Olanzapine
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Drugs used in psychoses and related disorders
Olanzapine was ranked 114th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 227,743 items, up 4.4% on a year earlier.
227,743items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£371,369
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
2,701,116items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Olanzapine: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Olanzapine, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Olanzapine 10mg tablets | 64,013 | £62,383 |
| Olanzapine 5mg tablets | 53,594 | £65,972 |
| Olanzapine 2.5mg tablets | 35,431 | £29,960 |
| Olanzapine 20mg tablets | 28,081 | £33,150 |
| Olanzapine 15mg tablets | 21,440 | £33,761 |
| Olanzapine 7.5mg tablets | 14,611 | £13,999 |
| Olanzapine 5mg orodispersible tablets sugar free | 2,176 | £10,656 |
| Olanzapine 10mg orodispersible tablets sugar free | 1,901 | £7,850 |
| Olanzapine 20mg orodispersible tablets sugar free | 1,428 | £6,126 |
| Olanzapine 5mg orodispersible tablets | 1,211 | £6,850 |
| Olanzapine 10mg orodispersible tablets | 1,184 | £8,016 |
| Olanzapine 15mg orodispersible tablets sugar free | 838 | £4,579 |
| Olanzapine 20mg orodispersible tablets | 729 | £4,928 |
| Zyprexa 10mg tablets | 171 | £16,628 |
| Zyprexa 5mg Velotabs | 170 | £10,356 |
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