Medicines
Central Nervous System
Drugs used in nausea and vertigo
Ondansetron hydrochloride

Ondansetron hydrochloride

Central Nervous System Drugs used in nausea and vertigo BNF 0406000S0

Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Ondansetron hydrochloride was ranked 323rd of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 32,561 items, up 10.2% on a year earlier.

32,561items +10.2%

Dispensed in April 2026

353,842items

Rolling 12 months

£451,241

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Ondansetron hydrochloride: 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 nausea and vertigo
Presentations 14 shown
Average cost / item £13.86
Year on year Up 10.2% 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, April 2026

The individual products dispensed under Ondansetron hydrochloride this month.

Presentations of Ondansetron hydrochloride, April 2026
Presentation	BNF code	Items	Net ingredient cost
Ondansetron 4mg tablets	0406000S0AAABAB	23,690	£135,980
Ondansetron 8mg tablets	0406000S0AAACAC	4,315	£49,436
Ondansetron 4mg/5ml oral solution sugar free	0406000S0AAAGAG	2,296	£43,536
Ondansetron 4mg orodispersible tablets	0406000S0AAAKAK	981	£69,254
Setofilm 4mg orodispersible films	0406000S0BEAAAM	614	£46,982
Setofilm 8mg orodispersible films	0406000S0BEABAN	200	£31,715
Ondansetron 4mg/2ml solution for injection ampoules	0406000S0AAAAAA	157	£7,034
Ondansetron 8mg orodispersible tablets	0406000S0AAALAL	154	£40,337
Ondansetron 8mg/4ml solution for injection ampoules	0406000S0AAADAD	64	£14,796
Ondansetron 8mg/5ml oral solution sugar free	0406000S0AAAPAP	53	£9,617
Ondansetron 4mg/5ml oral liquid	0406000S0AAAFAF	16	£226
Zofran Melt 4mg oral lyophilisates	0406000S0BBAIAI	14	£1,029
Zofran Melt 8mg oral lyophilisates	0406000S0BBAJAJ	6	£699
Ondansetron 4mg/2ml inj pre-filled syringes	0406000S0AAAQAQ	1	£599

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

Where Ondansetron hydrochloride is dispensed

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

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Top dispensing practices

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

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