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Loperamide hydrochloride and simeticone

Gastro-Intestinal System Acute diarrhoea BNF 0104020P0
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Loperamide hydrochloride and simeticone was ranked 1139th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 176 items, down 7.4% on a year earlier.

176items -7.4%

Dispensed in May 2026

2,338items

Rolling 12 months

£5,147

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Loperamide hydrochloride and simeticone: national items dispensed by month

0 125 250 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 176 Jan 2021: 226 Feb 2021: 221 Mar 2021: 218 Apr 2021: 230 May 2021: 235 Jun 2021: 250 Jul 2021: 235 Aug 2021: 230 Sep 2021: 245 Oct 2021: 180 Nov 2021: 174 Dec 2021: 207 Jan 2022: 171 Feb 2022: 165 Mar 2022: 181 Apr 2022: 123 May 2022: 128 Jun 2022: 164 Jul 2022: 184 Aug 2022: 146 Sep 2022: 160 Oct 2022: 157 Nov 2022: 125 Dec 2022: 126 Jan 2023: 140 Feb 2023: 130 Mar 2023: 149 Apr 2023: 151 May 2023: 148 Jun 2023: 166 Jul 2023: 166 Aug 2023: 184 Sep 2023: 169 Oct 2023: 182 Nov 2023: 190 Dec 2023: 163 Jan 2024: 184 Feb 2024: 154 Mar 2024: 170 Apr 2024: 155 May 2024: 174 Jun 2024: 195 Jul 2024: 196 Aug 2024: 187 Sep 2024: 191 Oct 2024: 222 Nov 2024: 188 Dec 2024: 185 Jan 2025: 190 Feb 2025: 165 Mar 2025: 181 Apr 2025: 184 May 2025: 190 Jun 2025: 194 Jul 2025: 231 Aug 2025: 196 Sep 2025: 208 Oct 2025: 199 Nov 2025: 185 Dec 2025: 192 Jan 2026: 191 Feb 2026: 187 Mar 2026: 178 Apr 2026: 201 May 2026: 176

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Acute diarrhoea
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £29.25
  • Year on year Down 7.4% 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 Loperamide hydrochloride and simeticone this month.

Presentations of Loperamide hydrochloride and simeticone, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Imodium Dual Action Relief tablets 0104020P0BBACAA 176 £5,147

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

Where Loperamide hydrochloride and simeticone is dispensed

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

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

Compare Loperamide hydrochloride and simeticone with

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