Loperamide hydrochloride
Loperamide hydrochloride was ranked 150th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 135,287 items, down 6.3% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Loperamide hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Acute diarrhoea
- Presentations 13 shown
- Average cost / item £5.66
- Year on year Down 6.3% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Loperamide hydrochloride this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loperamide 2mg capsules | 0104020L0AAAAAA | 119,210 | £237,886 |
| Loperamide 2mg tablets | 0104020L0AAADAD | 9,734 | £75,299 |
| Imodium Instant Melts 2mg orodispersible tablets | 0104020L0BBAKAR | 4,094 | £303,265 |
| Imodium Instants 2mg orodispersible tablets | 0104020L0BBAMAR | 1,235 | £96,299 |
| Loperamide 2mg oral lyophilisates sugar free | 0104020L0AAATAT | 543 | £34,200 |
| Imodium Classic 2mg capsules | 0104020L0BBAHAA | 139 | £3,417 |
| Norimode 2mg tablets | 0104020L0BIAAAD | 125 | £1,286 |
| Imodium Original 2mg capsules | 0104020L0BBAAAA | 87 | £5,735 |
| Loperamide 25mg/5ml oral solution | 0104020L0AAAQAQ | 44 | £1,706 |
| Loperamide 25mg/5ml oral suspension | 0104020L0AAAPAP | 43 | £1,579 |
| Imodium 1mg/5ml oral solution | 0104020L0BBABAB | 30 | £3,494 |
| Loperamide 1mg/5ml oral liquid | 0104020L0AAAFAF | 2 | £948 |
| Imodium IBS Relief 2mg capsules | 0104020L0BBALAA | 1 | £16 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Loperamide hydrochloride is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Loperamide hydrochloride volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
- Modality Partnership (awc) 2,902
- Holderness Health 1,716
- Beacon Medical Group 1,680
- Granta Medical Practices 1,496
- Lancaster Medical Practice 1,397
- The Ridings Medical Group 1,361
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.
Download this data
The monthly series for Loperamide hydrochloride 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.