Metyrapone
Metyrapone was ranked 1231st of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 93 items, up 75.5% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Metyrapone: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Other endocrine drugs
- Presentations 2 shown
- Average cost / item £466.38
- Year on year Up 75.5% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Metyrapone this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metyrapone 250mg capsules | 0607030M0AAAAAA | 92 | £43,219 |
| Metopirone 250mg capsules | 0607030M0BBAAAA | 1 | £155 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Metyrapone is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Metyrapone volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Metyrapone with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
Download this data
The monthly series for Metyrapone 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.