Mercaptopurine
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Cytotoxic drugs
Mercaptopurine was ranked 645th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 4,116 items, down 7.8% on a year earlier.
4,116items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£111,292
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
50,759items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Mercaptopurine: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Mercaptopurine, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Mercaptopurine 50mg tablets | 3,975 | £88,712 |
| Mercaptopurine 10mg tablets | 65 | £8,585 |
| Xaluprine 20mg/ml oral suspension | 36 | £6,057 |
| Hanixol 50mg tablets | 20 | £1,100 |
| Mercaptopurine 10mg capsules | 9 | £2,412 |
| Mercaptopurine 25mg capsules | 6 | £3,120 |
| Mercaptopurine 75mg tablets | 3 | £964 |
| Mercaptopurine 25mg tablets | 2 | £341 |
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