Olanzapine
Central Nervous System
Drugs used in psychoses and related disorders
BNF 040201060
Data updated April 2026
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Olanzapine was ranked 114th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 224,341 items, up 1.4% on a year earlier.
224,341items
+1.4%
Dispensed in April 2026
2,476,274items
Rolling 12 months
£456,177
Net ingredient cost · April 2026
Figure 1. Olanzapine: 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 psychoses and related disorders
- Presentations 15 shown
- Average cost / item £2.03
- Year on year Up 1.4% 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 Olanzapine this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olanzapine 10mg tablets | 040201060AAACAC | 62,743 | £102,466 |
| Olanzapine 5mg tablets | 040201060AAAAAA | 53,124 | £78,598 |
| Olanzapine 2.5mg tablets | 040201060AAADAD | 34,763 | £45,505 |
| Olanzapine 20mg tablets | 040201060AAAQAQ | 27,541 | £42,882 |
| Olanzapine 15mg tablets | 040201060AAALAL | 21,189 | £32,676 |
| Olanzapine 7.5mg tablets | 040201060AAABAB | 14,556 | £21,236 |
| Olanzapine 5mg orodispersible tablets sugar free | 040201060AAASAS | 2,143 | £10,915 |
| Olanzapine 10mg orodispersible tablets sugar free | 040201060AAATAT | 1,846 | £9,447 |
| Olanzapine 20mg orodispersible tablets sugar free | 040201060AAAVAV | 1,436 | £6,272 |
| Olanzapine 5mg orodispersible tablets | 040201060AAAWAW | 1,169 | £7,056 |
| Olanzapine 10mg orodispersible tablets | 040201060AAAXAX | 1,158 | £7,410 |
| Olanzapine 15mg orodispersible tablets sugar free | 040201060AAAUAU | 909 | £11,366 |
| Olanzapine 20mg orodispersible tablets | 040201060AAAZAZ | 702 | £4,589 |
| Zyprexa 10mg Velotabs | 040201060BBAFAF | 165 | £13,088 |
| Zyprexa 5mg Velotabs | 040201060BBAEAE | 159 | £9,599 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to April 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Olanzapine is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Olanzapine volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
- Modality Partnership (awc) 4,448
- Hereford Medical Group 2,560
- Westrop Medical Practice 1,566
- The De Parys Group 1,533
- Abbey Field Medical Centre 1,501
- Rothschild House Group 1,285
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Olanzapine with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.