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Pizotifen malate

Central Nervous System Analgesics BNF 0407042Q0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Pizotifen malate was ranked 274th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 42,229 items, down 5.1% on a year earlier.

42,229items -5.1%

Dispensed in May 2026

433,834items

Rolling 12 months

£86,629

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Pizotifen malate: national items dispensed by month

0 23k 46k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jul 2026 17,521 Jan 2021: 43k Feb 2021: 41k Mar 2021: 46k Apr 2021: 44k May 2021: 42k Jun 2021: 45k Jul 2021: 44k Aug 2021: 42k Sep 2021: 44k Oct 2021: 42k Nov 2021: 44k Dec 2021: 46k Jan 2022: 43k Feb 2022: 41k Mar 2022: 46k Apr 2022: 43k May 2022: 44k Jun 2022: 44k Jul 2022: 43k Aug 2022: 43k Sep 2022: 44k Oct 2022: 43k Nov 2022: 44k Dec 2022: 44k Jan 2023: 44k Feb 2023: 40k Mar 2023: 46k Apr 2023: 41k May 2023: 44k Jun 2023: 44k Jul 2023: 43k Aug 2023: 43k Sep 2023: 43k Oct 2023: 43k Nov 2023: 44k Dec 2023: 43k Jan 2024: 44k Feb 2024: 42k Mar 2024: 43k Apr 2024: 44k May 2024: 45k Jun 2024: 42k Jul 2024: 45k Aug 2024: 43k Sep 2024: 43k Oct 2024: 45k Nov 2024: 43k Dec 2024: 45k Jan 2025: 45k Feb 2025: 40k Mar 2025: 43k Apr 2025: 43k May 2025: 45k Jun 2025: 43k Jul 2025: 46k Aug 2025: 41k Sep 2025: 44k Oct 2025: 45k Nov 2025: 42k Dec 2025: 46k Jan 2026: 44k Feb 2026: 41k Mar 2026: 45k Apr 2026: 44k May 2026: 42k Jun 2026: 44k Jul 2026: 18k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Analgesics
  • Presentations 5 shown
  • Average cost / item £2.05
  • Year on year Down 5.1% 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 Pizotifen malate this month.

Presentations of Pizotifen malate, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Pizotifen 500microgram tablets 0407042Q0AAABAB 25,463 £47,829
Pizotifen 1.5mg tablets 0407042Q0AAACAC 16,708 £31,099
Pizotifen 250micrograms/5ml oral suspension 0407042Q0AAAEAE 44 £4,472
Pizotifen 250micrograms/5ml oral solution 0407042Q0AAADAD 13 £2,926
Pizotifen 500micrograms/5ml oral suspension 0407042Q0AAAFAF 1 £303

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

Where Pizotifen malate is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Pizotifen malate volumes.

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

Compare Pizotifen malate with

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

Download this data

The monthly series for Pizotifen malate 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.