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Prucalopride

Gastro-Intestinal System Laxatives BNF 0106070A0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Prucalopride was ranked 372nd of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 23,568 items, up 20.7% on a year earlier.

23,568items +20.7%

Dispensed in April 2026

240,604items

Rolling 12 months

£186,394

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Prucalopride: 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 Laxatives
  • Presentations 4 shown
  • Average cost / item £7.91
  • Year on year Up 20.7% 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 Prucalopride this month.

Presentations of Prucalopride, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Prucalopride 2mg tablets 0106070A0AAABAB 17,525 £121,439
Prucalopride 1mg tablets 0106070A0AAAAAA 5,726 £43,012
Resolor 2mg tablets 0106070A0BBABAB 241 £17,186
Resolor 1mg tablets 0106070A0BBAAAA 76 £4,756

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

Where Prucalopride is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Prucalopride volumes.

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

Compare Prucalopride with

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