Metoprolol tartrate
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Beta-adrenoceptor blocking drugs
Metoprolol tartrate was ranked 360th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 25,725 items, up 2.3% on a year earlier.
25,725items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£343,801
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
304,404items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Metoprolol tartrate: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Metoprolol tartrate, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Metoprolol 50mg tablets | 17,274 | £42,307 |
| Metoprolol 25mg tablets | 4,686 | £283,191 |
| Metoprolol 100mg tablets | 3,746 | £17,609 |
| Metoprolol 12.5mg/5ml oral suspension | 9 | £200 |
| Metoprolol 12.5mg/5ml oral solution | 5 | £129 |
| Metoprolol 50mg/5ml oral solution | 3 | £141 |
| Betaloc I.V. 5mg/5ml solution for injection ampoules | 2 | £224 |
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