Medicines
Central Nervous System
Drugs used in psychoses and related disorders
Risperidone

Risperidone

Central Nervous System Drugs used in psychoses and related disorders BNF 040201030

Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Risperidone was ranked 140th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 145,834 items, down 4.6% on a year earlier.

145,834items -4.6%

Dispensed in May 2026

1,813,342items

Rolling 12 months

£1,080,049

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Risperidone: national items dispensed by month

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

Therapeutic class Drugs used in psychoses and related disorders
Presentations 15 shown
Average cost / item £7.41
Year on year Down 4.6% 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, May 2026

The individual products dispensed under Risperidone this month.

Presentations of Risperidone, May 2026
Presentation	BNF code	Items	Net ingredient cost
Risperidone 500microgram tablets	040201030AAAKAK	42,086	£183,362
Risperidone 1mg tablets	040201030AAAAAA	37,155	£47,606
Risperidone 2mg tablets	040201030AAABAB	24,673	£16,730
Risperidone 3mg tablets	040201030AAACAC	11,468	£7,809
Risperidone 4mg tablets	040201030AAADAD	11,017	£7,891
Risperidone 250microgram tablets	040201030AAATAT	9,085	£736,023
Risperidone 1mg/ml oral solution sugar free	040201030AAAEAE	6,528	£23,491
Risperidone 500microgram orodispersible tablets sugar free	040201030AAANAN	1,396	£13,678
Risperidone 6mg tablets	040201030AAAFAF	904	£4,999
Risperidone 1mg orodispersible tablets sugar free	040201030AAALAL	637	£8,299
Risperidone 2mg orodispersible tablets sugar free	040201030AAAMAM	458	£4,878
Risperidone 3mg orodispersible tablets sugar free	040201030AAAPAP	242	£11,103
Risperidone 4mg orodispersible tablets sugar free	040201030AAAQAQ	170	£7,699
Risperdal 1mg tablets	040201030BBAAAA	8	£47
Risperidone 250micrograms/5ml oral suspension	040201030AAASAS	5	£5,946

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

Where Risperidone is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Risperidone volumes.

Top regions

Top dispensing practices

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

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