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Mirtazapine

Central Nervous System Antidepressant drugs BNF 0403040X0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Mirtazapine was the 17th most-dispensed medicine in England in April 2026, with 1,172,069 items, up 5.4% on a year earlier.

1,172,069items +5.4%

Dispensed in April 2026

12,705,516items

Rolling 12 months

£1,117,284

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Mirtazapine: national items dispensed by month

0 609k 1.2m Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 1,172,069 Jan 2021: 910k Feb 2021: 865k Mar 2021: 973k Apr 2021: 938k May 2021: 894k Jun 2021: 951k Jul 2021: 953k Aug 2021: 916k Sep 2021: 958k Oct 2021: 926k Nov 2021: 963k Dec 2021: 1m Jan 2022: 964k Feb 2022: 906k Mar 2022: 1m Apr 2022: 958k May 2022: 995k Jun 2022: 969k Jul 2022: 961k Aug 2022: 997k Sep 2022: 991k Oct 2022: 985k Nov 2022: 1m Dec 2022: 1m Jan 2023: 1m Feb 2023: 947k Mar 2023: 1.1m Apr 2023: 968k May 2023: 1m Jun 2023: 1m Jul 2023: 1m Aug 2023: 1.1m Sep 2023: 1m Oct 2023: 1.1m Nov 2023: 1.1m Dec 2023: 1.1m Jan 2024: 1.1m Feb 2024: 1m Mar 2024: 1.1m Apr 2024: 1.1m May 2024: 1.1m Jun 2024: 1m Jul 2024: 1.1m Aug 2024: 1.1m Sep 2024: 1.1m Oct 2024: 1.1m Nov 2024: 1.1m Dec 2024: 1.1m Jan 2025: 1.2m Feb 2025: 1m Mar 2025: 1.1m Apr 2025: 1.1m May 2025: 1.1m Jun 2025: 1.1m Jul 2025: 1.2m Aug 2025: 1.1m Sep 2025: 1.2m Oct 2025: 1.2m Nov 2025: 1.1m Dec 2025: 1.2m Jan 2026: 1.2m Feb 2026: 1.1m Mar 2026: 1.2m Apr 2026: 1.2m

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Antidepressant drugs
  • Presentations 8 shown
  • Average cost / item £0.95
  • Year on year Up 5.4% 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, April 2026

The individual products dispensed under Mirtazapine this month.

Presentations of Mirtazapine, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Mirtazapine 15mg tablets 0403040X0AAANAN 474,286 £366,877
Mirtazapine 30mg tablets 0403040X0AAAAAA 341,892 £278,734
Mirtazapine 45mg tablets 0403040X0AAAPAP 315,236 £295,103
Mirtazapine 15mg orodispersible tablets 0403040X0AAALAL 15,083 £24,204
Mirtazapine 30mg orodispersible tablets 0403040X0AAAJAJ 12,993 £20,198
Mirtazapine 45mg orodispersible tablets 0403040X0AAAMAM 11,867 £18,116
Mirtazapine 15mg/ml oral solution sugar free 0403040X0AAAGAG 711 £114,051
Mirtazapine 15mg/5ml oral solution 0403040X0AAASAS 1 £2

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to April 2026 OGL v3.0

Where Mirtazapine is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Mirtazapine volumes.

Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.

Compare Mirtazapine with

Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.