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Pantoprazole

Gastro-Intestinal System Antisecretory drugs and mucosal protectants BNF 0103050R0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Pantoprazole was ranked 132nd of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 161,513 items, down 1.1% on a year earlier.

161,513items -1.1%

Dispensed in May 2026

1,627,650items

Rolling 12 months

£172,766

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Pantoprazole: national items dispensed by month

0 87k 173k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jul 2026 101,606 Jan 2021: 128k Feb 2021: 121k Mar 2021: 136k Apr 2021: 131k May 2021: 126k Jun 2021: 135k Jul 2021: 134k Aug 2021: 130k Sep 2021: 135k Oct 2021: 131k Nov 2021: 136k Dec 2021: 144k Jan 2022: 135k Feb 2022: 126k Mar 2022: 143k Apr 2022: 135k May 2022: 141k Jun 2022: 138k Jul 2022: 139k Aug 2022: 145k Sep 2022: 145k Oct 2022: 144k Nov 2022: 147k Dec 2022: 151k Jan 2023: 148k Feb 2023: 137k Mar 2023: 157k Apr 2023: 140k May 2023: 149k Jun 2023: 150k Jul 2023: 150k Aug 2023: 153k Sep 2023: 149k Oct 2023: 152k Nov 2023: 153k Dec 2023: 153k Jan 2024: 158k Feb 2024: 147k Mar 2024: 150k Apr 2024: 156k May 2024: 159k Jun 2024: 149k Jul 2024: 163k Aug 2024: 157k Sep 2024: 153k Oct 2024: 163k Nov 2024: 156k Dec 2024: 161k Jan 2025: 164k Feb 2025: 147k Mar 2025: 156k Apr 2025: 158k May 2025: 163k Jun 2025: 157k Jul 2025: 169k Aug 2025: 156k Sep 2025: 164k Oct 2025: 169k Nov 2025: 155k Dec 2025: 173k Jan 2026: 165k Feb 2026: 153k Mar 2026: 168k Apr 2026: 164k May 2026: 162k Jun 2026: 168k Jul 2026: 102k

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 £1.07
  • Year on year Down 1.1% 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, May 2026

The individual products dispensed under Pantoprazole this month.

Presentations of Pantoprazole, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Pantoprazole 20mg gastro-resistant tablets 0103050R0AAABAB 82,411 £86,872
Pantoprazole 40mg gastro-resistant tablets 0103050R0AAAAAA 79,095 £84,732
Pantoprazole 40mg powder for solution for injection vials 0103050R0AAACAC 7 £1,163

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

Where Pantoprazole is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Pantoprazole volumes.

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

Compare Pantoprazole with

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

Download this data

The monthly series for Pantoprazole 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.