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Ivacaftor

Respiratory System Mucolytics BNF 0307000S0
Data updated February 2026 Download CSV

Ivacaftor was dispensed in England in February 2026, with 1 items, down 66.7% on a year earlier.

1items -66.7%

Dispensed in February 2026

13items

Rolling 12 months

£14,000

Net ingredient cost · February 2026

Figure 1. Ivacaftor: national items dispensed by month

0 2.5 5 Mar 2021 Jan 2022 Dec 2022 Jul 2024 Feb 2025 Feb 2026 1 Mar 2021: 1 Jul 2021: 2 Sep 2021: 1 Dec 2021: 1 Jan 2022: 2 Mar 2022: 1 May 2022: 1 Nov 2022: 1 Dec 2022: 1 Feb 2024: 1 May 2024: 3 Jun 2024: 1 Jul 2024: 3 Aug 2024: 1 Dec 2024: 1 Jan 2025: 3 Feb 2025: 3 Mar 2025: 1 Apr 2025: 1 Sep 2025: 3 Oct 2025: 5 Jan 2026: 4 Feb 2026: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to February 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Mucolytics
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £14,000.00
  • Year on year Down 66.7% 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, February 2026

The individual products dispensed under Ivacaftor this month.

Presentations of Ivacaftor, February 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Kalydeco 150mg tablets 0307000S0BBAAAA 1 £14,000

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

Where Ivacaftor is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Ivacaftor volumes.

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

In NHS hospitals

Ivacaftor is also used in NHS secondary care. See the indicative hospital cost, monthly trend and the trusts using it most on the hospital medicines page.

Compare Ivacaftor with

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