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Ephedrine hydrochloride

Respiratory System Bronchodilators BNF 0301012F0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Ephedrine hydrochloride was ranked 1163rd of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 152 items, down 16.5% on a year earlier.

152items -16.5%

Dispensed in May 2026

1,696items

Rolling 12 months

£54,956

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Ephedrine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

0 123 246 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jul 2026 173 Jan 2021: 235 Feb 2021: 197 Mar 2021: 237 Apr 2021: 228 May 2021: 222 Jun 2021: 232 Jul 2021: 246 Aug 2021: 230 Sep 2021: 226 Oct 2021: 205 Nov 2021: 204 Dec 2021: 206 Jan 2022: 219 Feb 2022: 200 Mar 2022: 220 Apr 2022: 219 May 2022: 224 Jun 2022: 208 Jul 2022: 224 Aug 2022: 232 Sep 2022: 218 Oct 2022: 223 Nov 2022: 218 Dec 2022: 201 Jan 2023: 183 Feb 2023: 211 Mar 2023: 230 Apr 2023: 189 May 2023: 197 Jun 2023: 215 Jul 2023: 216 Aug 2023: 213 Sep 2023: 200 Oct 2023: 214 Nov 2023: 219 Dec 2023: 207 Jan 2024: 203 Feb 2024: 215 Mar 2024: 191 Apr 2024: 207 May 2024: 185 Jun 2024: 191 Jul 2024: 190 Aug 2024: 172 Sep 2024: 188 Oct 2024: 215 Nov 2024: 189 Dec 2024: 162 Jan 2025: 196 Feb 2025: 165 Mar 2025: 176 Apr 2025: 165 May 2025: 182 Jun 2025: 174 Jul 2025: 193 Aug 2025: 148 Sep 2025: 191 Oct 2025: 168 Nov 2025: 180 Dec 2025: 185 Jan 2026: 186 Feb 2026: 158 Mar 2026: 160 Apr 2026: 168 May 2026: 152 Jun 2026: 171 Jul 2026: 173

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Bronchodilators
  • Presentations 2 shown
  • Average cost / item £361.55
  • Year on year Down 16.5% 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 Ephedrine hydrochloride this month.

Presentations of Ephedrine hydrochloride, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Ephedrine hydrochloride 15mg tablets 0301012F0AAAAAA 117 £38,621
Ephedrine hydrochloride 30mg tablets 0301012F0AAABAB 35 £16,335

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

Where Ephedrine hydrochloride is dispensed

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

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

Compare Ephedrine hydrochloride with

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

Download this data

The monthly series for Ephedrine 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.