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Rivaroxaban

Cardiovascular System Anticoagulants and protamine BNF 0208020Y0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Rivaroxaban was ranked 61st of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 393,214 items, up 3.5% on a year earlier.

393,214items +3.5%

Dispensed in May 2026

4,729,105items

Rolling 12 months

£756,277

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Rivaroxaban: national items dispensed by month

0 211k 422k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 393,214 Jan 2021: 375k Feb 2021: 355k Mar 2021: 398k Apr 2021: 387k May 2021: 370k Jun 2021: 395k Jul 2021: 395k Aug 2021: 379k Sep 2021: 394k Oct 2021: 377k Nov 2021: 393k Dec 2021: 413k Jan 2022: 385k Feb 2022: 363k Mar 2022: 408k Apr 2022: 384k May 2022: 399k Jun 2022: 384k Jul 2022: 382k Aug 2022: 394k Sep 2022: 385k Oct 2022: 376k Nov 2022: 382k Dec 2022: 381k Jan 2023: 374k Feb 2023: 340k Mar 2023: 384k Apr 2023: 341k May 2023: 362k Jun 2023: 366k Jul 2023: 355k Aug 2023: 364k Sep 2023: 355k Oct 2023: 357k Nov 2023: 361k Dec 2023: 359k Jan 2024: 365k Feb 2024: 343k Mar 2024: 349k Apr 2024: 357k May 2024: 368k Jun 2024: 342k Jul 2024: 373k Aug 2024: 365k Sep 2024: 346k Oct 2024: 368k Nov 2024: 353k Dec 2024: 365k Jan 2025: 370k Feb 2025: 333k Mar 2025: 356k Apr 2025: 364k May 2025: 380k Jun 2025: 372k Jul 2025: 403k Aug 2025: 374k Sep 2025: 394k Oct 2025: 408k Nov 2025: 379k Dec 2025: 422k Jan 2026: 402k Feb 2026: 372k Mar 2026: 408k Apr 2026: 402k May 2026: 393k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Anticoagulants and protamine
  • Presentations 14 shown
  • Average cost / item £1.92
  • Year on year Up 3.5% 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 Rivaroxaban this month.

Presentations of Rivaroxaban, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Rivaroxaban 20mg tablets 0208020Y0AAACAC 245,607 £462,643
Rivaroxaban 15mg tablets 0208020Y0AAABAB 87,242 £81,650
Rivaroxaban 10mg tablets 0208020Y0AAAAAA 43,971 £63,248
Rivaroxaban 2.5mg tablets 0208020Y0AAADAD 13,991 £13,819
Xarelto 20mg tablets 0208020Y0BBACAC 640 £40,545
Rivaroxaban 20mg capsules 0208020Y0AAAHAH 629 £28,925
Rivaroxaban 10mg capsules 0208020Y0AAAIAI 295 £15,150
Rivaroxaban 15mg capsules 0208020Y0AAAGAG 274 £11,249
Xarelto 10mg tablets 0208020Y0BBAAAA 159 £11,846
Xarelto 15mg tablets 0208020Y0BBABAB 170 £9,632
Xarelto 1mg/ml granules for oral suspension 0208020Y0BBAFAF 114 £6,534
Rivaroxaban 5mg/ml oral suspension sugar free 0208020Y0AAAJAJ 81 £7,999
Xarelto 2.5mg tablets 0208020Y0BBADAD 22 £1,361
Xarelto 15mg/20mg treatment initiation pack 0208020Y0BBAEAE 19 £1,676

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

Where Rivaroxaban is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Rivaroxaban volumes.

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

Compare Rivaroxaban with

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