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Oxybutynin

Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Urinary-Tract Disorders Drugs for genito-urinary disorders BNF 0704020J0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Oxybutynin was ranked 176th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 105,391 items, down 1.8% on a year earlier.

105,391items -1.8%

Dispensed in April 2026

1,176,639items

Rolling 12 months

£1,137,865

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Oxybutynin: national items dispensed by month

0 60k 120k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 105,391 Jan 2021: 114k Feb 2021: 107k Mar 2021: 120k Apr 2021: 115k May 2021: 110k Jun 2021: 117k Jul 2021: 117k Aug 2021: 111k Sep 2021: 116k Oct 2021: 111k Nov 2021: 115k Dec 2021: 119k Jan 2022: 112k Feb 2022: 104k Mar 2022: 118k Apr 2022: 110k May 2022: 116k Jun 2022: 111k Jul 2022: 111k Aug 2022: 112k Sep 2022: 112k Oct 2022: 112k Nov 2022: 115k Dec 2022: 113k Jan 2023: 108k Feb 2023: 104k Mar 2023: 119k Apr 2023: 104k May 2023: 112k Jun 2023: 116k Jul 2023: 111k Aug 2023: 114k Sep 2023: 111k Oct 2023: 113k Nov 2023: 112k Dec 2023: 109k Jan 2024: 114k Feb 2024: 107k Mar 2024: 108k Apr 2024: 112k May 2024: 114k Jun 2024: 107k Jul 2024: 116k Aug 2024: 111k Sep 2024: 108k Oct 2024: 115k Nov 2024: 109k Dec 2024: 110k Jan 2025: 113k Feb 2025: 100k Mar 2025: 106k Apr 2025: 107k May 2025: 111k Jun 2025: 105k Jul 2025: 117k Aug 2025: 104k Sep 2025: 111k Oct 2025: 111k Nov 2025: 100k Dec 2025: 111k Jan 2026: 108k Feb 2026: 99k Mar 2026: 105k Apr 2026: 105k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Drugs for genito-urinary disorders
  • Presentations 15 shown
  • Average cost / item £10.80
  • Year on year Down 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, April 2026

The individual products dispensed under Oxybutynin this month.

Presentations of Oxybutynin, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Oxybutynin 5mg tablets 0704020J0AAACAC 41,637 £238,486
Oxybutynin 2.5mg tablets 0704020J0AAAAAA 37,167 £139,200
Oxybutynin 5mg modified-release tablets 0704020J0AAASAS 13,891 £116,382
Oxybutynin 10mg modified-release tablets 0704020J0AAATAT 10,076 £268,422
Oxybutynin 2.5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free 0704020J0AAAFAF 800 £207,083
Oxybutynin 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free 0704020J0AAAGAG 642 £143,955
Kentera 3.9mg/24hours patches 0704020J0BHAAAU 558 £18,659
Ditropan 2.5mg tablets 0704020J0BCAAAA 391 £417
Ditropan 5mg tablets 0704020J0BCABAC 208 £319
Oxybutynin 2.5mg/5ml oral solution 0704020J0AAAZAZ 9 £1,760
Oxybutynin 5mg/5ml oral liquid 0704020J0AAAMAM 4 £1,734
Oxybutynin 2.5mg/5ml oral suspension 0704020J0AAAKAK 3 £1,377
Lyrinel XL 5mg tablets 0704020J0BGAAAS 3 £28
Oxybutynin 3mg tablets 0704020J0AAABAB 1 £24
Lyrinel XL 10mg tablets 0704020J0BGABAT 1 £18

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

Where Oxybutynin is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Oxybutynin volumes.

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

Compare Oxybutynin with

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