Nicotine
Central Nervous System
Drugs used in substance dependence
BNF 0410020B0
Data updated April 2026
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Nicotine was ranked 394th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 20,563 items, down 19.6% on a year earlier.
20,563items
-19.6%
Dispensed in April 2026
237,288items
Rolling 12 months
£733,257
Net ingredient cost · April 2026
Figure 1. Nicotine: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Drugs used in substance dependence
- Presentations 15 shown
- Average cost / item £35.66
- Year on year Down 19.6% 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, April 2026
The individual products dispensed under Nicotine this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicorette 15mg Inhalator | 0410020B0BBBABZ | 4,201 | £208,670 |
| Nicorette invisi 25mg/16hours patches | 0410020B0BBAVBR | 2,321 | £74,546 |
| Nicotine 21mg/24hours transdermal patches | 0410020B0AAARAR | 2,055 | £74,805 |
| Nicorette invisi 15mg/16hours patches | 0410020B0BBAUAU | 1,659 | £55,148 |
| Nicotinell TTS 20 patches | 0410020B0BCABAQ | 1,384 | £45,813 |
| Nicorette QuickMist 1mg/dose mouthspray freshmint | 0410020B0BBAZBW | 1,114 | £45,432 |
| Nicotine 1mg/dose oromucosal spray sugar free | 0410020B0AABWBW | 827 | £34,861 |
| Nicorette invisi 10mg/16hours patches | 0410020B0BBATAT | 788 | £26,359 |
| Nicotinell TTS 30 patches | 0410020B0BCACAR | 760 | £24,576 |
| Nicotinell TTS 10 patches | 0410020B0BCAAAP | 666 | £20,596 |
| NiQuitin Clear 21mg patches | 0410020B0BDADAR | 473 | £13,602 |
| Nicotine 2mg medicated chewing gum sugar free | 0410020B0AABABA | 457 | £6,531 |
| NiQuitin 21mg patches | 0410020B0BDAAAR | 436 | £13,437 |
| Nicotine 2mg lozenges sugar free | 0410020B0AAAYAY | 424 | £5,278 |
| Nicorette QuickMist 1mg/dose mouthspray cool berry | 0410020B0BBBEBW | 348 | £13,356 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to April 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Nicotine is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Nicotine volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Nicotine with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.