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Prasugrel

Cardiovascular System Antiplatelet drugs BNF 0209000Y0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Prasugrel was ranked 442nd of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 14,385 items, up 4.1% on a year earlier.

14,385items +4.1%

Dispensed in April 2026

156,508items

Rolling 12 months

£60,972

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Prasugrel: 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 Antiplatelet drugs
  • Presentations 4 shown
  • Average cost / item £4.24
  • Year on year Up 4.1% 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, April 2026

The individual products dispensed under Prasugrel this month.

Presentations of Prasugrel, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Prasugrel 10mg tablets 0209000Y0AAABAB 12,601 £40,703
Prasugrel 5mg tablets 0209000Y0AAAAAA 1,769 £19,270
Efient 10mg tablets 0209000Y0BBABAB 12 £713
Efient 5mg tablets 0209000Y0BBAAAA 3 £285

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

Where Prasugrel is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Prasugrel volumes.

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

Compare Prasugrel with

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