Naproxen
Naproxen was ranked 39th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 607,094 items, down 6.6% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Naproxen: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Drugs used in rheumatic diseases and gout
- Presentations 15 shown
- Average cost / item £2.81
- Year on year Down 6.6% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Naproxen this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naproxen 500mg tablets | 1001010P0AAAEAE | 389,425 | £862,176 |
| Naproxen 250mg tablets | 1001010P0AAADAD | 171,070 | £281,051 |
| Naproxen 500mg gastro-resistant tablets | 1001010P0AAAIAI | 25,541 | £346,008 |
| Naproxen 250mg gastro-resistant tablets | 1001010P0AAAHAH | 16,732 | £87,562 |
| Vimovo 500mg/20mg modified-release tablets | 1001010P0BUAABB | 3,035 | £46,450 |
| Naproxen 375mg gastro-resistant tablets | 1001010P0AAAJAJ | 411 | £2,823 |
| Naproxen 250mg/5ml oral suspension | 1001010P0AABFBF | 358 | £36,662 |
| Stirlescent 250mg effervescent tablets | 1001010P0BXAABD | 257 | £33,504 |
| Naprosyn 500mg tablets | 1001010P0BCABAE | 79 | £648 |
| Naproxen 125mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free | 1001010P0AABEBE | 49 | £9,671 |
| Naprosyn EC 250mg tablets | 1001010P0BCAGAH | 38 | £203 |
| Period Pain Reliever 250mg gastro-resistant tablets | 1001010P0BZAAAH | 30 | £857 |
| Naprosyn 250mg tablets | 1001010P0BCAAAD | 25 | £121 |
| Naprosyn EC 500mg tablets | 1001010P0BCAIAI | 24 | £208 |
| Naprosyn EC 375mg tablets | 1001010P0BCAHAJ | 10 | £64 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Naproxen is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Naproxen volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
- Modality Partnership (awc) 10,339
- Lancaster Medical Practice 8,389
- Holderness Health 7,607
- The Ridings Medical Group 7,090
- The Roxton Practice 7,088
- Granta Medical Practices 6,473
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Naproxen with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
Download this data
The monthly series for Naproxen 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.