Famotidine
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Antisecretory drugs and mucosal protectants
Famotidine was ranked 53rd of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 426,443 items, up 32.9% on a year earlier.
426,443items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£1,375,937
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
4,519,241items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Famotidine: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Famotidine, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Famotidine 20mg tablets | 325,954 | £1,117,601 |
| Famotidine 40mg tablets | 100,489 | £258,335 |
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