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Loperamide hydrochloride

Gastro-Intestinal System Acute diarrhoea BNF 0104020L0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Loperamide hydrochloride was ranked 149th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 138,217 items, little changed on a year earlier.

138,217items -0.2%

Dispensed in April 2026

1,551,557items

Rolling 12 months

£765,160

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Loperamide hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

0 75k 150k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 138,217 Jan 2021: 132k Feb 2021: 122k Mar 2021: 135k Apr 2021: 132k May 2021: 127k Jun 2021: 139k Jul 2021: 140k Aug 2021: 135k Sep 2021: 142k Oct 2021: 133k Nov 2021: 138k Dec 2021: 145k Jan 2022: 135k Feb 2022: 127k Mar 2022: 144k Apr 2022: 135k May 2022: 142k Jun 2022: 139k Jul 2022: 139k Aug 2022: 144k Sep 2022: 142k Oct 2022: 139k Nov 2022: 140k Dec 2022: 141k Jan 2023: 140k Feb 2023: 128k Mar 2023: 146k Apr 2023: 131k May 2023: 140k Jun 2023: 145k Jul 2023: 140k Aug 2023: 143k Sep 2023: 140k Oct 2023: 141k Nov 2023: 140k Dec 2023: 140k Jan 2024: 143k Feb 2024: 133k Mar 2024: 135k Apr 2024: 142k May 2024: 146k Jun 2024: 136k Jul 2024: 149k Aug 2024: 145k Sep 2024: 140k Oct 2024: 147k Nov 2024: 139k Dec 2024: 144k Jan 2025: 146k Feb 2025: 129k Mar 2025: 138k Apr 2025: 138k May 2025: 144k Jun 2025: 140k Jul 2025: 150k Aug 2025: 138k Sep 2025: 145k Oct 2025: 147k Nov 2025: 134k Dec 2025: 149k Jan 2026: 141k Feb 2026: 129k Mar 2026: 141k Apr 2026: 138k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Acute diarrhoea
  • Presentations 13 shown
  • Average cost / item £5.54
  • Year on year Little changed 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, April 2026

The individual products dispensed under Loperamide hydrochloride this month.

Presentations of Loperamide hydrochloride, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Loperamide 2mg capsules 0104020L0AAAAAA 122,226 £244,258
Loperamide 2mg tablets 0104020L0AAADAD 9,742 £76,375
Imodium Instant Melts 2mg orodispersible tablets 0104020L0BBAKAR 3,991 £302,243
Imodium Instants 2mg orodispersible tablets 0104020L0BBAMAR 1,323 £91,958
Loperamide 2mg oral lyophilisates sugar free 0104020L0AAATAT 485 £36,373
Imodium Classic 2mg capsules 0104020L0BBAHAA 136 £4,268
Norimode 2mg tablets 0104020L0BIAAAD 113 £1,310
Imodium Original 2mg capsules 0104020L0BBAAAA 76 £3,572
Loperamide 25mg/5ml oral solution 0104020L0AAAQAQ 53 £1,763
Loperamide 25mg/5ml oral suspension 0104020L0AAAPAP 46 £1,617
Imodium 1mg/5ml oral solution 0104020L0BBABAB 23 £562
Loperamide 1mg/5ml oral liquid 0104020L0AAAFAF 2 £845
Imodium IBS Relief 2mg capsules 0104020L0BBALAA 1 £16

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

Where Loperamide hydrochloride is dispensed

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

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

Compare Loperamide hydrochloride with

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