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Mepacrine hydrochloride

Infections Antiprotozoal drugs BNF 0504040M0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Mepacrine hydrochloride was ranked 1193rd of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 122 items, down 8.3% on a year earlier.

122items -8.3%

Dispensed in May 2026

1,213items

Rolling 12 months

£40,665

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Mepacrine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

0 117.5 235 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jul 2026 187 Jan 2021: 144 Feb 2021: 120 Mar 2021: 192 Apr 2021: 190 May 2021: 188 Jun 2021: 140 Jul 2021: 186 Aug 2021: 154 Sep 2021: 152 Oct 2021: 164 Nov 2021: 176 Dec 2021: 122 Jan 2022: 146 Feb 2022: 133 Mar 2022: 204 Apr 2022: 216 May 2022: 235 Jun 2022: 193 Jul 2022: 162 Aug 2022: 170 Sep 2022: 168 Oct 2022: 146 Nov 2022: 158 Dec 2022: 147 Jan 2023: 163 Feb 2023: 143 Mar 2023: 170 Apr 2023: 134 May 2023: 168 Jun 2023: 163 Jul 2023: 168 Aug 2023: 159 Sep 2023: 171 Oct 2023: 146 Nov 2023: 167 Dec 2023: 129 Jan 2024: 171 Feb 2024: 160 Mar 2024: 139 Apr 2024: 163 May 2024: 152 Jun 2024: 151 Jul 2024: 169 Aug 2024: 150 Sep 2024: 158 Oct 2024: 133 Nov 2024: 144 Dec 2024: 134 Jan 2025: 160 Feb 2025: 127 Mar 2025: 148 Apr 2025: 151 May 2025: 133 Jun 2025: 166 Jul 2025: 148 Aug 2025: 150 Sep 2025: 143 Oct 2025: 148 Nov 2025: 115 Dec 2025: 118 Jan 2026: 101 Feb 2026: 104 Mar 2026: 111 Apr 2026: 101 May 2026: 122 Jun 2026: 106 Jul 2026: 187

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Antiprotozoal drugs
  • Presentations 2 shown
  • Average cost / item £333.32
  • Year on year Down 8.3% 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 Mepacrine hydrochloride this month.

Presentations of Mepacrine hydrochloride, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Mepacrine 100mg tablets 0504040M0AAAAAA 119 £37,127
Mepacrine 50mg capsules 0504040M0AAAGAG 3 £3,539

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

Where Mepacrine hydrochloride is dispensed

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

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

Compare Mepacrine hydrochloride with

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

Download this data

The monthly series for Mepacrine hydrochloride is in this page's CSV. For the ranked national series across every medicine, with the method and caveats documented, see the most-prescribed medicines dataset in our open data catalogue.