Nifedipine
Nifedipine was ranked 175th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 103,043 items, down 4.7% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Nifedipine: national items dispensed by month
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 15 shown
- Average cost / item £17.51
- Year on year Down 4.7% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Nifedipine this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coracten SR 10mg capsules | 0206020R0BGABAM | 14,870 | £58,131 |
| Nifedipine 5mg capsules | 0206020R0AAAAAA | 13,217 | £798,982 |
| Coracten XL 30mg capsules | 0206020R0BGACBE | 12,001 | £79,846 |
| Coracten SR 20mg capsules | 0206020R0BGAAAH | 10,008 | £57,998 |
| Coracten XL 60mg capsules | 0206020R0BGADBF | 9,193 | £79,249 |
| Nifedipress MR 10 tablets (Dexcel-Pharma) | 0206020R0CBAAAE | 8,655 | £76,971 |
| Nifedipine 10mg modified-release tablets | 0206020R0AAAEAE | 6,124 | £55,884 |
| Nifedipine 10mg capsules | 0206020R0AAABAB | 5,271 | £364,675 |
| Nifedipress MR 20 tablets (Dexcel-Pharma) | 0206020R0CBABAR | 4,769 | £51,895 |
| Nifedipine 20mg modified-release tablets | 0206020R0AAARAR | 4,669 | £48,752 |
| Nifedipine 30mg modified-release tablets | 0206020R0AAANAN | 3,161 | £41,931 |
| Tensipine MR 10 tablets | 0206020R0BWAAAE | 2,894 | £12,414 |
| Adalat LA 30mg tablets | 0206020R0BBAHAN | 2,534 | £25,137 |
| Tensipine MR 20 tablets | 0206020R0BWABAR | 1,837 | £11,413 |
| Nifedipine 60mg modified-release tablets | 0206020R0AAAPAP | 1,396 | £17,618 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Nifedipine is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Nifedipine volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Nifedipine with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
Download this data
The monthly series for Nifedipine 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.