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Sotalol hydrochloride

Cardiovascular System Beta-adrenoceptor blocking drugs BNF 0204000T0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Sotalol hydrochloride was ranked 317th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 32,872 items, down 3.0% on a year earlier.

32,872items -3%

Dispensed in May 2026

333,737items

Rolling 12 months

£309,760

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Sotalol hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

0 35k 71k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jul 2026 70,805 Jan 2021: 36k Feb 2021: 34k Mar 2021: 38k Apr 2021: 36k May 2021: 35k Jun 2021: 37k Jul 2021: 37k Aug 2021: 35k Sep 2021: 36k Oct 2021: 35k Nov 2021: 36k Dec 2021: 38k Jan 2022: 35k Feb 2022: 33k Mar 2022: 37k Apr 2022: 35k May 2022: 36k Jun 2022: 35k Jul 2022: 35k Aug 2022: 36k Sep 2022: 35k Oct 2022: 34k Nov 2022: 35k Dec 2022: 36k Jan 2023: 35k Feb 2023: 32k Mar 2023: 36k Apr 2023: 32k May 2023: 35k Jun 2023: 35k Jul 2023: 34k Aug 2023: 35k Sep 2023: 34k Oct 2023: 34k Nov 2023: 34k Dec 2023: 34k Jan 2024: 34k Feb 2024: 33k Mar 2024: 33k Apr 2024: 34k May 2024: 34k Jun 2024: 32k Jul 2024: 35k Aug 2024: 34k Sep 2024: 33k Oct 2024: 35k Nov 2024: 33k Dec 2024: 34k Jan 2025: 34k Feb 2025: 31k Mar 2025: 33k Apr 2025: 33k May 2025: 34k Jun 2025: 32k Jul 2025: 35k Aug 2025: 32k Sep 2025: 34k Oct 2025: 35k Nov 2025: 32k Dec 2025: 35k Jan 2026: 33k Feb 2026: 31k Mar 2026: 34k Apr 2026: 34k May 2026: 33k Jun 2026: 34k Jul 2026: 71k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Beta-adrenoceptor blocking drugs
  • Presentations 5 shown
  • Average cost / item £9.42
  • Year on year Down 3.0% 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 Sotalol hydrochloride this month.

Presentations of Sotalol hydrochloride, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Sotalol 40mg tablets 0204000T0AAABAB 16,955 £107,170
Sotalol 80mg tablets 0204000T0AAACAC 15,263 £191,526
Sotalol 160mg tablets 0204000T0AAAEAE 645 £10,458
Sotalol 25mg/5ml oral suspension 0204000T0AABCBC 8 £539
Sotalol 25mg/5ml oral solution 0204000T0AAATAT 1 £67

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

Where Sotalol hydrochloride is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Sotalol hydrochloride volumes.

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

Compare Sotalol hydrochloride with

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

Download this data

The monthly series for Sotalol hydrochloride 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.