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Lercanidipine hydrochloride

Cardiovascular System Nitrates, calcium-channel blockers & other antianginal drugs BNF 0206020L0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Lercanidipine hydrochloride was ranked 54th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 413,404 items, up 7.2% on a year earlier.

413,404items +7.2%

Dispensed in May 2026

4,014,504items

Rolling 12 months

£925,031

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Lercanidipine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

0 216k 432k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jul 2026 3,641 Jan 2021: 236k Feb 2021: 224k Mar 2021: 252k Apr 2021: 245k May 2021: 235k Jun 2021: 251k Jul 2021: 252k Aug 2021: 244k Sep 2021: 253k Oct 2021: 242k Nov 2021: 253k Dec 2021: 268k Jan 2022: 250k Feb 2022: 238k Mar 2022: 270k Apr 2022: 254k May 2022: 268k Jun 2022: 263k Jul 2022: 263k Aug 2022: 273k Sep 2022: 271k Oct 2022: 268k Nov 2022: 276k Dec 2022: 282k Jan 2023: 279k Feb 2023: 260k Mar 2023: 300k Apr 2023: 274k May 2023: 294k Jun 2023: 302k Jul 2023: 294k Aug 2023: 305k Sep 2023: 299k Oct 2023: 304k Nov 2023: 310k Dec 2023: 312k Jan 2024: 321k Feb 2024: 306k Mar 2024: 317k Apr 2024: 330k May 2024: 342k Jun 2024: 321k Jul 2024: 353k Aug 2024: 344k Sep 2024: 336k Oct 2024: 359k Nov 2024: 346k Dec 2024: 360k Jan 2025: 368k Feb 2025: 334k Mar 2025: 362k Apr 2025: 369k May 2025: 386k Jun 2025: 372k Jul 2025: 402k Aug 2025: 372k Sep 2025: 393k Oct 2025: 407k Nov 2025: 378k Dec 2025: 423k Jan 2026: 407k Feb 2026: 378k Mar 2026: 425k Apr 2026: 418k May 2026: 413k Jun 2026: 432k Jul 2026: 4k

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 4 shown
  • Average cost / item £2.24
  • Year on year Up 7.2% 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 Lercanidipine hydrochloride this month.

Presentations of Lercanidipine hydrochloride, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Lercanidipine 10mg tablets 0206020L0AAAAAA 227,982 £437,944
Lercanidipine 20mg tablets 0206020L0AAABAB 184,378 £478,164
Zanidip 10mg tablets 0206020L0BBAAAA 688 £4,856
Zanidip 20mg tablets 0206020L0BBABAB 356 £4,067

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

Where Lercanidipine hydrochloride is dispensed

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

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

Compare Lercanidipine hydrochloride with

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

Download this data

The monthly series for Lercanidipine hydrochloride 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.