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Pimozide

Central Nervous System Drugs used in psychoses and related disorders BNF 0402010R0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Pimozide was ranked 1136th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 205 items, down 9.3% on a year earlier.

205items -9.3%

Dispensed in April 2026

2,364items

Rolling 12 months

£2,308

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Pimozide: national items dispensed by month

0 205.5 411 Jan 2021 Oct 2021 Aug 2022 May 2023 Feb 2024 Nov 2024 Apr 2026 205 Jan 2021: 298 Feb 2021: 249 Mar 2021: 319 Apr 2021: 283 May 2021: 273 Jun 2021: 289 Jul 2021: 292 Aug 2021: 298 Sep 2021: 265 Oct 2021: 290 Nov 2021: 279 Dec 2021: 258 Jan 2022: 258 Feb 2022: 250 Mar 2022: 268 May 2022: 261 Jun 2022: 236 Jul 2022: 252 Aug 2022: 225 Sep 2022: 259 Oct 2022: 259 Nov 2022: 262 Dec 2022: 210 Jan 2023: 250 Feb 2023: 257 Mar 2023: 259 Apr 2023: 255 May 2023: 270 Jun 2023: 281 Jul 2023: 228 Aug 2023: 267 Sep 2023: 231 Oct 2023: 281 Nov 2023: 410 Dec 2023: 411 Jan 2024: 410 Feb 2024: 402 Mar 2024: 392 Apr 2024: 379 May 2024: 377 Jun 2024: 340 Jul 2024: 307 Aug 2024: 346 Sep 2024: 288 Oct 2024: 342 Nov 2024: 307 Dec 2024: 270 Jan 2025: 222 Feb 2025: 214 Mar 2025: 216 Apr 2025: 226 May 2025: 235 Jun 2025: 237 Jul 2025: 215 Aug 2025: 217 Sep 2025: 225 Oct 2025: 223 Nov 2025: 201 Dec 2025: 218 Jan 2026: 211 Feb 2026: 186 Mar 2026: 226 Apr 2026: 205

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Drugs used in psychoses and related disorders
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £11.26
  • Year on year Down 9.3% 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 Pimozide this month.

Presentations of Pimozide, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Orap 4mg tablets 0402010R0BBABAB 205 £2,308

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

Where Pimozide is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Pimozide volumes.

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

Compare Pimozide with

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