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Rutosides

Cardiovascular System Nitrates, calcium-channel blockers & other antianginal drugs BNF 0206040AH
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Rutosides was ranked 1029th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 378 items, down 14.7% on a year earlier.

378items -14.7%

Dispensed in May 2026

4,230items

Rolling 12 months

£7,944

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Rutosides: national items dispensed by month

0 381.5 763 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jul 2026 482 Jan 2021: 731 Feb 2021: 686 Mar 2021: 760 Apr 2021: 724 May 2021: 730 Jun 2021: 763 Jul 2021: 745 Aug 2021: 721 Sep 2021: 756 Oct 2021: 741 Nov 2021: 704 Dec 2021: 688 Jan 2022: 590 Feb 2022: 482 Mar 2022: 603 Apr 2022: 682 May 2022: 653 Jun 2022: 570 Jul 2022: 612 Aug 2022: 571 Sep 2022: 541 Oct 2022: 564 Nov 2022: 573 Dec 2022: 587 Jan 2023: 558 Feb 2023: 503 Mar 2023: 510 Apr 2023: 455 May 2023: 549 Jun 2023: 540 Jul 2023: 532 Aug 2023: 518 Sep 2023: 519 Oct 2023: 506 Nov 2023: 531 Dec 2023: 524 Jan 2024: 507 Feb 2024: 499 Mar 2024: 476 Apr 2024: 530 May 2024: 496 Jun 2024: 468 Jul 2024: 507 Aug 2024: 492 Sep 2024: 456 Oct 2024: 501 Nov 2024: 454 Dec 2024: 482 Jan 2025: 479 Feb 2025: 421 Mar 2025: 457 Apr 2025: 455 May 2025: 443 Jun 2025: 421 Jul 2025: 467 Aug 2025: 439 Sep 2025: 438 Oct 2025: 439 Nov 2025: 416 Dec 2025: 505 Jan 2026: 400 Feb 2026: 373 Mar 2026: 411 Apr 2026: 431 May 2026: 378 Jun 2026: 411 Jul 2026: 482

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Nitrates, calcium-channel blockers & other antianginal drugs
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £21.02
  • Year on year Down 14.7% 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 Rutosides this month.

Presentations of Rutosides, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Paroven 250mg capsules 0206040AHBBAAAA 378 £7,944

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

Where Rutosides is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Rutosides volumes.

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

Compare Rutosides with

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

Download this data

The monthly series for Rutosides is in this page's CSV. For the ranked national series across every medicine, with the method and caveats documented, see the most-prescribed medicines dataset in our open data catalogue.