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Flurbiprofen

Musculoskeletal and Joint Diseases Drugs used in rheumatic diseases and gout BNF 1001010I0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Flurbiprofen was ranked 1167th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 147 items, down 9.8% on a year earlier.

147items -9.8%

Dispensed in May 2026

1,509items

Rolling 12 months

£7,970

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Flurbiprofen: national items dispensed by month

0 106 212 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jul 2026 87 Jan 2021: 184 Feb 2021: 180 Mar 2021: 198 Apr 2021: 200 May 2021: 199 Jun 2021: 184 Jul 2021: 196 Aug 2021: 185 Sep 2021: 191 Oct 2021: 182 Nov 2021: 204 Dec 2021: 181 Jan 2022: 212 Feb 2022: 177 Mar 2022: 209 Apr 2022: 165 May 2022: 207 Jun 2022: 166 Jul 2022: 188 Aug 2022: 181 Sep 2022: 169 Oct 2022: 193 Nov 2022: 188 Dec 2022: 178 Jan 2023: 183 Feb 2023: 180 Mar 2023: 190 Apr 2023: 177 May 2023: 200 Jun 2023: 189 Jul 2023: 189 Aug 2023: 163 Sep 2023: 173 Oct 2023: 167 Nov 2023: 170 Dec 2023: 188 Jan 2024: 154 Feb 2024: 158 Mar 2024: 175 Apr 2024: 177 May 2024: 180 Jun 2024: 166 Jul 2024: 164 Aug 2024: 151 Sep 2024: 168 Oct 2024: 174 Nov 2024: 168 Dec 2024: 161 Jan 2025: 157 Feb 2025: 156 Mar 2025: 163 Apr 2025: 156 May 2025: 163 Jun 2025: 187 Jul 2025: 160 Aug 2025: 138 Sep 2025: 126 Oct 2025: 150 Nov 2025: 157 Dec 2025: 172 Jan 2026: 167 Feb 2026: 140 Mar 2026: 159 Apr 2026: 153 May 2026: 147 Jun 2026: 139 Jul 2026: 87

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Drugs used in rheumatic diseases and gout
  • Presentations 2 shown
  • Average cost / item £54.22
  • Year on year Down 9.8% 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 Flurbiprofen this month.

Presentations of Flurbiprofen, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Flurbiprofen 50mg tablets 1001010I0AAABAB 86 £3,478
Flurbiprofen 100mg tablets 1001010I0AAACAC 61 £4,492

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

Where Flurbiprofen is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Flurbiprofen volumes.

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

Compare Flurbiprofen with

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

Download this data

The monthly series for Flurbiprofen 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.