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Hydroxychloroquine sulfate

Musculoskeletal and Joint Diseases Drugs used in rheumatic diseases and gout BNF 1001030C0
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Hydroxychloroquine sulfate was ranked 169th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 107,136 items, down 2.6% on a year earlier.

107,136items -2.6%

Dispensed in May 2026

1,305,590items

Rolling 12 months

£426,654

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Hydroxychloroquine sulfate: national items dispensed by month

0 58k 115k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 107,136 Jan 2021: 100k Feb 2021: 93k Mar 2021: 105k Apr 2021: 102k May 2021: 97k Jun 2021: 104k Jul 2021: 104k Aug 2021: 99k Sep 2021: 103k Oct 2021: 99k Nov 2021: 103k Dec 2021: 108k Jan 2022: 101k Feb 2022: 94k Mar 2022: 106k Apr 2022: 100k May 2022: 105k Jun 2022: 102k Jul 2022: 102k Aug 2022: 104k Sep 2022: 103k Oct 2022: 102k Nov 2022: 103k Dec 2022: 105k Jan 2023: 103k Feb 2023: 95k Mar 2023: 107k Apr 2023: 98k May 2023: 102k Jun 2023: 106k Jul 2023: 105k Aug 2023: 105k Sep 2023: 103k Oct 2023: 105k Nov 2023: 106k Dec 2023: 106k Jan 2024: 107k Feb 2024: 101k Mar 2024: 103k Apr 2024: 107k May 2024: 109k Jun 2024: 102k Jul 2024: 111k Aug 2024: 106k Sep 2024: 104k Oct 2024: 110k Nov 2024: 106k Dec 2024: 109k Jan 2025: 111k Feb 2025: 99k Mar 2025: 105k Apr 2025: 106k May 2025: 110k Jun 2025: 107k Jul 2025: 114k Aug 2025: 105k Sep 2025: 110k Oct 2025: 113k Nov 2025: 104k Dec 2025: 115k Jan 2026: 110k Feb 2026: 100k Mar 2026: 110k Apr 2026: 110k May 2026: 107k

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 8 shown
  • Average cost / item £3.98
  • Year on year Down 2.6% 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 Hydroxychloroquine sulfate this month.

Presentations of Hydroxychloroquine sulfate, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Hydroxychloroquine 200mg tablets 1001030C0AAAAAA 104,349 £364,583
Hydroxychloroquine 300mg tablets 1001030C0AABMBM 2,569 £56,309
Quinoric 200mg tablets 1001030C0BCAAAA 170 £734
Hydroxychloroquine 200mg/5ml oral suspension 1001030C0AABKBK 31 £825
Hydroxychloroquine 200mg/5ml oral solution 1001030C0AAAIAI 13 £3,323
Hydroxychloroquine 100mg/5ml oral liquid 1001030C0AAAFAF 2 £319
Hydroxychloroquine 400mg/5ml oral suspension 1001030C0AABLBL 1 £557
Plaquenil 200mg tablets 1001030C0BBAAAA 1 £5

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

Where Hydroxychloroquine sulfate is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Hydroxychloroquine sulfate volumes.

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

Compare Hydroxychloroquine sulfate with

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