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Nicorandil

Cardiovascular System Nitrates, calcium-channel blockers & other antianginal drugs BNF 0206030N0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Nicorandil was ranked 221st of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 65,154 items, down 12.0% on a year earlier.

65,154items -12%

Dispensed in May 2026

691,574items

Rolling 12 months

£193,134

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Nicorandil: national items dispensed by month

0 52k 105k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jul 2026 293 Jan 2021: 101k Feb 2021: 94k Mar 2021: 105k Apr 2021: 100k May 2021: 95k Jun 2021: 101k Jul 2021: 99k Aug 2021: 95k Sep 2021: 97k Oct 2021: 93k Nov 2021: 96k Dec 2021: 100k Jan 2022: 92k Feb 2022: 86k Mar 2022: 96k Apr 2022: 90k May 2022: 93k Jun 2022: 90k Jul 2022: 89k Aug 2022: 91k Sep 2022: 89k Oct 2022: 88k Nov 2022: 89k Dec 2022: 89k Jan 2023: 87k Feb 2023: 80k Mar 2023: 90k Apr 2023: 80k May 2023: 85k Jun 2023: 85k Jul 2023: 82k Aug 2023: 85k Sep 2023: 82k Oct 2023: 83k Nov 2023: 83k Dec 2023: 81k Jan 2024: 82k Feb 2024: 76k Mar 2024: 77k Apr 2024: 80k May 2024: 81k Jun 2024: 75k Jul 2024: 81k Aug 2024: 78k Sep 2024: 76k Oct 2024: 78k Nov 2024: 76k Dec 2024: 77k Jan 2025: 77k Feb 2025: 69k Mar 2025: 72k Apr 2025: 73k May 2025: 74k Jun 2025: 71k Jul 2025: 76k Aug 2025: 69k Sep 2025: 72k Oct 2025: 73k Nov 2025: 67k Dec 2025: 74k Jan 2026: 70k Feb 2026: 64k Mar 2026: 69k Apr 2026: 68k May 2026: 65k Jun 2026: 69k Jul 2026: 293

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Nitrates, calcium-channel blockers & other antianginal drugs
  • Presentations 4 shown
  • Average cost / item £2.96
  • Year on year Down 12.0% 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, May 2026

The individual products dispensed under Nicorandil this month.

Presentations of Nicorandil, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Nicorandil 10mg tablets 0206030N0AAAAAA 42,608 £105,562
Nicorandil 20mg tablets 0206030N0AAABAB 22,543 £87,549
Ikorel 10mg tablets 0206030N0BBAAAA 2 £9
Ikorel 20mg tablets 0206030N0BBABAB 1 £15

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

Where Nicorandil is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Nicorandil volumes.

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

Compare Nicorandil with

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

Download this data

The monthly series for Nicorandil 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.