Mefenamic acid

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Drugs used in rheumatic diseases and gout

Data updated March 2026

Mefenamic acid was ranked 326th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 32,622 items, up 15.3% on a year earlier.

32,622items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£922,854

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

350,746items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Mefenamic acid: national items dispensed by month

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

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Top presentations, March 2026

The individual products dispensed under Mefenamic acid, by items this month.

Presentations of Mefenamic acid, March 2026
Presentation	Items	Net ingredient cost
Mefenamic acid 500mg tablets	22,618	£796,069
Mefenamic acid 250mg capsules	7,536	£85,990
Mefenamic acid 250mg tablets	2,452	£36,185
Mefenamic acid 50mg/5ml oral suspension	9	£4,578
Ponstan Forte 500mg tablets	5	£23
Ponstan 250mg capsules	2	£8

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