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Orphenadrine hydrochloride

Central Nervous System Drugs used in parkinsonism and related disorders BNF 0409020N0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Orphenadrine hydrochloride was ranked 1071st of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 300 items, down 9.1% on a year earlier.

300items -9.1%

Dispensed in April 2026

3,582items

Rolling 12 months

£94,047

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Orphenadrine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

0 264.5 529 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 300 Jan 2021: 504 Feb 2021: 474 Mar 2021: 517 Apr 2021: 482 May 2021: 455 Jun 2021: 498 Jul 2021: 473 Aug 2021: 498 Sep 2021: 465 Oct 2021: 471 Nov 2021: 462 Dec 2021: 483 Jan 2022: 466 Feb 2022: 420 Mar 2022: 529 Apr 2022: 485 May 2022: 474 Jun 2022: 453 Jul 2022: 451 Aug 2022: 486 Sep 2022: 446 Oct 2022: 454 Nov 2022: 445 Dec 2022: 456 Jan 2023: 444 Feb 2023: 407 Mar 2023: 449 Apr 2023: 421 May 2023: 410 Jun 2023: 432 Jul 2023: 390 Aug 2023: 421 Sep 2023: 402 Oct 2023: 418 Nov 2023: 427 Dec 2023: 402 Jan 2024: 414 Feb 2024: 381 Mar 2024: 378 Apr 2024: 378 May 2024: 400 Jun 2024: 370 Jul 2024: 377 Aug 2024: 364 Sep 2024: 365 Oct 2024: 379 Nov 2024: 352 Dec 2024: 314 Jan 2025: 345 Feb 2025: 303 Mar 2025: 346 Apr 2025: 330 May 2025: 345 Jun 2025: 322 Jul 2025: 357 Aug 2025: 314 Sep 2025: 369 Oct 2025: 332 Nov 2025: 304 Dec 2025: 325 Jan 2026: 339 Feb 2026: 297 Mar 2026: 323 Apr 2026: 300

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Drugs used in parkinsonism and related disorders
  • Presentations 2 shown
  • Average cost / item £313.49
  • Year on year Down 9.1% 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 Orphenadrine hydrochloride this month.

Presentations of Orphenadrine hydrochloride, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Orphenadrine 50mg/5ml oral solution sugar free 0409020N0AAALAL 267 £91,393
Orphenadrine 50mg tablets 0409020N0AAAMAM 33 £2,654

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

Where Orphenadrine hydrochloride is dispensed

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

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

Compare Orphenadrine hydrochloride with

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