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Molnupiravir

Infections Antiviral drugs BNF 0503060A0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Molnupiravir was ranked 1520th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 9 items, down 81.6% on a year earlier.

9items -81.6%

Dispensed in May 2026

734items

Rolling 12 months

£5,310

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Molnupiravir: national items dispensed by month

0 345 690 May 2022 Aug 2023 Feb 2024 Aug 2024 Feb 2025 Aug 2025 May 2026 9 May 2022: 2 Feb 2023: 1 Mar 2023: 1 May 2023: 7 Jun 2023: 37 Jul 2023: 68 Aug 2023: 147 Sep 2023: 293 Oct 2023: 427 Nov 2023: 248 Dec 2023: 433 Jan 2024: 382 Feb 2024: 176 Mar 2024: 102 Apr 2024: 86 May 2024: 189 Jun 2024: 392 Jul 2024: 690 Aug 2024: 380 Sep 2024: 494 Oct 2024: 550 Nov 2024: 138 Dec 2024: 94 Jan 2025: 66 Feb 2025: 48 Mar 2025: 27 Apr 2025: 60 May 2025: 49 Jun 2025: 68 Jul 2025: 79 Aug 2025: 128 Sep 2025: 159 Oct 2025: 251 Nov 2025: 50 Dec 2025: 34 Jan 2026: 34 Feb 2026: 32 Mar 2026: 17 Apr 2026: 20 May 2026: 9

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Antiviral drugs
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £590.00
  • Year on year Down 81.6% 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, May 2026

The individual products dispensed under Molnupiravir this month.

Presentations of Molnupiravir, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Lagevrio 200mg capsules 0503060A0BBAAAA 9 £5,310

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

Where Molnupiravir is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Molnupiravir volumes.

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

Compare Molnupiravir with

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

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The monthly series for Molnupiravir 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.