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Peppermint oil

Gastro-Intestinal System Antispasmodics and other drugs altering gut motility BNF 0102000T0
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Peppermint oil was ranked 272nd of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 44,065 items, up 1.4% on a year earlier.

44,065items +1.4%

Dispensed in April 2026

492,743items

Rolling 12 months

£391,488

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Peppermint oil: national items dispensed by month

0 24k 48k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 44,065 Jan 2021: 43k Feb 2021: 41k Mar 2021: 46k Apr 2021: 44k May 2021: 42k Jun 2021: 44k Jul 2021: 45k Aug 2021: 42k Sep 2021: 44k Oct 2021: 42k Nov 2021: 44k Dec 2021: 45k Jan 2022: 43k Feb 2022: 41k Mar 2022: 46k Apr 2022: 42k May 2022: 44k Jun 2022: 44k Jul 2022: 44k Aug 2022: 45k Sep 2022: 45k Oct 2022: 44k Nov 2022: 45k Dec 2022: 44k Jan 2023: 44k Feb 2023: 41k Mar 2023: 46k Apr 2023: 41k May 2023: 44k Jun 2023: 45k Jul 2023: 43k Aug 2023: 45k Sep 2023: 44k Oct 2023: 44k Nov 2023: 44k Dec 2023: 44k Jan 2024: 45k Feb 2024: 42k Mar 2024: 43k Apr 2024: 45k May 2024: 46k Jun 2024: 43k Jul 2024: 47k Aug 2024: 45k Sep 2024: 44k Oct 2024: 46k Nov 2024: 44k Dec 2024: 44k Jan 2025: 46k Feb 2025: 41k Mar 2025: 43k Apr 2025: 43k May 2025: 46k Jun 2025: 45k Jul 2025: 48k Aug 2025: 43k Sep 2025: 46k Oct 2025: 47k Nov 2025: 42k Dec 2025: 47k Jan 2026: 45k Feb 2026: 41k Mar 2026: 45k Apr 2026: 44k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Antispasmodics and other drugs altering gut motility
  • Presentations 6 shown
  • Average cost / item £8.88
  • Year on year Up 1.4% 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 Peppermint oil this month.

Presentations of Peppermint oil, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Peppermint oil 0.2ml gastro-resistant capsules 0102000T0AAAAAA 30,260 £198,527
Colpermin gastro-resistant modified-release capsules 0102000T0BBAAAF 11,755 £180,312
Mintec 0.2ml gastro-resistant capsules 0102000T0BCAAAA 1,716 £11,812
PepperMinn 0.2ml gastro-resistant capsules 0102000T0BKAAAA 308 £696
Apercap 0.2ml gastro-resistant capsules 0102000T0BIAAAA 22 £132
ColoPep 0.2ml gastro-resistant capsules 0102000T0BMAAAA 4 £9

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

Where Peppermint oil is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Peppermint oil volumes.

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

Compare Peppermint oil with

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