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Erdosteine

Respiratory System Mucolytics BNF 0307000Q0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Erdosteine was ranked 988th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 508 items, down 15.3% on a year earlier.

508items -15.3%

Dispensed in May 2026

5,761items

Rolling 12 months

£4,789

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Erdosteine: national items dispensed by month

0 469.5 939 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jul 2026 801 Jan 2021: 672 Feb 2021: 641 Mar 2021: 688 Apr 2021: 667 May 2021: 667 Jun 2021: 712 Jul 2021: 708 Aug 2021: 632 Sep 2021: 720 Oct 2021: 682 Nov 2021: 762 Dec 2021: 798 Jan 2022: 717 Feb 2022: 644 Mar 2022: 815 Apr 2022: 684 May 2022: 741 Jun 2022: 680 Jul 2022: 695 Aug 2022: 732 Sep 2022: 671 Oct 2022: 769 Nov 2022: 800 Dec 2022: 939 Jan 2023: 920 Feb 2023: 747 Mar 2023: 778 Apr 2023: 672 May 2023: 744 Jun 2023: 710 Jul 2023: 657 Aug 2023: 696 Sep 2023: 669 Oct 2023: 700 Nov 2023: 782 Dec 2023: 774 Jan 2024: 866 Feb 2024: 778 Mar 2024: 708 Apr 2024: 745 May 2024: 699 Jun 2024: 641 Jul 2024: 635 Aug 2024: 614 Sep 2024: 588 Oct 2024: 691 Nov 2024: 687 Dec 2024: 721 Jan 2025: 776 Feb 2025: 631 Mar 2025: 580 Apr 2025: 610 May 2025: 600 Jun 2025: 536 Jul 2025: 513 Aug 2025: 501 Sep 2025: 495 Oct 2025: 600 Nov 2025: 592 Dec 2025: 659 Jan 2026: 659 Feb 2026: 575 Mar 2026: 590 Apr 2026: 582 May 2026: 508 Jun 2026: 588 Jul 2026: 801

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Mucolytics
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £9.43
  • Year on year Down 15.3% 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 Erdosteine this month.

Presentations of Erdosteine, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Erdotin 300mg capsules 0307000Q0BBAAAA 508 £4,789

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

Where Erdosteine is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Erdosteine volumes.

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

Compare Erdosteine with

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

Download this data

The monthly series for Erdosteine 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.