Minoxidil

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Hypertension and heart failure

Data updated March 2026

Minoxidil was ranked 770th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 2,037 items, up 5.4% on a year earlier.

2,037items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£32,509

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

24,016items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Minoxidil: national items dispensed by month

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

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Top presentations, March 2026

The individual products dispensed under Minoxidil, by items this month.

Presentations of Minoxidil, March 2026
Presentation	Items	Net ingredient cost
Minoxidil 2.5mg tablets	942	£7,129
Minoxidil 5mg tablets	600	£11,516
Minoxidil 10mg tablets	465	£13,246
Loniten 2.5mg tablets	16	£165
Loniten 5mg tablets	11	£159
Loniten 10mg tablets	3	£295

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