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Nalmefene

Central Nervous System Drugs used in substance dependence BNF 0410010D0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Nalmefene was ranked 1216th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 109 items, up 12.4% on a year earlier.

109items +12.4%

Dispensed in April 2026

1,051items

Rolling 12 months

£7,254

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Nalmefene: national items dispensed by month

0 62 124 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 109 Jan 2021: 88 Feb 2021: 89 Mar 2021: 90 Apr 2021: 93 May 2021: 79 Jun 2021: 96 Jul 2021: 92 Aug 2021: 74 Sep 2021: 93 Oct 2021: 79 Nov 2021: 85 Dec 2021: 97 Jan 2022: 85 Feb 2022: 77 Mar 2022: 96 Apr 2022: 83 May 2022: 94 Jun 2022: 99 Jul 2022: 91 Aug 2022: 93 Sep 2022: 104 Oct 2022: 87 Nov 2022: 84 Dec 2022: 91 Jan 2023: 77 Feb 2023: 88 Mar 2023: 101 Apr 2023: 101 May 2023: 102 Jun 2023: 106 Jul 2023: 112 Aug 2023: 124 Sep 2023: 110 Oct 2023: 107 Nov 2023: 123 Dec 2023: 117 Jan 2024: 117 Feb 2024: 100 Mar 2024: 98 Apr 2024: 111 May 2024: 117 Jun 2024: 107 Jul 2024: 95 Aug 2024: 90 Sep 2024: 103 Oct 2024: 97 Nov 2024: 118 Dec 2024: 115 Jan 2025: 108 Feb 2025: 97 Mar 2025: 110 Apr 2025: 97 May 2025: 89 Jun 2025: 97 Jul 2025: 90 Aug 2025: 91 Sep 2025: 81 Oct 2025: 92 Nov 2025: 101 Dec 2025: 99 Jan 2026: 90 Feb 2026: 95 Mar 2026: 106 Apr 2026: 109

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Drugs used in substance dependence
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £66.55
  • Year on year Up 12.4% 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 Nalmefene this month.

Presentations of Nalmefene, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Selincro 18mg tablets 0410010D0BBAAAA 109 £7,254

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

Where Nalmefene is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Nalmefene volumes.

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

Compare Nalmefene with

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