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Pirenzepine

Gastro-Intestinal System Antisecretory drugs and mucosal protectants BNF 0103020P0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Pirenzepine was ranked 1126th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 205 items, up 3.5% on a year earlier.

205items +3.5%

Dispensed in May 2026

2,163items

Rolling 12 months

£4,504

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Pirenzepine: national items dispensed by month

0 118.5 237 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jul 2026 114 Jan 2021: 153 Feb 2021: 128 Mar 2021: 184 Apr 2021: 105 May 2021: 191 Jun 2021: 160 Jul 2021: 155 Aug 2021: 186 Sep 2021: 155 Oct 2021: 175 Nov 2021: 114 Dec 2021: 148 Jan 2022: 132 Feb 2022: 148 Mar 2022: 221 Apr 2022: 236 May 2022: 225 Jun 2022: 163 Jul 2022: 183 Aug 2022: 168 Sep 2022: 174 Oct 2022: 162 Nov 2022: 189 Dec 2022: 195 Jan 2023: 156 Feb 2023: 175 Mar 2023: 179 Apr 2023: 182 May 2023: 191 Jun 2023: 198 Jul 2023: 186 Aug 2023: 185 Sep 2023: 190 Oct 2023: 175 Nov 2023: 196 Dec 2023: 197 Jan 2024: 195 Feb 2024: 194 Mar 2024: 178 Apr 2024: 207 May 2024: 208 Jun 2024: 207 Jul 2024: 204 Aug 2024: 199 Sep 2024: 210 Oct 2024: 224 Nov 2024: 216 Dec 2024: 224 Jan 2025: 235 Feb 2025: 198 Mar 2025: 190 Apr 2025: 197 May 2025: 198 Jun 2025: 228 Jul 2025: 216 Aug 2025: 203 Sep 2025: 229 Oct 2025: 223 Nov 2025: 201 Dec 2025: 229 Jan 2026: 237 Feb 2026: 190 Mar 2026: 223 Apr 2026: 223 May 2026: 205 Jun 2026: 217 Jul 2026: 114

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Antisecretory drugs and mucosal protectants
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £21.97
  • Year on year Up 3.5% 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 Pirenzepine this month.

Presentations of Pirenzepine, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Pirenzepine 50mg tablets 0103020P0AAAAAA 205 £4,504

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

Where Pirenzepine is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Pirenzepine volumes.

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

Compare Pirenzepine with

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

Download this data

The monthly series for Pirenzepine 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.