Nicotine
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Drugs used in substance dependence
Nicotine was ranked 386th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 21,967 items, down 19.6% on a year earlier.
21,967items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£756,602
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
266,922items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Nicotine: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Nicotine, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Nicorette 15mg Inhalator | 4,510 | £213,194 |
| Nicorette invisi 25mg/16hours patches | 2,479 | £78,010 |
| Nicotine 21mg/24hours transdermal patches | 2,125 | £76,513 |
| Nicorette invisi 15mg/16hours patches | 1,726 | £54,892 |
| Nicotinell TTS 20 patches | 1,455 | £47,917 |
| Nicorette QuickMist 1mg/dose mouthspray freshmint | 1,220 | £45,250 |
| Nicotine 1mg/dose oromucosal spray sugar free | 883 | £35,419 |
| Nicotinell TTS 30 patches | 872 | £28,287 |
| Nicorette invisi 10mg/16hours patches | 812 | £25,542 |
| Nicotinell TTS 10 patches | 715 | £21,794 |
| NiQuitin Clear 21mg patches | 519 | £14,739 |
| Nicotine 2mg medicated chewing gum sugar free | 493 | £7,352 |
| Nicotine 2mg lozenges sugar free | 468 | £5,839 |
| NiQuitin 21mg patches | 440 | £14,411 |
| Nicotine 4mg medicated chewing gum sugar free | 427 | £7,463 |
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