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Metoprolol tartrate

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

Metoprolol tartrate was ranked 362nd of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 24,323 items, down 5.8% on a year earlier.

24,323items -5.8%

Dispensed in May 2026

252,029items

Rolling 12 months

£325,737

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Metoprolol tartrate: national items dispensed by month

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Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Beta-adrenoceptor blocking drugs
  • Presentations 8 shown
  • Average cost / item £13.39
  • Year on year Down 5.8% 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 Metoprolol tartrate this month.

Presentations of Metoprolol tartrate, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Metoprolol 50mg tablets 0204000K0AAABAB 16,292 £39,386
Metoprolol 25mg tablets 0204000K0AABNBN 4,414 £271,514
Metoprolol 100mg tablets 0204000K0AAACAC 3,606 £14,241
Metoprolol 12.5mg/5ml oral solution 0204000K0AABKBK 4 £104
Metoprolol 12.5mg/5ml oral suspension 0204000K0AABLBL 4 £156
Metoprolol 50mg/5ml oral suspension 0204000K0AAATAT 1 £127
Metoprolol 50mg/5ml oral solution 0204000K0AABMBM 1 £41
Betaloc I.V. 5mg/5ml solution for injection ampoules 0204000K0BBACAA 1 £169

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 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.

Download this data

The monthly series for Metoprolol tartrate 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.