Meloxicam

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

Data updated March 2026

Meloxicam was ranked 354th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 27,952 items, down 3.3% on a year earlier.

27,952items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£29,295

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

343,549items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Meloxicam: 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 Meloxicam, by items this month.

Presentations of Meloxicam, March 2026
Presentation	Items	Net ingredient cost
Meloxicam 15mg tablets	14,593	£11,896
Meloxicam 7.5mg tablets	13,267	£12,611
Meloxicam 15mg orodispersible tablets sugar free	50	£2,561
Meloxicam 7.5mg orodispersible tablets sugar free	42	£2,226

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