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Prasugrel

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

Prasugrel was ranked 447th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 13,915 items, down 2.8% on a year earlier.

13,915items -2.8%

Dispensed in May 2026

141,687items

Rolling 12 months

£58,567

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Prasugrel: national items dispensed by month

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Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Antiplatelet drugs
  • Presentations 4 shown
  • Average cost / item £4.21
  • Year on year Down 2.8% 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 Prasugrel this month.

Presentations of Prasugrel, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Prasugrel 10mg tablets 0209000Y0AAABAB 12,215 £39,805
Prasugrel 5mg tablets 0209000Y0AAAAAA 1,689 £18,001
Efient 10mg tablets 0209000Y0BBABAB 9 £571
Efient 5mg tablets 0209000Y0BBAAAA 2 £190

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 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.

Download this data

The monthly series for Prasugrel 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.