Risperidone
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Drugs used in psychoses and related disorders
Risperidone was ranked 143rd of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 152,129 items, up 4.3% on a year earlier.
152,129items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£1,076,653
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
1,817,542items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Risperidone: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Risperidone, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Risperidone 500microgram tablets | 43,860 | £154,494 |
| Risperidone 1mg tablets | 39,046 | £46,480 |
| Risperidone 2mg tablets | 26,006 | £16,728 |
| Risperidone 3mg tablets | 11,877 | £7,802 |
| Risperidone 4mg tablets | 11,555 | £7,886 |
| Risperidone 250microgram tablets | 9,207 | £738,680 |
| Risperidone 1mg/ml oral solution sugar free | 6,597 | £21,970 |
| Risperidone 500microgram orodispersible tablets sugar free | 1,421 | £15,117 |
| Risperidone 6mg tablets | 948 | £6,094 |
| Risperidone 1mg orodispersible tablets sugar free | 634 | £8,975 |
| Risperidone 2mg orodispersible tablets sugar free | 505 | £25,298 |
| Risperidone 3mg orodispersible tablets sugar free | 263 | £11,098 |
| Risperidone 4mg orodispersible tablets sugar free | 194 | £9,890 |
| Risperdal 1mg tablets | 8 | £47 |
| Risperidone 125micrograms/5ml oral solution | 4 | £2,312 |
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