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Hyoscine

Central Nervous System Drugs used in nausea and vertigo BNF 0406000A0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Hyoscine was ranked 924th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 752 items, down 58.0% on a year earlier.

752items -58%

Dispensed in May 2026

9,176items

Rolling 12 months

£255,483

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Hyoscine: 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 used in nausea and vertigo
  • Presentations 3 shown
  • Average cost / item £339.74
  • Year on year Down 58.0% 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 Hyoscine this month.

Presentations of Hyoscine, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Scopoderm 1.5mg patches 0406000A0BCACAD 489 £31,841
Hyoscine 1mg/72hours transdermal patches 0406000A0AAADAD 249 £222,900
Scopoderm TTS 1.5mg patches 0406000A0BCABAD 14 £742

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

Where Hyoscine is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Hyoscine volumes.

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

Compare Hyoscine with

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

Download this data

The monthly series for Hyoscine 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.