Mirtazapine
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Antidepressant drugs
Mirtazapine was the 17th most-dispensed medicine in England in March 2026, with 1,193,133 items, up 7.8% on a year earlier.
1,193,133items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£1,207,599
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
13,786,670items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Mirtazapine: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Mirtazapine, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Mirtazapine 15mg tablets | 485,266 | £434,176 |
| Mirtazapine 30mg tablets | 346,713 | £297,540 |
| Mirtazapine 45mg tablets | 320,509 | £305,155 |
| Mirtazapine 15mg orodispersible tablets | 15,292 | £22,677 |
| Mirtazapine 30mg orodispersible tablets | 12,875 | £18,286 |
| Mirtazapine 45mg orodispersible tablets | 11,783 | £17,288 |
| Mirtazapine 15mg/ml oral solution sugar free | 693 | £112,190 |
| Mirtazapine 75mg/5ml oral suspension | 1 | £143 |
| Mirtazapine 15mg/5ml oral solution | 1 | £143 |
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