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Furosemide

Cardiovascular System Diuretics BNF 0202020L0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Furosemide was ranked 23rd of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 915,928 items, down 4.8% on a year earlier.

915,928items -4.8%

Dispensed in May 2026

11,272,276items

Rolling 12 months

£814,954

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Furosemide: national items dispensed by month

0 505k 1m Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 915,928 Jan 2021: 906k Feb 2021: 849k Mar 2021: 960k Apr 2021: 930k May 2021: 894k Jun 2021: 973k Jul 2021: 978k Aug 2021: 923k Sep 2021: 953k Oct 2021: 900k Nov 2021: 926k Dec 2021: 968k Jan 2022: 905k Feb 2022: 850k Mar 2022: 960k Apr 2022: 907k May 2022: 953k Jun 2022: 930k Jul 2022: 932k Aug 2022: 958k Sep 2022: 927k Oct 2022: 904k Nov 2022: 918k Dec 2022: 920k Jan 2023: 908k Feb 2023: 839k Mar 2023: 955k Apr 2023: 862k May 2023: 935k Jun 2023: 968k Jul 2023: 927k Aug 2023: 953k Sep 2023: 926k Oct 2023: 924k Nov 2023: 927k Dec 2023: 919k Jan 2024: 940k Feb 2024: 888k Mar 2024: 901k Apr 2024: 940k May 2024: 968k Jun 2024: 910k Jul 2024: 993k Aug 2024: 956k Sep 2024: 917k Oct 2024: 965k Nov 2024: 916k Dec 2024: 942k Jan 2025: 955k Feb 2025: 857k Mar 2025: 910k Apr 2025: 929k May 2025: 963k Jun 2025: 946k Jul 2025: 1m Aug 2025: 923k Sep 2025: 954k Oct 2025: 972k Nov 2025: 891k Dec 2025: 982k Jan 2026: 935k Feb 2026: 862k Mar 2026: 946k Apr 2026: 936k May 2026: 916k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Diuretics
  • Presentations 15 shown
  • Average cost / item £0.89
  • Year on year Down 4.8% 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 Furosemide this month.

Presentations of Furosemide, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Furosemide 40mg tablets 0202020L0AABDBD 545,440 £482,646
Furosemide 20mg tablets 0202020L0AABBBB 362,982 £218,216
Furosemide 500mg tablets 0202020L0AABIBI 2,677 £23,067
Furosemide 40mg/5ml oral solution sugar free 0202020L0AABNBN 1,917 £44,172
Furosemide 20mg/5ml oral solution sugar free 0202020L0AABQBQ 1,589 £17,896
Furosemide 50mg/5ml oral solution sugar free 0202020L0AABPBP 842 £16,300
Frusol 40mg/5ml oral solution 0202020L0BZABBN 285 £5,554
Frusol 20mg/5ml oral solution 0202020L0BZAABQ 61 £1,015
Furosemide 50mg/5ml solution for injection ampoules 0202020L0AAABAB 51 £2,569
Furosemide 20mg/2ml solution for injection ampoules 0202020L0AAAAAA 46 £2,503
Frusol 50mg/5ml oral solution 0202020L0BZACBP 20 £371
Furosemide 5mg/5ml oral solution 0202020L0AACACA 6 £239
Furosemide 250mg/25ml solution for injection ampoules 0202020L0AAADAD 4 £296
Furosemide 20mg/5ml oral liquid 0202020L0AABZBZ 4 £45
Furosemide 40mg/5ml oral liquid 0202020L0AABYBY 2 £17

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

Where Furosemide is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Furosemide volumes.

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

Compare Furosemide with

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