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Piroxicam

Musculoskeletal and Joint Diseases Drugs used in rheumatic diseases and gout BNF 1001010R0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Piroxicam was ranked 995th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 483 items, down 16.1% on a year earlier.

483items -16.1%

Dispensed in May 2026

5,454items

Rolling 12 months

£9,360

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Piroxicam: national items dispensed by month

0 526.5 1k Jan 2021 Dec 2021 Oct 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 Jul 2026 747 Jan 2021: 995 Feb 2021: 955 Mar 2021: 1k Apr 2021: 929 May 2021: 920 Jun 2021: 972 Jul 2021: 935 Sep 2021: 926 Oct 2021: 875 Nov 2021: 946 Dec 2021: 960 Jan 2022: 833 Feb 2022: 828 Mar 2022: 832 Apr 2022: 820 May 2022: 946 Jun 2022: 841 Jul 2022: 848 Aug 2022: 869 Sep 2022: 824 Oct 2022: 851 Nov 2022: 824 Dec 2022: 819 Jan 2023: 812 Feb 2023: 710 Mar 2023: 816 Apr 2023: 746 May 2023: 773 Jun 2023: 800 Jul 2023: 735 Aug 2023: 757 Sep 2023: 736 Oct 2023: 733 Nov 2023: 691 Dec 2023: 732 Jan 2024: 680 Feb 2024: 670 Mar 2024: 653 Apr 2024: 683 May 2024: 684 Jun 2024: 646 Jul 2024: 667 Aug 2024: 660 Sep 2024: 649 Oct 2024: 670 Nov 2024: 589 Dec 2024: 631 Jan 2025: 655 Feb 2025: 568 Mar 2025: 573 Apr 2025: 590 May 2025: 576 Jun 2025: 596 Jul 2025: 600 Aug 2025: 567 Sep 2025: 587 Oct 2025: 604 Nov 2025: 528 Dec 2025: 578 Jan 2026: 556 Feb 2026: 509 Mar 2026: 534 Apr 2026: 508 May 2026: 483 Jun 2026: 540 Jul 2026: 747

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Drugs used in rheumatic diseases and gout
  • Presentations 5 shown
  • Average cost / item £19.38
  • Year on year Down 16.1% 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 Piroxicam this month.

Presentations of Piroxicam, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Piroxicam 20mg capsules 1001010R0AAABAB 188 £5,550
Piroxicam 10mg capsules 1001010R0AAAAAA 156 £2,171
Feldene Melt 20mg tablets 1001010R0BBAGAG 125 £1,491
Feldene 20 capsules 1001010R0BBABAB 11 £122
Feldene 10mg capsules 1001010R0BBAAAA 3 £27

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

Where Piroxicam is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Piroxicam volumes.

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

Compare Piroxicam with

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

Download this data

The monthly series for Piroxicam 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.