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Labetalol hydrochloride

Cardiovascular System Beta-adrenoceptor blocking drugs BNF 0204000I0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Labetalol hydrochloride was ranked 458th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 12,337 items, down 2.3% on a year earlier.

12,337items -2.3%

Dispensed in May 2026

146,495items

Rolling 12 months

£264,081

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Labetalol hydrochloride: 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 Beta-adrenoceptor blocking drugs
  • Presentations 8 shown
  • Average cost / item £21.41
  • Year on year Down 2.3% 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 Labetalol hydrochloride this month.

Presentations of Labetalol hydrochloride, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Labetalol 100mg tablets 0204000I0AAACAC 7,017 £129,403
Labetalol 200mg tablets 0204000I0AAADAD 4,569 £123,868
Trandate 200mg tablets 0204000I0BCACAD 358 £4,800
Trandate 100mg tablets 0204000I0BCABAC 235 £1,455
Labetalol 400mg tablets 0204000I0AAAEAE 150 £4,011
Trandate 50mg tablets 0204000I0BCAAAB 5 £32
Trandate 400mg tablets 0204000I0BCADAE 2 £31
Labetalol 50mg/5ml oral liquid 0204000I0AAAIAI 1 £480

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

Where Labetalol hydrochloride is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Labetalol hydrochloride volumes.

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

Compare Labetalol hydrochloride with

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