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Ondansetron hydrochloride

Central Nervous System Drugs used in nausea and vertigo BNF 0406000S0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Ondansetron hydrochloride was ranked 324th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 31,833 items, up 1.8% on a year earlier.

31,833items +1.8%

Dispensed in May 2026

322,771items

Rolling 12 months

£425,943

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Ondansetron hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

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Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Drugs used in nausea and vertigo
  • Presentations 15 shown
  • Average cost / item £13.38
  • Year on year Up 1.8% 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 Ondansetron hydrochloride this month.

Presentations of Ondansetron hydrochloride, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Ondansetron 4mg tablets 0406000S0AAABAB 23,109 £131,646
Ondansetron 8mg tablets 0406000S0AAACAC 4,134 £46,253
Ondansetron 4mg/5ml oral solution sugar free 0406000S0AAAGAG 2,309 £41,495
Ondansetron 4mg orodispersible tablets 0406000S0AAAKAK 1,013 £71,434
Setofilm 4mg orodispersible films 0406000S0BEAAAM 591 £42,018
Setofilm 8mg orodispersible films 0406000S0BEABAN 200 £26,237
Ondansetron 4mg/2ml solution for injection ampoules 0406000S0AAAAAA 197 £7,610
Ondansetron 8mg orodispersible tablets 0406000S0AAALAL 151 £34,650
Ondansetron 8mg/4ml solution for injection ampoules 0406000S0AAADAD 59 £13,169
Ondansetron 8mg/5ml oral solution sugar free 0406000S0AAAPAP 41 £9,742
Ondansetron 4mg/5ml oral liquid 0406000S0AAAFAF 15 £281
Zofran Melt 4mg oral lyophilisates 0406000S0BBAIAI 6 £562
Ondansetron 4mg/2ml inj pre-filled syringes 0406000S0AAAQAQ 3 £150
Zofran Melt 8mg oral lyophilisates 0406000S0BBAJAJ 3 £522
Zofran Flexi-amp 8mg/4ml solution for injection ampoules 0406000S0BBAFAD 2 £175

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

Where Ondansetron hydrochloride is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Ondansetron hydrochloride volumes.

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

Compare Ondansetron hydrochloride with

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

Download this data

The monthly series for Ondansetron hydrochloride 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.