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Felodipine

Cardiovascular System Nitrates, calcium-channel blockers & other antianginal drugs BNF 0206020F0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Felodipine was ranked 76th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 331,487 items, down 4.7% on a year earlier.

331,487items -4.7%

Dispensed in May 2026

4,072,122items

Rolling 12 months

£1,760,551

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Felodipine: national items dispensed by month

0 180k 360k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 331,487 Jan 2021: 303k Feb 2021: 285k Mar 2021: 320k Apr 2021: 311k May 2021: 296k Jun 2021: 315k Jul 2021: 314k Aug 2021: 301k Sep 2021: 313k Oct 2021: 300k Nov 2021: 312k Dec 2021: 327k Jan 2022: 306k Feb 2022: 289k Mar 2022: 326k Apr 2022: 307k May 2022: 321k Jun 2022: 311k Jul 2022: 310k Aug 2022: 320k Sep 2022: 316k Oct 2022: 311k Nov 2022: 321k Dec 2022: 324k Jan 2023: 320k Feb 2023: 297k Mar 2023: 341k Apr 2023: 307k May 2023: 328k Jun 2023: 330k Jul 2023: 320k Aug 2023: 331k Sep 2023: 321k Oct 2023: 326k Nov 2023: 329k Dec 2023: 330k Jan 2024: 335k Feb 2024: 318k Mar 2024: 325k Apr 2024: 335k May 2024: 344k Jun 2024: 319k Jul 2024: 347k Aug 2024: 337k Sep 2024: 324k Oct 2024: 344k Nov 2024: 331k Dec 2024: 344k Jan 2025: 346k Feb 2025: 313k Mar 2025: 334k Apr 2025: 336k May 2025: 348k Jun 2025: 332k Jul 2025: 356k Aug 2025: 327k Sep 2025: 341k Oct 2025: 351k Nov 2025: 324k Dec 2025: 360k Jan 2026: 342k Feb 2026: 318k Mar 2026: 349k Apr 2026: 341k May 2026: 331k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Nitrates, calcium-channel blockers & other antianginal drugs
  • Presentations 15 shown
  • Average cost / item £5.31
  • Year on year Down 4.7% 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 Felodipine this month.

Presentations of Felodipine, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Felodipine 5mg modified-release tablets 0206020F0AAABAB 103,405 £493,684
Felodipine 2.5mg modified-release tablets 0206020F0AAADAD 79,272 £545,661
Felodipine 10mg modified-release tablets 0206020F0AAACAC 75,875 £450,869
Delofine XL 5mg tablets 0206020F0BNAAAB 21,294 £54,083
Delofine XL 10mg tablets 0206020F0BNABAC 17,555 £44,120
Delofine XL 2.5mg tablets 0206020F0BNACAD 16,615 £89,169
Vascalpha 10mg modified-release tablets (Accord) 0206020F0BIABAC 3,919 £10,037
Vascalpha 5mg modified-release tablets (Accord) 0206020F0BIAAAB 3,876 £10,067
Cardioplen XL 10mg tablets 0206020F0BKABAC 3,518 £23,341
Cardioplen XL 5mg tablets 0206020F0BKAAAB 3,314 £17,596
Cardioplen XL 2.5mg tablets 0206020F0BKACAD 2,316 £18,107
Parmid XL 2.5mg tablets 0206020F0BJACAD 246 £2,168
Neofel XL 2.5mg tablets (Kent Pharm) 0206020F0BLACAD 76 £683
Folpik XL 10mg tablets 0206020F0BGABAC 66 £162
Folpik XL 5mg tablets 0206020F0BGAAAB 47 £134

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

Where Felodipine is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Felodipine volumes.

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

Compare Felodipine with

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