Glyceryl trinitrate
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Nitrates, calcium-channel blockers & other antianginal drugs
Glyceryl trinitrate was ranked 151st of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 140,381 items, up 1.7% on a year earlier.
140,381items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£553,020
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
1,654,245items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Glyceryl trinitrate: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Glyceryl trinitrate, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Glyceryl trinitrate 400micrograms/dose pump sublingual spray | 119,133 | £432,318 |
| Glyceryl trinitrate 400micrograms/dose aerosol SL spy | 15,497 | £70,307 |
| Nitrolingual 400micrograms/dose pump sublingual spray | 2,552 | £9,758 |
| Glyceryl trinitrate 500microgram sublingual tablets | 1,349 | £12,943 |
| Deponit 5 transdermal patches | 1,199 | £16,900 |
| Deponit 10 transdermal patches | 491 | £8,709 |
| Minitran 5 transdermal patches | 71 | £995 |
| Minitran 10 transdermal patches | 54 | £932 |
| Nitromin 400micrograms/dose pump sublingual spray | 26 | £82 |
| Transiderm-Nitro 10 transdermal patches | 6 | £51 |
| Glyceryl trinitrate 300microgram sublingual tablets | 1 | £3 |
| Transiderm-Nitro 5 transdermal patches | 1 | £20 |
| GTN 300microgram sublingual tablets | 1 | £3 |
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