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Pramipexole

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

Pramipexole was ranked 258th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 48,513 items, little changed on a year earlier.

48,513items -0.4%

Dispensed in April 2026

546,433items

Rolling 12 months

£615,301

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Pramipexole: national items dispensed by month

0 27k 53k Jan 2021 Oct 2021 Aug 2022 May 2023 Feb 2024 Nov 2024 Apr 2026 48,513 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 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

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Drugs used in parkinsonism and related disorders
  • Presentations 15 shown
  • Average cost / item £12.68
  • Year on year Little changed 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 Pramipexole this month.

Presentations of Pramipexole, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Pramipexole 88microgram tablets 0409010W0AAACAC 30,725 £174,122
Pramipexole 180microgram tablets 0409010W0AAABAB 8,565 £41,715
Pramipexole 350microgram tablets 0409010W0AAADAD 3,052 £19,511
Pramipexole 260microgram modified-release tablets 0409010W0AAAEAE 1,337 £11,407
Pramipexole 520microgram modified-release tablets 0409010W0AAAFAF 1,076 £11,372
Pramipexole 1.05mg modified-release tablets 0409010W0AAAGAG 652 £11,212
Pramipexole 700microgram tablets 0409010W0AAAAAA 647 £4,535
Pipexus 0.26mg modified-release tablets 0409010W0BEAAAE 366 £8,867
Pipexus 0.52mg modified-release tablets 0409010W0BEABAF 306 £11,498
Pramipexole 1.57mg modified-release tablets 0409010W0AAAJAJ 214 £43,350
Pipexus 1.57mg modified-release tablets 0409010W0BEAEAJ 209 £20,914
Pipexus 1.05mg modified-release tablets 0409010W0BEADAG 196 £14,594
Pramipexole 2.1mg modified-release tablets 0409010W0AAAHAH 190 £46,198
Pipexus 2.1mg modified-release tablets 0409010W0BEACAH 184 £22,288
Pramipexole 3.15mg modified-release tablets 0409010W0AAAIAI 127 £65,310

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to April 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.