Medicines
Gastro-Intestinal System
Antisecretory drugs and mucosal protectants
Omeprazole

Omeprazole

Gastro-Intestinal System Antisecretory drugs and mucosal protectants BNF 0103050P0

Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Omeprazole was the 6th most-dispensed medicine in England in April 2026, with 2,895,388 items, down 1.7% on a year earlier.

2,895,388items -1.7%

Dispensed in April 2026

32,469,560items

Rolling 12 months

£8,130,781

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Omeprazole: national items dispensed by month

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

Therapeutic class Antisecretory drugs and mucosal protectants
Presentations 15 shown
Average cost / item £2.81
Year on year Down 1.7% 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 Omeprazole this month.

Presentations of Omeprazole, April 2026
Presentation	BNF code	Items	Net ingredient cost
Omeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant capsules	0103050P0AAAAAA	2,559,565	£2,669,121
Omeprazole 10mg gastro-resistant capsules	0103050P0AAAFAF	153,230	£164,753
Omeprazole 40mg gastro-resistant capsules	0103050P0AAAEAE	110,124	£309,995
Omeprazole 20mg dispersible gastro-resistant tablets	0103050P0AAANAN	23,252	£419,568
Omeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant tablets	0103050P0AABDBD	15,927	£123,342
Omeprazole 10mg dispersible gastro-resistant tablets	0103050P0AAAMAM	7,747	£88,411
Omeprazole 10mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free	0103050P0AABUBU	6,112	£1,640,702
Omeprazole 20mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free	0103050P0AABVBV	3,167	£1,696,075
Omeprazole 1mg/ml oral suspension sugar free	0103050P0AABWBW	2,642	£467,595
Omeprazole 40mg dispersible gastro-resistant tablets	0103050P0AAAPAP	2,576	£82,720
Omeprazole 40mg gastro-resistant tablets	0103050P0AABEBE	2,312	£109,510
Losec 20mg gastro-resistant capsules	0103050P0BBAAAA	2,207	£62,638
Losec MUPS 20mg gastro-resistant tablets	0103050P0BBAEAN	1,521	£31,581
Omeprazole 10mg gastro-resistant tablets	0103050P0AABCBC	1,492	£19,018
Mezzopram 20mg dispersible gastro-resistant tablets (Sandoz)	0103050P0BGABAN	1,179	£15,797

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

Where Omeprazole is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Omeprazole volumes.

Top regions

NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board 190,376
NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board 179,280
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board 155,302
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board 153,853

Top dispensing practices

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

Compare Omeprazole with

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

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