Medicines
Central Nervous System
Drugs used in nausea and vertigo
Flunarizine dihydrochloride

Flunarizine dihydrochloride

Central Nervous System Drugs used in nausea and vertigo BNF 0406000E0

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Flunarizine dihydrochloride was ranked 1210th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 144 items, up 20.0% on a year earlier.

144items +20%

Dispensed in May 2026

1,557items

Rolling 12 months

£9,078

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Flunarizine dihydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

Therapeutic class Drugs used in nausea and vertigo
Presentations 3 shown
Average cost / item £63.04
Year on year Up 20.0% 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.

Where Flunarizine dihydrochloride is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Flunarizine dihydrochloride volumes.

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Top dispensing practices

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

Compare Flunarizine dihydrochloride with

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

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Presentation	BNF code	Items	Net ingredient cost
Flunarizine 5mg capsules	0406000E0AAAAAA	85	£3,617
Flunarizine 10mg tablets	0406000E0AAABAB	57	£4,924
Flunarizine 5mg tablets	0406000E0AAADAD	2	£538