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Ibuprofen sodium dihydrate

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Drugs used in rheumatic diseases and gout
Data updated March 2026

Ibuprofen sodium dihydrate was ranked 1600th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 4 items, little changed on a year earlier.

4items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£29

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

44items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Ibuprofen sodium dihydrate: national items dispensed by month

4

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

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A lower-volume medicine: under 1,000 items in the last 12 months.

Top presentations, March 2026

The individual products dispensed under Ibuprofen sodium dihydrate, by items this month.

Presentations of Ibuprofen sodium dihydrate, March 2026
Presentation Items Net ingredient cost
Nurofen Express 256mg tablets 2 £9
Nurofen Express 256mg caplets 2 £20

Compare Ibuprofen sodium dihydrate with

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