Rivastigmine
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Drugs for dementia
Rivastigmine was ranked 311th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 36,834 items, up 8.6% on a year earlier.
36,834items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£1,405,181
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
437,272items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Rivastigmine: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Rivastigmine, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Rivastigmine 3mg capsules | 7,588 | £21,932 |
| Rivastigmine 9.5mg/24hours transdermal patches | 7,441 | £597,708 |
| Rivastigmine 1.5mg capsules | 5,382 | £13,643 |
| Rivastigmine 4.6mg/24hours transdermal patches | 4,212 | £330,038 |
| Rivastigmine 4.5mg capsules | 3,193 | £14,271 |
| Rivastigmine 6mg capsules | 2,070 | £13,597 |
| Rivastigmine 13.3mg/24hours transdermal patches | 1,886 | £148,857 |
| Alzest 9.5mg/24hours transdermal patches | 1,270 | £25,828 |
| Alzest 4.6mg/24hours transdermal patches | 738 | £26,172 |
| Almuriva 9.5mg/24hours transdermal patches | 588 | £45,547 |
| Exelon 9.5mg/24hours transdermal patches | 523 | £41,820 |
| Zeyzelf 9.5mg/24hours twice weekly transdermal patches | 375 | £15,519 |
| Zeyzelf 4.6mg/24hours twice weekly transdermal patches | 367 | £13,694 |
| Exelon 4.6mg/24hours transdermal patches | 350 | £27,817 |
| Almuriva 4.6mg/24hours transdermal patches | 284 | £22,003 |
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