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Lofepramine hydrochloride

Central Nervous System Antidepressant drugs BNF 0403010R0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Lofepramine hydrochloride was ranked 522nd of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 8,469 items, down 12.7% on a year earlier.

8,469items -12.7%

Dispensed in May 2026

108,179items

Rolling 12 months

£218,783

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Lofepramine hydrochloride: 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 Antidepressant drugs
  • Presentations 2 shown
  • Average cost / item £25.83
  • Year on year Down 12.7% 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 Lofepramine hydrochloride this month.

Presentations of Lofepramine hydrochloride, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Lofepramine 70mg tablets 0403010R0AAAAAA 8,411 £203,600
Lofepramine 70mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free 0403010R0AAALAL 58 £15,184

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

Where Lofepramine hydrochloride is dispensed

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

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

Compare Lofepramine hydrochloride with

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