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Methotrexate

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Cytotoxic drugs
Data updated March 2026

Methotrexate was ranked 676th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 3,350 items, down 1.7% on a year earlier.

3,350items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£219,960

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

41,023items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Methotrexate: national items dispensed by month

3,350

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

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Top presentations, March 2026

The individual products dispensed under Methotrexate, by items this month.

Presentations of Methotrexate, March 2026
Presentation Items Net ingredient cost
Nordimet 20mg/0.8ml solution for injection pre-filled pens 952 £64,095
Nordimet 15mg/0.6ml solution for injection pre-filled pens 744 £47,580
Nordimet 25mg/1ml solution for injection pre-filled pens 541 £38,022
Nordimet 10mg/0.4ml solution for injection pre-filled pens 273 £15,822
Nordimet 17.5mg/0.7ml solution for injection pre-filled pens 187 £12,758
Nordimet 12.5mg/0.5ml solution for injection pre-filled pens 186 £11,776
Nordimet 7.5mg/0.3ml solution for injection pre-filled pens 112 £6,792
Nordimet 22.5mg/0.9ml solution for injection pre-filled pens 108 £7,308
Zlatal 25mg/1ml solution for injection pre-filled syringes 61 £4,044
Zlatal 15mg/0.6ml solution for injection pre-filled syringes 57 £3,506
Zlatal 20mg/0.8ml solution for injection pre-filled syringes 55 £3,726
Zlatal 10mg/0.4ml solution for injection pre-filled syringes 20 £1,129
Zlatal 12.5mg/0.5ml inj pre-filled syringes 16 £980
Zlatal 22.5mg/0.9ml inj pre-filled syringes 15 £980
Zlatal 7.5mg/0.3ml inj pre-filled syringes 12 £749

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