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Quinine bisulfate

Infections Antiprotozoal drugs BNF 0504010T0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Quinine bisulfate was ranked 457th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 12,532 items, down 5.6% on a year earlier.

12,532items -5.6%

Dispensed in April 2026

142,267items

Rolling 12 months

£41,473

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Quinine bisulfate: 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 Antiprotozoal drugs
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £3.31
  • Year on year Down 5.6% 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 Quinine bisulfate this month.

Presentations of Quinine bisulfate, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Quinine bisulfate 300mg tablets 0504010T0AAAEAE 12,532 £41,473

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

Where Quinine bisulfate is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Quinine bisulfate volumes.

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

Compare Quinine bisulfate with

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