Rivastigmine
Central Nervous System
Drugs for dementia
BNF 0411000E0
Data updated May 2026
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Rivastigmine was ranked 307th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 36,802 items, up 0.8% on a year earlier.
36,802items
+0.8%
Dispensed in May 2026
439,805items
Rolling 12 months
£1,491,654
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Rivastigmine: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Drugs for dementia
- Presentations 15 shown
- Average cost / item £40.53
- Year on year Up 0.8% 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 Rivastigmine this month.
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Rivastigmine is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Rivastigmine volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Rivastigmine with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.