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Metoprolol tartrate

Cardiovascular System Beta-adrenoceptor blocking drugs BNF 0204000K0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Metoprolol tartrate was ranked 360th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 25,356 items, up 1.5% on a year earlier.

25,356items +1.5%

Dispensed in April 2026

278,944items

Rolling 12 months

£332,683

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Metoprolol tartrate: national items dispensed by month

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Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Beta-adrenoceptor blocking drugs
  • Presentations 8 shown
  • Average cost / item £13.12
  • Year on year Up 1.5% 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, April 2026

The individual products dispensed under Metoprolol tartrate this month.

Presentations of Metoprolol tartrate, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Metoprolol 50mg tablets 0204000K0AAABAB 17,031 £40,698
Metoprolol 25mg tablets 0204000K0AABNBN 4,598 £276,223
Metoprolol 100mg tablets 0204000K0AAACAC 3,714 £14,783
Metoprolol 12.5mg/5ml oral solution 0204000K0AABKBK 5 £129
Metoprolol 12.5mg/5ml oral suspension 0204000K0AABLBL 4 £92
Betaloc I.V. 5mg/5ml solution for injection ampoules 0204000K0BBACAA 2 £226
Metoprolol 12.5mg capsules 0204000K0AAAFAF 1 £483
Metoprolol 50mg/5ml oral solution 0204000K0AABMBM 1 £50

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

Where Metoprolol tartrate is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Metoprolol tartrate volumes.

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

Compare Metoprolol tartrate with

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