Peppermint oil

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Antispasmodics and other drugs altering gut motility

Data updated March 2026

Peppermint oil was ranked 272nd of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 45,204 items, up 4.1% on a year earlier.

45,204items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£397,913

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

538,141items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Peppermint oil: national items dispensed by month

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

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Top presentations, March 2026

The individual products dispensed under Peppermint oil, by items this month.

Presentations of Peppermint oil, March 2026
Presentation	Items	Net ingredient cost
Peppermint oil 0.2ml gastro-resistant capsules	31,048	£203,577
Colpermin gastro-resistant modified-release capsules	12,072	£181,367
Mintec 0.2ml gastro-resistant capsules	1,764	£12,209
PepperMinn 0.2ml gastro-resistant capsules	298	£638
Apercap 0.2ml gastro-resistant capsules	13	£98
ColoPep 0.2ml gastro-resistant capsules	8	£19
Colomint 0.2ml gastro-resistant capsules	1	£5

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