Propranolol hydrochloride
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Beta-adrenoceptor blocking drugs
Propranolol hydrochloride was ranked 32nd of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 724,582 items, up 7.8% on a year earlier.
724,582items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£1,773,293
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
8,341,100items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Propranolol hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Propranolol hydrochloride, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Propranolol 40mg tablets | 415,356 | £673,319 |
| Propranolol 10mg tablets | 248,757 | £450,537 |
| Propranolol 80mg tablets | 28,444 | £87,262 |
| Propranolol 80mg modified-release capsules | 18,240 | £322,090 |
| Propranolol 160mg modified-release capsules | 9,038 | £44,337 |
| Propranolol 10mg/5ml oral solution sugar free | 1,238 | £69,660 |
| Propranolol 40mg/5ml oral solution sugar free | 1,036 | £48,522 |
| Propranolol 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free | 944 | £43,158 |
| Propranolol 160mg tablets | 755 | £2,889 |
| Propranolol 50mg/5ml oral solution sugar free | 497 | £28,477 |
| Bedranol SR 80mg capsules (Sandoz) | 138 | £838 |
| Bedranol SR 80mg capsules (Almus) | 41 | £192 |
| Bedranol SR 160mg capsules (Sandoz) | 38 | £192 |
| Half Beta-Prograne 80mg modified-release capsules (Tillomed) | 14 | £119 |
| Half Beta-Prograne 80mg modified-release capsules (Accord) | 11 | £64 |
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