Medicines
Cardiovascular System
Beta-adrenoceptor blocking drugs
Propranolol hydrochloride

Propranolol hydrochloride

Cardiovascular System Beta-adrenoceptor blocking drugs BNF 0204000R0

Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Propranolol hydrochloride was ranked 31st of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 707,003 items, up 5.8% on a year earlier.

707,003items +5.8%

Dispensed in April 2026

7,684,750items

Rolling 12 months

£1,874,090

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Propranolol hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

Therapeutic class Beta-adrenoceptor blocking drugs
Presentations 15 shown
Average cost / item £2.65
Year on year Up 5.8% 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, April 2026

The individual products dispensed under Propranolol hydrochloride this month.

Presentations of Propranolol hydrochloride, April 2026
Presentation	BNF code	Items	Net ingredient cost
Propranolol 40mg tablets	0204000R0AAAJAJ	407,216	£859,871
Propranolol 10mg tablets	0204000R0AAAHAH	243,102	£426,825
Propranolol 80mg tablets	0204000R0AAAKAK	29,046	£76,595
Propranolol 80mg modified-release capsules	0204000R0AAAAAA	16,564	£301,166
Propranolol 160mg modified-release capsules	0204000R0AAABAB	6,648	£33,489
Propranolol 10mg/5ml oral solution sugar free	0204000R0AACXCX	1,163	£62,738
Propranolol 40mg/5ml oral solution sugar free	0204000R0AADBDB	1,040	£45,829
Propranolol 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free	0204000R0AACWCW	941	£43,250
Propranolol 160mg tablets	0204000R0AAALAL	629	£2,353
Propranolol 50mg/5ml oral solution sugar free	0204000R0AACYCY	456	£18,410
Bedranol SR 80mg capsules (Sandoz)	0204000R0BDADAA	110	£673
Bedranol SR 80mg capsules (Almus)	0204000R0BDAFAA	26	£139
Bedranol SR 160mg capsules (Sandoz)	0204000R0BDACAB	25	£139
Propranolol 5mg/5ml oral liquid	0204000R0AACICI	11	£2,364
Half Beta-Prograne 80mg modified-release capsules (Tillomed)	0204000R0BNABAA	11	£84

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

Where Propranolol hydrochloride is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Propranolol hydrochloride volumes.

Top regions

NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board 63,650
NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board 54,759
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board 53,937
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board 49,206
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board 35,012

Top dispensing practices

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

Compare Propranolol hydrochloride with

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

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