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Metoclopramide hydrochloride

Central Nervous System Drugs used in nausea and vertigo BNF 0406000P0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Metoclopramide hydrochloride was ranked 263rd of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 46,190 items, down 7.5% on a year earlier.

46,190items -7.5%

Dispensed in May 2026

490,055items

Rolling 12 months

£107,211

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Metoclopramide hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

0 31k 62k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jul 2026 50,287 Jan 2021: 61k Feb 2021: 56k Mar 2021: 61k Apr 2021: 58k May 2021: 56k Jun 2021: 59k Jul 2021: 60k Aug 2021: 57k Sep 2021: 60k Oct 2021: 57k Nov 2021: 59k Dec 2021: 62k Jan 2022: 58k Feb 2022: 54k Mar 2022: 60k Apr 2022: 55k May 2022: 57k Jun 2022: 55k Jul 2022: 55k Aug 2022: 56k Sep 2022: 57k Oct 2022: 56k Nov 2022: 57k Dec 2022: 56k Jan 2023: 56k Feb 2023: 51k Mar 2023: 58k Apr 2023: 51k May 2023: 54k Jun 2023: 55k Jul 2023: 54k Aug 2023: 55k Sep 2023: 54k Oct 2023: 55k Nov 2023: 55k Dec 2023: 53k Jan 2024: 56k Feb 2024: 52k Mar 2024: 51k Apr 2024: 53k May 2024: 54k Jun 2024: 50k Jul 2024: 54k Aug 2024: 52k Sep 2024: 51k Oct 2024: 54k Nov 2024: 51k Dec 2024: 52k Jan 2025: 53k Feb 2025: 47k Mar 2025: 49k Apr 2025: 49k May 2025: 50k Jun 2025: 49k Jul 2025: 52k Aug 2025: 48k Sep 2025: 51k Oct 2025: 52k Nov 2025: 48k Dec 2025: 52k Jan 2026: 50k Feb 2026: 46k Mar 2026: 49k Apr 2026: 48k May 2026: 46k Jun 2026: 49k Jul 2026: 50k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Drugs used in nausea and vertigo
  • Presentations 5 shown
  • Average cost / item £2.32
  • Year on year Down 7.5% 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 Metoclopramide hydrochloride this month.

Presentations of Metoclopramide hydrochloride, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Metoclopramide 10mg tablets 0406000P0AAAEAE 42,157 £47,572
Metoclopramide 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free 0406000P0AAADAD 1,949 £42,270
Metoclopramide 10mg/2ml solution for injection ampoules 0406000P0AAABAB 1,473 £14,135
Metoclopramide 5mg tablets 0406000P0AAAPAP 594 £3,167
Maxolon 10mg tablets 0406000P0BBAAAE 17 £67

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

Where Metoclopramide hydrochloride is dispensed

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

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

Compare Metoclopramide hydrochloride with

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

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The monthly series for Metoclopramide 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.