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Ibuprofen lysine

Musculoskeletal and Joint Diseases Drugs used in rheumatic diseases and gout BNF 1001010AD
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Ibuprofen lysine was ranked 1162nd of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 152 items, down 4.4% on a year earlier.

152items -4.4%

Dispensed in May 2026

1,544items

Rolling 12 months

£1,858

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Ibuprofen lysine: national items dispensed by month

0 86.5 173 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jul 2026 131 Jan 2021: 133 Feb 2021: 132 Mar 2021: 146 Apr 2021: 148 May 2021: 132 Jun 2021: 144 Jul 2021: 148 Aug 2021: 127 Sep 2021: 160 Oct 2021: 132 Nov 2021: 127 Dec 2021: 139 Jan 2022: 153 Feb 2022: 132 Mar 2022: 158 Apr 2022: 160 May 2022: 145 Jun 2022: 151 Jul 2022: 154 Aug 2022: 143 Sep 2022: 155 Oct 2022: 155 Nov 2022: 157 Dec 2022: 166 Jan 2023: 158 Feb 2023: 135 Mar 2023: 168 Apr 2023: 140 May 2023: 160 Jun 2023: 145 Jul 2023: 133 Aug 2023: 154 Sep 2023: 139 Oct 2023: 159 Nov 2023: 150 Dec 2023: 151 Jan 2024: 128 Feb 2024: 125 Mar 2024: 134 Apr 2024: 146 May 2024: 170 Jun 2024: 145 Jul 2024: 137 Aug 2024: 148 Sep 2024: 152 Oct 2024: 149 Nov 2024: 161 Dec 2024: 163 Jan 2025: 152 Feb 2025: 133 Mar 2025: 142 Apr 2025: 150 May 2025: 159 Jun 2025: 163 Jul 2025: 170 Aug 2025: 139 Sep 2025: 171 Oct 2025: 154 Nov 2025: 149 Dec 2025: 173 Jan 2026: 141 Feb 2026: 138 Mar 2026: 169 Apr 2026: 158 May 2026: 152 Jun 2026: 154 Jul 2026: 131

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 3 shown
  • Average cost / item £12.22
  • Year on year Down 4.4% 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 Ibuprofen lysine this month.

Presentations of Ibuprofen lysine, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Nurofen Maximum Strength Migraine Pain 684mg caplets 1001010ADBCABAC 97 £1,233
Feminax Express 342mg tablets 1001010ADBFAAAB 53 £615
Nurofen Migraine Pain 342mg caplets 1001010ADBCACAB 2 £11

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

Where Ibuprofen lysine is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Ibuprofen lysine volumes.

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

Compare Ibuprofen lysine with

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

Download this data

The monthly series for Ibuprofen lysine 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.