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Nortriptyline

Central Nervous System Antidepressant drugs BNF 0403010V0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Nortriptyline was ranked 182nd of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 94,983 items, up 12.9% on a year earlier.

94,983items +12.9%

Dispensed in April 2026

1,006,453items

Rolling 12 months

£309,192

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Nortriptyline: national items dispensed by month

0 49k 97k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 94,983 Jan 2021: 59k Feb 2021: 57k Mar 2021: 64k Apr 2021: 62k May 2021: 60k Jun 2021: 63k Jul 2021: 64k Aug 2021: 61k Sep 2021: 64k Oct 2021: 62k Nov 2021: 64k Dec 2021: 68k Jan 2022: 65k Feb 2022: 61k Mar 2022: 69k Apr 2022: 65k May 2022: 68k Jun 2022: 66k Jul 2022: 66k Aug 2022: 68k Sep 2022: 69k Oct 2022: 68k Nov 2022: 70k Dec 2022: 70k Jan 2023: 71k Feb 2023: 65k Mar 2023: 75k Apr 2023: 68k May 2023: 73k Jun 2023: 74k Jul 2023: 73k Aug 2023: 75k Sep 2023: 74k Oct 2023: 75k Nov 2023: 76k Dec 2023: 76k Jan 2024: 78k Feb 2024: 74k Mar 2024: 76k Apr 2024: 78k May 2024: 81k Jun 2024: 77k Jul 2024: 84k Aug 2024: 80k Sep 2024: 80k Oct 2024: 85k Nov 2024: 82k Dec 2024: 84k Jan 2025: 87k Feb 2025: 78k Mar 2025: 84k Apr 2025: 84k May 2025: 88k Jun 2025: 86k Jul 2025: 92k Aug 2025: 86k Sep 2025: 91k Oct 2025: 95k Nov 2025: 87k Dec 2025: 97k Jan 2026: 94k Feb 2026: 87k Mar 2026: 97k Apr 2026: 95k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Antidepressant drugs
  • Presentations 8 shown
  • Average cost / item £3.26
  • Year on year Up 12.9% 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 Nortriptyline this month.

Presentations of Nortriptyline, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Nortriptyline 10mg tablets 0403010V0AAADAD 66,704 £115,205
Nortriptyline 25mg tablets 0403010V0AAAEAE 23,537 £34,382
Nortriptyline 50mg tablets 0403010V0AAARAR 2,318 £132,182
Nortriptyline 10mg capsules 0403010V0AAAWAW 1,863 £16,982
Nortriptyline 25mg capsules 0403010V0AAAXAX 551 £5,590
Nortriptyline 10mg/5ml oral suspension 0403010V0AAAGAG 5 £3,045
Nortriptyline 10mg/5ml oral solution 0403010V0AAANAN 3 £949
Nortriptyline 25mg/5ml oral liquid 0403010V0AAAQAQ 2 £858

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

Where Nortriptyline is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Nortriptyline volumes.

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

Compare Nortriptyline with

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