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