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Misoprostol

Gastro-Intestinal System Antisecretory drugs and mucosal protectants BNF 0103040M0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Misoprostol was ranked 1145th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 190 items, down 1.0% on a year earlier.

190items -1%

Dispensed in April 2026

2,088items

Rolling 12 months

£2,022

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Misoprostol: national items dispensed by month

0 198.5 397 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 190 Jan 2021: 397 Feb 2021: 373 Mar 2021: 391 Apr 2021: 394 May 2021: 373 Jun 2021: 371 Jul 2021: 376 Aug 2021: 345 Sep 2021: 351 Oct 2021: 326 Nov 2021: 338 Dec 2021: 364 Jan 2022: 333 Feb 2022: 310 Mar 2022: 339 Apr 2022: 357 May 2022: 311 Jun 2022: 313 Jul 2022: 293 Aug 2022: 296 Sep 2022: 328 Oct 2022: 282 Nov 2022: 305 Dec 2022: 279 Jan 2023: 266 Feb 2023: 252 Mar 2023: 271 Apr 2023: 248 May 2023: 263 Jun 2023: 269 Jul 2023: 250 Aug 2023: 267 Sep 2023: 261 Oct 2023: 249 Nov 2023: 271 Dec 2023: 262 Jan 2024: 255 Feb 2024: 233 Mar 2024: 244 Apr 2024: 232 May 2024: 233 Jun 2024: 224 Jul 2024: 237 Aug 2024: 243 Sep 2024: 225 Oct 2024: 230 Nov 2024: 217 Dec 2024: 194 Jan 2025: 240 Feb 2025: 183 Mar 2025: 201 Apr 2025: 192 May 2025: 223 Jun 2025: 210 Jul 2025: 206 Aug 2025: 185 Sep 2025: 186 Oct 2025: 184 Nov 2025: 189 Dec 2025: 190 Jan 2026: 196 Feb 2026: 168 Mar 2026: 184 Apr 2026: 190

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Antisecretory drugs and mucosal protectants
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £10.64
  • Year on year Down 1.0% 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 Misoprostol this month.

Presentations of Misoprostol, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Cytotec 200microgram tablets 0103040M0BBAAAA 190 £2,022

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

Where Misoprostol is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Misoprostol volumes.

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

Compare Misoprostol with

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