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Penicillamine

Musculoskeletal and Joint Diseases Drugs used in rheumatic diseases and gout BNF 1001030F0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Penicillamine was ranked 1022nd of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 391 items, down 7.8% on a year earlier.

391items -7.8%

Dispensed in May 2026

4,262items

Rolling 12 months

£102,289

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Penicillamine: national items dispensed by month

0 333 666 Jan 2021 Dec 2021 Oct 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 Jul 2026 666 Jan 2021: 572 Feb 2021: 541 Mar 2021: 548 Apr 2021: 573 May 2021: 530 Jun 2021: 601 Jul 2021: 558 Sep 2021: 553 Oct 2021: 502 Nov 2021: 544 Dec 2021: 558 Jan 2022: 539 Feb 2022: 540 Mar 2022: 569 Apr 2022: 521 May 2022: 561 Jun 2022: 519 Jul 2022: 533 Aug 2022: 529 Sep 2022: 527 Oct 2022: 489 Nov 2022: 520 Dec 2022: 523 Jan 2023: 505 Feb 2023: 466 Mar 2023: 516 Apr 2023: 443 May 2023: 516 Jun 2023: 479 Jul 2023: 469 Aug 2023: 497 Sep 2023: 479 Oct 2023: 484 Nov 2023: 487 Dec 2023: 424 Jan 2024: 398 Feb 2024: 478 Mar 2024: 463 Apr 2024: 475 May 2024: 490 Jun 2024: 456 Jul 2024: 494 Aug 2024: 526 Sep 2024: 463 Oct 2024: 482 Nov 2024: 435 Dec 2024: 473 Jan 2025: 466 Feb 2025: 420 Mar 2025: 447 Apr 2025: 425 May 2025: 424 Jun 2025: 453 Jul 2025: 480 Aug 2025: 438 Sep 2025: 435 Oct 2025: 449 Nov 2025: 415 Dec 2025: 452 Jan 2026: 419 Feb 2026: 413 Mar 2026: 426 Apr 2026: 424 May 2026: 391 Jun 2026: 408 Jul 2026: 666

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Drugs used in rheumatic diseases and gout
  • Presentations 2 shown
  • Average cost / item £261.61
  • Year on year Down 7.8% 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, May 2026

The individual products dispensed under Penicillamine this month.

Presentations of Penicillamine, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Penicillamine 250mg tablets 1001030F0AAAFAF 312 £84,951
Penicillamine 125mg tablets 1001030F0AAAEAE 79 £17,339

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

Where Penicillamine is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Penicillamine volumes.

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

Compare Penicillamine with

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

Download this data

The monthly series for Penicillamine 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.