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Hyoscine hydrobromide

Central Nervous System Drugs used in nausea and vertigo BNF 0406000L0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Hyoscine hydrobromide was ranked 421st of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 16,465 items, up 1.9% on a year earlier.

16,465items +1.9%

Dispensed in May 2026

167,522items

Rolling 12 months

£149,423

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Hyoscine hydrobromide: 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 7 shown
  • Average cost / item £9.08
  • Year on year Up 1.9% 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 hydrobromide this month.

Presentations of Hyoscine hydrobromide, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Kwells 300microgram tablets 0406000L0BBAAAT 13,868 £113,539
Kwells Kids 150microgram tablets 0406000L0BBABAC 2,395 £26,069
Hyoscine hydrobromide 300micrograms/5ml oral solution 0406000L0AABMBM 101 £3,456
Hyoscine hydrobromide 300micrograms/5ml oral suspension 0406000L0AABNBN 76 £5,246
Hyoscine hydrobromide 500micrograms/5ml oral suspension 0406000L0AABQBQ 11 £626
Hyoscine hydrobromide 500micrograms/5ml oral solution 0406000L0AABPBP 9 £423
Joy-rides 150microgram chewable tablets 0406000L0BCAAAW 5 £64

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

Where Hyoscine hydrobromide is dispensed

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

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

Compare Hyoscine hydrobromide with

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

Download this data

The monthly series for Hyoscine hydrobromide 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.