Medicines
Central Nervous System
Drugs for dementia
Memantine hydrochloride

Memantine hydrochloride

Central Nervous System Drugs for dementia BNF 0411000G0

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Memantine hydrochloride was ranked 118th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 208,518 items, up 10.4% on a year earlier.

208,518items +10.4%

Dispensed in April 2026

2,220,195items

Rolling 12 months

£620,042

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Memantine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

Therapeutic class Drugs for dementia
Presentations 15 shown
Average cost / item £2.97
Year on year Up 10.4% 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, April 2026

The individual products dispensed under Memantine hydrochloride this month.

Presentations of Memantine hydrochloride, April 2026
Presentation	BNF code	Items	Net ingredient cost
Memantine 20mg tablets	0411000G0AAADAD	114,194	£131,291
Memantine 10mg tablets	0411000G0AAAAAA	77,247	£69,956
Memantine 10mg/ml oral solution sugar free	0411000G0AAABAB	8,619	£82,678
Memantine 20mg orodispersible tablets sugar free	0411000G0AAAGAG	3,368	£158,458
Valios 5mg orodispersible tablets sugar free	0411000G0BFADAK	1,718	£23,298
Memantine 10mg orodispersible tablets sugar free	0411000G0AAAFAF	1,655	£42,218
Memantine 5mg/10mg/15mg/20mg tabs treatment initiation pack	0411000G0AAAEAE	1,569	£103,775
Valios 20mg orodispersible tablets sugar free	0411000G0BFABAG	16	£678
Valios 10mg orodispersible tablets sugar free	0411000G0BFAAAF	10	£250
Ebixa 5mg/0.5ml pump actuation oral solution	0411000G0BBABAB	55	£4,929
Ebixa 20mg tablets	0411000G0BBACAD	38	£1,518
Ebixa 10mg tablets	0411000G0BBAAAA	16	£279
Ebixa tablets treatment initiation pack	0411000G0BBADAE	10	£604
Memantine 20mg soluble tablets sugar free	0411000G0AAAIAI	1	£37
Alzhok 10mg soluble tablets	0411000G0BGAAAH	1	£13

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

Where Memantine hydrochloride is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Memantine hydrochloride volumes.

Top regions

NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board 18,818
NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board 13,165
NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board 11,018

Top dispensing practices

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

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