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Lumacaftor/ivacaftor

Respiratory System Mucolytics BNF 0307000T0
Data updated February 2023 Download CSV

Lumacaftor/ivacaftor was dispensed in England in February 2023, with 1 items, little changed on a year earlier.

1items 0%

Dispensed in February 2023

0items

Rolling 12 months

£8,000

Net ingredient cost · February 2023

Figure 1. Lumacaftor/ivacaftor: national items dispensed by month

0 0.5 1 Aug 2021 Oct 2021 Dec 2021 Jan 2022 Feb 2022 Feb 2023 1 Aug 2021: 1 Oct 2021: 1 Dec 2021: 1 Jan 2022: 1 Feb 2022: 1 Feb 2023: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to February 2023

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Mucolytics
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £8,000.00
  • 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, February 2023

The individual products dispensed under Lumacaftor/ivacaftor this month.

Presentations of Lumacaftor/ivacaftor, February 2023
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Orkambi 150mg/188mg granules sachets 0307000T0BBADAD 1 £8,000

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to February 2023 OGL v3.0

Where Lumacaftor/ivacaftor is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Lumacaftor/ivacaftor volumes.

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

Compare Lumacaftor/ivacaftor with

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