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Pramipexole

Central Nervous System Drugs used in parkinsonism and related disorders BNF 0409010W0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Pramipexole was ranked 259th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 47,512 items, down 5.2% on a year earlier.

47,512items -5.2%

Dispensed in May 2026

491,895items

Rolling 12 months

£621,874

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Pramipexole: national items dispensed by month

0 27k 53k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jul 2026 27,664 Jan 2021: 40k Feb 2021: 38k Mar 2021: 42k Apr 2021: 41k May 2021: 39k Jun 2021: 42k Jul 2021: 42k Aug 2021: 41k Sep 2021: 43k Oct 2021: 41k Nov 2021: 42k Dec 2021: 44k Jan 2022: 42k Feb 2022: 39k Mar 2022: 44k Apr 2022: 41k May 2022: 43k Jun 2022: 42k Jul 2022: 42k Aug 2022: 44k Sep 2022: 43k Oct 2022: 43k Nov 2022: 44k Dec 2022: 44k Jan 2023: 44k Feb 2023: 40k Mar 2023: 46k Apr 2023: 42k May 2023: 45k Jun 2023: 46k Jul 2023: 45k Aug 2023: 47k Sep 2023: 47k Oct 2023: 47k Nov 2023: 48k Dec 2023: 47k Jan 2024: 48k Feb 2024: 46k Mar 2024: 46k Apr 2024: 48k May 2024: 50k Jun 2024: 46k Jul 2024: 51k Aug 2024: 50k Sep 2024: 48k Oct 2024: 51k Nov 2024: 49k Dec 2024: 51k Jan 2025: 52k Feb 2025: 46k Mar 2025: 49k Apr 2025: 49k May 2025: 50k Jun 2025: 49k Jul 2025: 53k Aug 2025: 48k Sep 2025: 50k Oct 2025: 52k Nov 2025: 48k Dec 2025: 53k Jan 2026: 50k Feb 2026: 46k Mar 2026: 50k Apr 2026: 49k May 2026: 48k Jun 2026: 49k Jul 2026: 28k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Drugs used in parkinsonism and related disorders
  • Presentations 15 shown
  • Average cost / item £13.09
  • Year on year Down 5.2% 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 Pramipexole this month.

Presentations of Pramipexole, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Pramipexole 88microgram tablets 0409010W0AAACAC 30,193 £170,651
Pramipexole 180microgram tablets 0409010W0AAABAB 8,335 £40,322
Pramipexole 350microgram tablets 0409010W0AAADAD 2,946 £19,251
Pramipexole 260microgram modified-release tablets 0409010W0AAAEAE 1,268 £11,102
Pramipexole 520microgram modified-release tablets 0409010W0AAAFAF 1,066 £11,669
Pramipexole 1.05mg modified-release tablets 0409010W0AAAGAG 629 £10,507
Pramipexole 700microgram tablets 0409010W0AAAAAA 588 £4,165
Pipexus 0.26mg modified-release tablets 0409010W0BEAAAE 342 £8,423
Pipexus 0.52mg modified-release tablets 0409010W0BEABAF 318 £12,332
Pramipexole 1.57mg modified-release tablets 0409010W0AAAJAJ 238 £49,319
Pramipexole 2.1mg modified-release tablets 0409010W0AAAHAH 214 £47,540
Pipexus 1.57mg modified-release tablets 0409010W0BEAEAJ 198 £18,981
Pipexus 1.05mg modified-release tablets 0409010W0BEADAG 192 £15,511
Pipexus 2.1mg modified-release tablets 0409010W0BEACAH 171 £26,040
Pramipexole 3.15mg modified-release tablets 0409010W0AAAIAI 149 £71,268

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

Where Pramipexole is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Pramipexole volumes.

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

Compare Pramipexole with

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

Download this data

The monthly series for Pramipexole 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.