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Levocetirizine

Respiratory System Antihistamines, hyposensitisation and allergic emergencies BNF 0304010AC
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Levocetirizine was ranked 626th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 4,540 items, down 13.1% on a year earlier.

4,540items -13.1%

Dispensed in May 2026

42,239items

Rolling 12 months

£33,982

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Levocetirizine: 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 Antihistamines, hyposensitisation and allergic emergencies
  • Presentations 4 shown
  • Average cost / item £7.49
  • Year on year Down 13.1% 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 Levocetirizine this month.

Presentations of Levocetirizine, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Levocetirizine 5mg tablets 0304010ACAAAAAA 4,168 £31,173
Xyzal 5mg tablets 0304010ACBBAAAA 200 £1,318
Xyzal 0.5mg/ml oral solution 0304010ACBBABAB 171 £1,486
Levocetirizine 5mg orodispersible tablets sugar free 0304010ACAAACAC 1 £6

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

Where Levocetirizine is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Levocetirizine volumes.

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

Compare Levocetirizine with

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

Download this data

The monthly series for Levocetirizine 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.