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Hyoscine butylbromide

Gastro-Intestinal System Antispasmodics and other drugs altering gut motility BNF 0102000N0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Hyoscine butylbromide was ranked 143rd of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 143,333 items, down 4.2% on a year earlier.

143,333items -4.2%

Dispensed in May 2026

1,787,486items

Rolling 12 months

£1,377,859

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Hyoscine butylbromide: national items dispensed by month

0 78k 157k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 143,333 Jan 2021: 133k Feb 2021: 123k Mar 2021: 136k Apr 2021: 130k May 2021: 126k Jun 2021: 133k Jul 2021: 136k Aug 2021: 130k Sep 2021: 137k Oct 2021: 130k Nov 2021: 134k Dec 2021: 141k Jan 2022: 134k Feb 2022: 126k Mar 2022: 144k Apr 2022: 132k May 2022: 138k Jun 2022: 135k Jul 2022: 135k Aug 2022: 116k Sep 2022: 141k Oct 2022: 139k Nov 2022: 141k Dec 2022: 138k Jan 2023: 142k Feb 2023: 128k Mar 2023: 147k Apr 2023: 130k May 2023: 139k Jun 2023: 143k Jul 2023: 140k Aug 2023: 142k Sep 2023: 141k Oct 2023: 143k Nov 2023: 143k Dec 2023: 141k Jan 2024: 148k Feb 2024: 137k Mar 2024: 139k Apr 2024: 144k May 2024: 149k Jun 2024: 139k Jul 2024: 151k Aug 2024: 145k Sep 2024: 143k Oct 2024: 151k Nov 2024: 144k Dec 2024: 148k Jan 2025: 153k Feb 2025: 136k Mar 2025: 145k Apr 2025: 144k May 2025: 150k Jun 2025: 147k Jul 2025: 157k Aug 2025: 143k Sep 2025: 151k Oct 2025: 155k Nov 2025: 142k Dec 2025: 156k Jan 2026: 153k Feb 2026: 140k Mar 2026: 151k Apr 2026: 148k May 2026: 143k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Antispasmodics and other drugs altering gut motility
  • Presentations 11 shown
  • Average cost / item £9.61
  • Year on year Down 4.2% 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 butylbromide this month.

Presentations of Hyoscine butylbromide, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Hyoscine butylbromide 10mg tablets 0102000N0AAABAB 101,735 £1,097,805
Buscopan 10mg tablets 0102000N0BBAAAB 28,651 £187,175
Hyoscine butylbromide 20mg/1ml inj ampoules 0102000N0AAAAAA 10,327 £53,036
Hyoscine butylbromide 20mg tablets 0102000N0AAAUAU 1,744 £20,196
Buscopan Cramps 10mg tablets 0102000N0BBADAB 236 £2,584
Buscopan IBS Relief 10mg tablets 0102000N0BBACAB 219 £2,555
Hyoscine butylbromide 10mg/5ml oral suspension 0102000N0AAAQAQ 170 £10,530
Buscopan 20mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules 0102000N0BBABAA 169 £1,450
Hyoscine butylbromide 10mg/5ml oral solution 0102000N0AAAPAP 70 £1,812
Sigmopan 10mg tablets 0102000N0BCAAAB 11 £65
Hyoscine butylbromide 5mg/5ml oral solution 0102000N0AAAIAI 1 £651

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

Where Hyoscine butylbromide is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Hyoscine butylbromide volumes.

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

Compare Hyoscine butylbromide with

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