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Methenamine hippurate

Infections Antibacterial drugs BNF 0501130H0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Methenamine hippurate was ranked 198th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 80,775 items, up 46.1% on a year earlier.

80,775items +46.1%

Dispensed in April 2026

776,642items

Rolling 12 months

£1,415,017

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Methenamine hippurate: national items dispensed by month

0 40k 81k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 80,775 Jan 2021: 11k Feb 2021: 11k Mar 2021: 13k Apr 2021: 12k May 2021: 12k Jun 2021: 13k Jul 2021: 14k Aug 2021: 13k Sep 2021: 14k Oct 2021: 14k Nov 2021: 15k Dec 2021: 16k Jan 2022: 15k Feb 2022: 14k Mar 2022: 17k Apr 2022: 16k May 2022: 17k Jun 2022: 18k Jul 2022: 18k Aug 2022: 19k Sep 2022: 19k Oct 2022: 20k Nov 2022: 21k Dec 2022: 22k Jan 2023: 22k Feb 2023: 21k Mar 2023: 25k Apr 2023: 23k May 2023: 25k Jun 2023: 27k Jul 2023: 27k Aug 2023: 29k Sep 2023: 29k Oct 2023: 30k Nov 2023: 32k Dec 2023: 33k Jan 2024: 35k Feb 2024: 34k Mar 2024: 36k Apr 2024: 38k May 2024: 40k Jun 2024: 39k Jul 2024: 44k Aug 2024: 44k Sep 2024: 44k Oct 2024: 49k Nov 2024: 48k Dec 2024: 51k Jan 2025: 53k Feb 2025: 49k Mar 2025: 54k Apr 2025: 55k May 2025: 59k Jun 2025: 59k Jul 2025: 65k Aug 2025: 62k Sep 2025: 68k Oct 2025: 71k Nov 2025: 67k Dec 2025: 77k Jan 2026: 76k Feb 2026: 71k Mar 2026: 80k Apr 2026: 81k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Antibacterial drugs
  • Presentations 2 shown
  • Average cost / item £17.52
  • Year on year Up 46.1% 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 Methenamine hippurate this month.

Presentations of Methenamine hippurate, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Methenamine hippurate 1g tablets 0501130H0AAAAAA 67,393 £1,153,136
Hiprex 1g tablets 0501130H0BBAAAA 13,382 £261,881

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

Where Methenamine hippurate is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Methenamine hippurate volumes.

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

Compare Methenamine hippurate with

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