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Pizotifen malate

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

Pizotifen malate was ranked 273rd of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 43,744 items, up 1.7% on a year earlier.

43,744items +1.7%

Dispensed in April 2026

480,633items

Rolling 12 months

£92,399

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Pizotifen malate: national items dispensed by month

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Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Analgesics
  • Presentations 5 shown
  • Average cost / item £2.11
  • Year on year Up 1.7% 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 Pizotifen malate this month.

Presentations of Pizotifen malate, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Pizotifen 500microgram tablets 0407042Q0AAABAB 26,372 £49,611
Pizotifen 1.5mg tablets 0407042Q0AAACAC 17,299 £32,128
Pizotifen 250micrograms/5ml oral suspension 0407042Q0AAAEAE 55 £5,696
Pizotifen 250micrograms/5ml oral solution 0407042Q0AAADAD 17 £3,798
Pizotifen 500micrograms/5ml oral suspension 0407042Q0AAAFAF 1 £1,167

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to April 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.