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Galantamine

Central Nervous System Drugs for dementia BNF 0411000F0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Galantamine was ranked 539th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 7,463 items, down 23.1% on a year earlier.

7,463items -23.1%

Dispensed in May 2026

73,269items

Rolling 12 months

£433,069

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Galantamine: national items dispensed by month

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Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Drugs for dementia
  • Presentations 15 shown
  • Average cost / item £58.03
  • Year on year Down 23.1% 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 Galantamine this month.

Presentations of Galantamine, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Galantamine 16mg modified-release capsules 0411000F0AAAFAF 2,626 £145,090
Galantamine 24mg modified-release capsules 0411000F0AAAGAG 1,673 £102,897
Galantamine 8mg modified-release capsules 0411000F0AAAEAE 1,132 £57,252
Galantamine 20mg/5ml oral solution sugar free 0411000F0AAADAD 628 £94,176
Gatalin XL 24mg capsules 0411000F0BFACAG 238 £7,127
Gatalin XL 16mg capsules 0411000F0BFABAF 225 £4,714
Gazylan XL 16mg capsules 0411000F0BKABAF 190 £3,080
Galzemic XL 16mg capsules 0411000F0BIABAF 129 £1,799
Luventa XL 16mg capsules 0411000F0BJABAF 92 £1,489
Luventa XL 24mg capsules 0411000F0BJACAG 80 £1,955
Gazylan XL 24mg capsules 0411000F0BKACAG 79 £1,532
Gazylan XL 8mg capsules 0411000F0BKAAAE 75 £890
Gatalin XL 8mg capsules 0411000F0BFAAAE 69 £1,576
Gaalin 16mg modified-release capsules 0411000F0BMABAF 44 £1,882
Luventa XL 8mg capsules 0411000F0BJAAAE 39 £578

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

Where Galantamine is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Galantamine volumes.

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

Compare Galantamine with

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

Download this data

The monthly series for Galantamine 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.