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Lamivudine

Infections Antiviral drugs BNF 0503010Q0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Lamivudine was ranked 1184th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 126 items, down 4.5% on a year earlier.

126items -4.5%

Dispensed in May 2026

1,604items

Rolling 12 months

£8,980

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Lamivudine: national items dispensed by month

0 161 322 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 126 Jan 2021: 299 Feb 2021: 266 Mar 2021: 322 Apr 2021: 280 May 2021: 292 Jun 2021: 277 Jul 2021: 281 Aug 2021: 266 Sep 2021: 302 Oct 2021: 268 Nov 2021: 276 Dec 2021: 308 Jan 2022: 280 Feb 2022: 279 Mar 2022: 271 Apr 2022: 293 May 2022: 269 Jun 2022: 280 Jul 2022: 268 Aug 2022: 293 Sep 2022: 291 Oct 2022: 278 Nov 2022: 281 Dec 2022: 295 Jan 2023: 259 Feb 2023: 133 Mar 2023: 172 Apr 2023: 181 May 2023: 206 Jun 2023: 184 Jul 2023: 186 Aug 2023: 161 Sep 2023: 153 Oct 2023: 161 Nov 2023: 166 Dec 2023: 149 Jan 2024: 155 Feb 2024: 150 Mar 2024: 127 Apr 2024: 134 May 2024: 140 Jun 2024: 137 Jul 2024: 147 Aug 2024: 131 Sep 2024: 145 Oct 2024: 148 Nov 2024: 126 Dec 2024: 146 Jan 2025: 146 Feb 2025: 114 Mar 2025: 116 Apr 2025: 130 May 2025: 132 Jun 2025: 136 Jul 2025: 137 Aug 2025: 130 Sep 2025: 141 Oct 2025: 131 Nov 2025: 114 Dec 2025: 135 Jan 2026: 124 Feb 2026: 125 Mar 2026: 175 Apr 2026: 130 May 2026: 126

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Antiviral drugs
  • Presentations 5 shown
  • Average cost / item £71.27
  • Year on year Down 4.5% 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 Lamivudine this month.

Presentations of Lamivudine, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Lamivudine 100mg tablets 0503010Q0AAADAD 107 £7,002
Lamivudine 300mg tablets 0503010Q0AAAEAE 7 £893
Zeffix 100mg tablets 0503010Q0BCABAD 5 £469
Lamivudine 150mg tablets 0503010Q0AAAAAA 4 £471
Epivir 50mg/5ml oral solution 0503010Q0BBABAB 3 £146

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

Where Lamivudine is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Lamivudine volumes.

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

Compare Lamivudine with

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