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Leflunomide

Musculoskeletal and Joint Diseases Drugs used in rheumatic diseases and gout BNF 1001030L0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Leflunomide was ranked 423rd of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 16,405 items, down 2.3% on a year earlier.

16,405items -2.3%

Dispensed in May 2026

163,974items

Rolling 12 months

£206,618

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Leflunomide: national items dispensed by month

0 13k 26k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jul 2026 26,140 Jan 2021: 16k Feb 2021: 15k Mar 2021: 16k Apr 2021: 16k May 2021: 15k Jun 2021: 16k Jul 2021: 16k Aug 2021: 15k Sep 2021: 16k Oct 2021: 15k Nov 2021: 16k Dec 2021: 17k Jan 2022: 16k Feb 2022: 15k Mar 2022: 16k Apr 2022: 16k May 2022: 16k Jun 2022: 16k Jul 2022: 16k Aug 2022: 16k Sep 2022: 16k Oct 2022: 16k Nov 2022: 16k Dec 2022: 16k Jan 2023: 16k Feb 2023: 15k Mar 2023: 17k Apr 2023: 15k May 2023: 16k Jun 2023: 16k Jul 2023: 16k Aug 2023: 16k Sep 2023: 16k Oct 2023: 16k Nov 2023: 16k Dec 2023: 16k Jan 2024: 17k Feb 2024: 15k Mar 2024: 16k Apr 2024: 16k May 2024: 17k Jun 2024: 16k Jul 2024: 17k Aug 2024: 17k Sep 2024: 16k Oct 2024: 17k Nov 2024: 16k Dec 2024: 17k Jan 2025: 17k Feb 2025: 15k Mar 2025: 16k Apr 2025: 16k May 2025: 17k Jun 2025: 16k Jul 2025: 17k Aug 2025: 16k Sep 2025: 17k Oct 2025: 17k Nov 2025: 16k Dec 2025: 18k Jan 2026: 17k Feb 2026: 15k Mar 2026: 16k Apr 2026: 17k May 2026: 16k Jun 2026: 17k Jul 2026: 26k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Drugs used in rheumatic diseases and gout
  • Presentations 5 shown
  • Average cost / item £12.59
  • 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 Leflunomide this month.

Presentations of Leflunomide, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Leflunomide 20mg tablets 1001030L0AAABAB 8,861 £98,714
Leflunomide 10mg tablets 1001030L0AAAAAA 7,368 £97,184
Leflunomide 15mg tablets 1001030L0AAADAD 141 £7,866
Arava 20mg tablets 1001030L0BBABAB 29 £2,393
Arava 10mg tablets 1001030L0BBAAAA 6 £460

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

Where Leflunomide is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Leflunomide volumes.

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

Compare Leflunomide with

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

Download this data

The monthly series for Leflunomide is in this page's CSV. For the ranked national series across every medicine, with the method and caveats documented, see the most-prescribed medicines dataset in our open data catalogue.