Escitalopram
Escitalopram was ranked 121st of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 188,560 items, up 6.6% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Escitalopram: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Antidepressant drugs
- Presentations 12 shown
- Average cost / item £1.43
- Year on year Up 6.6% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Escitalopram this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Escitalopram 10mg tablets | 0403030X0AAAAAA | 91,285 | £108,913 |
| Escitalopram 20mg tablets | 0403030X0AAABAB | 52,653 | £61,242 |
| Escitalopram 5mg tablets | 0403030X0AAACAC | 42,846 | £54,098 |
| Cipralex 20mg/ml oral drops | 0403030X0BBAEAF | 591 | £17,096 |
| Cipralex 10mg tablets | 0403030X0BBAAAA | 420 | £8,850 |
| Cipralex 20mg tablets | 0403030X0BBABAB | 287 | £9,013 |
| Cipralex 5mg tablets | 0403030X0BBACAC | 162 | £2,104 |
| Enalto 10mg orodispersible tablets | 0403030X0BCABAH | 114 | £2,278 |
| Enalto 15mg orodispersible tablets | 0403030X0BCACAI | 97 | £2,736 |
| Enalto 5mg orodispersible tablets | 0403030X0BCAAAG | 62 | £676 |
| Enalto 20mg orodispersible tablets | 0403030X0BCADAJ | 42 | £1,803 |
| Escitalopram 15mg tablets | 0403030X0AAAKAK | 1 | £24 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Escitalopram is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Escitalopram volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
- Munro Medical Centre 4,807
- Bidford Health Centre 4,168
- Rothschild House Group 3,432
- Westrop Medical Practice 2,877
- Hildenborough Medical Group 2,713
- Blofield Surgery 2,305
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Escitalopram with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
Download this data
The monthly series for Escitalopram 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.