Nefopam hydrochloride
Nefopam hydrochloride was ranked 195th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 80,607 items, up 18.4% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Nefopam hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Analgesics
- Presentations 3 shown
- Average cost / item £8.28
- Year on year Up 18.4% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Nefopam hydrochloride this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nefopam 30mg tablets | 0407010P0AAABAB | 77,274 | £593,968 |
| Nefopam 60mg tablets | 0407010P0AAAGAG | 3,331 | £73,559 |
| Acupan 30mg tablets | 0407010P0BBAAAB | 2 | £26 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Nefopam hydrochloride is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Nefopam hydrochloride volumes.
Top regions
- NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board 13,186
- NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-trent Integrated Care Board 8,664
- NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board 6,507
- NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board 5,391
- NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board 4,732
- NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board 4,430
Top dispensing practices
- Lakeside Healthcare 4,123
- Hereford Medical Group 2,381
- Marsh Medical Practice 2,360
- Woodsend Medical Centre 2,258
- North Brink Practice 1,834
- Dinnington Group Practice 1,748
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Nefopam hydrochloride with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
Download this data
The monthly series for Nefopam hydrochloride 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.