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Other test for helicobacter pylori preparations

Gastro-Intestinal System Antisecretory drugs and mucosal protectants BNF 010300000
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Other test for helicobacter pylori preparations was ranked 912th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 817 items, down 13.5% on a year earlier.

817items -13.5%

Dispensed in May 2026

9,348items

Rolling 12 months

£17,589

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Other test for helicobacter pylori preparations: national items dispensed by month

0 582 1k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jul 2026 568 Jan 2021: 659 Feb 2021: 639 Mar 2021: 727 Apr 2021: 692 May 2021: 618 Jun 2021: 670 Jul 2021: 601 Aug 2021: 603 Sep 2021: 671 Oct 2021: 655 Nov 2021: 757 Dec 2021: 765 Jan 2022: 785 Feb 2022: 896 Mar 2022: 952 Apr 2022: 691 May 2022: 879 Jun 2022: 828 Jul 2022: 780 Aug 2022: 762 Sep 2022: 878 Oct 2022: 936 Nov 2022: 1k Dec 2022: 779 Jan 2023: 1k Feb 2023: 1k Mar 2023: 1k Apr 2023: 966 May 2023: 1k Jun 2023: 1k Jul 2023: 966 Aug 2023: 919 Sep 2023: 824 Oct 2023: 1k Nov 2023: 1k Dec 2023: 911 Jan 2024: 1k Feb 2024: 1k Mar 2024: 1k Apr 2024: 1k May 2024: 1k Jun 2024: 921 Jul 2024: 1k Aug 2024: 1k Sep 2024: 1k Oct 2024: 1k Nov 2024: 1k Dec 2024: 889 Jan 2025: 1k Feb 2025: 932 Mar 2025: 1k Apr 2025: 883 May 2025: 945 Jun 2025: 876 Jul 2025: 983 Aug 2025: 889 Sep 2025: 988 Oct 2025: 836 Nov 2025: 1k Dec 2025: 871 Jan 2026: 1k Feb 2026: 906 Mar 2026: 1k Apr 2026: 899 May 2026: 817 Jun 2026: 909 Jul 2026: 568

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Antisecretory drugs and mucosal protectants
  • Presentations 3 shown
  • Average cost / item £21.53
  • Year on year Down 13.5% 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 Other test for helicobacter pylori preparations this month.

Presentations of Other test for helicobacter pylori preparations, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Helicobacter Test INFAI breath test kit 010300000BBAAAA 570 £12,369
diabact UBT 50mg tablets 010300000BBADAD 233 £4,951
Helicobacter Test INFAI for children breath test kit 010300000BBAEAE 14 £269

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

Where Other test for helicobacter pylori preparations is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Other test for helicobacter pylori preparations volumes.

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

Compare Other test for helicobacter pylori preparations with

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

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The monthly series for Other test for helicobacter pylori preparations 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.