Medicines
Gastro-Intestinal System
Antisecretory drugs and mucosal protectants
Omeprazole

Omeprazole

Name: Omeprazole NHS prescribing in England
Creator: PharmaInsight
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Gastro-Intestinal System Antisecretory drugs and mucosal protectants BNF 0103050P0

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Omeprazole was the 6th most-dispensed medicine in England in May 2026, with 2,823,653 items, down 7.2% on a year earlier.

2,823,653items -7.2%

Dispensed in May 2026

29,239,040items

Rolling 12 months

£8,020,766

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Omeprazole: national items dispensed by month

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

Therapeutic class Antisecretory drugs and mucosal protectants
Presentations 15 shown
Average cost / item £2.84
Year on year Down 7.2% 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, May 2026

The individual products dispensed under Omeprazole this month.

Presentations of Omeprazole, May 2026
Presentation	BNF code	Items	Net ingredient cost
Omeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant capsules	0103050P0AAAAAA	2,496,322	£2,610,168
Omeprazole 10mg gastro-resistant capsules	0103050P0AAAFAF	149,121	£160,899
Omeprazole 40mg gastro-resistant capsules	0103050P0AAAEAE	107,870	£304,800
Omeprazole 20mg dispersible gastro-resistant tablets	0103050P0AAANAN	22,695	£409,699
Omeprazole 20mg gastro-resistant tablets	0103050P0AABDBD	15,312	£117,124
Omeprazole 10mg dispersible gastro-resistant tablets	0103050P0AAAMAM	7,342	£82,339
Omeprazole 10mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free	0103050P0AABUBU	5,952	£1,594,702
Omeprazole 20mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free	0103050P0AABVBV	3,194	£1,736,313
Omeprazole 1mg/ml oral suspension sugar free	0103050P0AABWBW	2,507	£451,628
Omeprazole 40mg dispersible gastro-resistant tablets	0103050P0AAAPAP	2,476	£78,876
Omeprazole 40mg gastro-resistant tablets	0103050P0AABEBE	2,190	£103,276
Losec 20mg gastro-resistant capsules	0103050P0BBAAAA	2,179	£61,329
Losec MUPS 20mg gastro-resistant tablets	0103050P0BBAEAN	1,495	£30,943
Omeprazole 10mg gastro-resistant tablets	0103050P0AABCBC	1,441	£17,788
Mezzopram 20mg dispersible gastro-resistant tablets (Sandoz)	0103050P0BGABAN	1,204	£15,922

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

Where Omeprazole is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Omeprazole volumes.

Top regions

NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board 191,583
NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board 184,405
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board 150,235
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board 149,194

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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The monthly series for Omeprazole 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.