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Lacidipine

Cardiovascular System Nitrates, calcium-channel blockers & other antianginal drugs BNF 0206020K0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Lacidipine was ranked 247th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 52,635 items, down 1.5% on a year earlier.

52,635items -1.5%

Dispensed in May 2026

633,655items

Rolling 12 months

£127,546

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Lacidipine: national items dispensed by month

0 28k 56k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 52,635 Jan 2021: 47k Feb 2021: 45k Mar 2021: 50k Apr 2021: 49k May 2021: 46k Jun 2021: 50k Jul 2021: 49k Aug 2021: 48k Sep 2021: 49k Oct 2021: 47k Nov 2021: 49k Dec 2021: 52k Jan 2022: 48k Feb 2022: 45k Mar 2022: 51k Apr 2022: 48k May 2022: 48k Jun 2022: 47k Jul 2022: 48k Aug 2022: 49k Sep 2022: 47k Oct 2022: 47k Nov 2022: 47k Dec 2022: 49k Jan 2023: 47k Feb 2023: 44k Mar 2023: 50k Apr 2023: 46k May 2023: 49k Jun 2023: 49k Jul 2023: 48k Aug 2023: 49k Sep 2023: 48k Oct 2023: 49k Nov 2023: 50k Dec 2023: 50k Jan 2024: 51k Feb 2024: 48k Mar 2024: 49k Apr 2024: 51k May 2024: 52k Jun 2024: 48k Jul 2024: 52k Aug 2024: 52k Sep 2024: 49k Oct 2024: 52k Nov 2024: 51k Dec 2024: 52k Jan 2025: 53k Feb 2025: 48k Mar 2025: 51k Apr 2025: 51k May 2025: 53k Jun 2025: 51k Jul 2025: 55k Aug 2025: 50k Sep 2025: 53k Oct 2025: 54k Nov 2025: 50k Dec 2025: 56k Jan 2026: 54k Feb 2026: 50k Mar 2026: 55k Apr 2026: 54k May 2026: 53k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Nitrates, calcium-channel blockers & other antianginal drugs
  • Presentations 5 shown
  • Average cost / item £2.42
  • Year on year Down 1.5% 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 Lacidipine this month.

Presentations of Lacidipine, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Lacidipine 2mg tablets 0206020K0AAAAAA 26,561 £63,525
Lacidipine 4mg tablets 0206020K0AAABAB 25,442 £61,315
Motens 4mg tablets 0206020K0BBABAB 281 £1,041
Motens 2mg tablets 0206020K0BBAAAA 261 £1,139
Lacidipine 6mg tablets 0206020K0AAAEAE 90 £526

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

Where Lacidipine is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Lacidipine volumes.

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

Compare Lacidipine with

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