Praziquantel
Praziquantel was ranked 1519th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 9 items, up 350.0% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Praziquantel: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Anthelmintics
- Presentations 3 shown
- Average cost / item £504.29
- Year on year Up 350.0% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Praziquantel this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biltricide 600mg tablets | 0505050P0BBAAAA | 4 | £2,326 |
| Praziquantel 600mg tablets | 0505050P0AAAAAA | 3 | £1,698 |
| Praziquantel 500mg tablets | 0505050P0AAABAB | 2 | £515 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Praziquantel is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Praziquantel volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Praziquantel with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
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The monthly series for Praziquantel 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.