Loperamide hydrochloride
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Acute diarrhoea
Loperamide hydrochloride was ranked 150th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 141,068 items, up 2.5% on a year earlier.
141,068items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£772,884
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
1,696,127items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Loperamide hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Loperamide hydrochloride, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Loperamide 2mg capsules | 124,528 | £237,548 |
| Loperamide 2mg tablets | 9,969 | £62,953 |
| Imodium Instant Melts 2mg orodispersible tablets | 4,234 | £326,888 |
| Imodium Instants 2mg orodispersible tablets | 1,375 | £96,506 |
| Loperamide 2mg oral lyophilisates sugar free | 492 | £33,683 |
| Imodium Classic 2mg capsules | 127 | £4,330 |
| Norimode 2mg tablets | 122 | £1,292 |
| Imodium Original 2mg capsules | 91 | £4,206 |
| Loperamide 25mg/5ml oral solution | 63 | £2,083 |
| Loperamide 25mg/5ml oral suspension | 46 | £1,619 |
| Imodium 1mg/5ml oral solution | 13 | £31 |
| Loperamide 1mg/5ml oral liquid | 4 | £1,376 |
| Loperamide 15mg/5ml oral solution | 1 | £322 |
| Imodium 1mg/5ml liquid | 1 | £2 |
| Imodium IBS Relief 2mg capsules | 1 | £16 |
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