Pentazocine hydrochloride
Pentazocine hydrochloride was ranked 1259th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 78 items, up 11.4% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Pentazocine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Analgesics
- Presentations 2 shown
- Average cost / item £109.86
- Year on year Up 11.4% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Pentazocine hydrochloride this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pentazocine 25mg tablets | 0407020T0AAABAB | 49 | £5,055 |
| Pentazocine 50mg capsules | 0407020T0AAAAAA | 29 | £3,514 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Pentazocine hydrochloride is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Pentazocine hydrochloride volumes.
Top regions
- NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board 7
- NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board 7
- NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board 6
- NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board 6
- NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board 5
Top dispensing practices
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Pentazocine hydrochloride with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
Download this data
The monthly series for Pentazocine hydrochloride 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.