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Lithium citrate

Central Nervous System Drugs used in psychoses and related disorders BNF 0402030P0
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Lithium citrate was ranked 957th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 638 items, down 0.9% on a year earlier.

638items -0.9%

Dispensed in May 2026

7,615items

Rolling 12 months

£17,574

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Lithium citrate: national items dispensed by month

0 341 682 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 638 Jan 2021: 622 Feb 2021: 557 Mar 2021: 634 Apr 2021: 626 May 2021: 575 Jun 2021: 655 Jul 2021: 580 Aug 2021: 628 Sep 2021: 624 Oct 2021: 614 Nov 2021: 612 Dec 2021: 630 Jan 2022: 595 Feb 2022: 549 Mar 2022: 653 Apr 2022: 608 May 2022: 632 Jun 2022: 597 Jul 2022: 589 Aug 2022: 611 Sep 2022: 640 Oct 2022: 571 Nov 2022: 662 Dec 2022: 636 Jan 2023: 642 Feb 2023: 586 Mar 2023: 656 Apr 2023: 604 May 2023: 643 Jun 2023: 643 Jul 2023: 606 Aug 2023: 639 Sep 2023: 567 Oct 2023: 580 Nov 2023: 569 Dec 2023: 576 Jan 2024: 576 Feb 2024: 568 Mar 2024: 581 Apr 2024: 574 May 2024: 598 Jun 2024: 576 Jul 2024: 616 Aug 2024: 609 Sep 2024: 589 Oct 2024: 656 Nov 2024: 604 Dec 2024: 665 Jan 2025: 628 Feb 2025: 600 Mar 2025: 597 Apr 2025: 665 May 2025: 644 Jun 2025: 623 Jul 2025: 682 Aug 2025: 626 Sep 2025: 649 Oct 2025: 667 Nov 2025: 619 Dec 2025: 641 Jan 2026: 625 Feb 2026: 602 Mar 2026: 618 Apr 2026: 625 May 2026: 638

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Drugs used in psychoses and related disorders
  • Presentations 3 shown
  • Average cost / item £27.55
  • Year on year Down 0.9% 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 Lithium citrate this month.

Presentations of Lithium citrate, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Priadel 520mg/5ml liquid 0402030P0BCAAAI 507 £14,971
Li-Liquid 509mg/5ml oral solution 0402030P0BDAAAL 92 £1,355
Li-Liquid 1.018g/5ml oral solution 0402030P0BDABAK 39 £1,247

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

Where Lithium citrate is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Lithium citrate volumes.

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

Compare Lithium citrate with

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