Spironolactone
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Diuretics
Spironolactone was ranked 71st of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 367,450 items, up 13.8% on a year earlier.
367,450items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£1,253,634
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
4,181,506items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Spironolactone: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Spironolactone, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Spironolactone 25mg tablets | 267,775 | £219,956 |
| Spironolactone 50mg tablets | 39,545 | £73,288 |
| Spironolactone 12.5mg tablets | 35,710 | £748,864 |
| Spironolactone 100mg tablets | 23,627 | £45,743 |
| Urospir 50mg/5ml oral solution | 190 | £53,040 |
| Urospir 25mg/5ml oral solution | 137 | £19,457 |
| Qaialdo 10mg/ml oral suspension | 113 | £28,808 |
| Spironolactone 25mg/5ml oral solution sugar free | 89 | £15,128 |
| Aldactone 25mg tablets | 74 | £231 |
| Spironolactone 25mg/5ml oral suspension | 36 | £6,380 |
| Spironolactone 25mg/5ml oral solution | 31 | £6,674 |
| Spironolactone 50mg/5ml oral suspension | 25 | £9,531 |
| Aldactone 100mg tablets | 21 | £513 |
| Spironolactone 50mg/5ml oral solution | 19 | £4,748 |
| Spironolactone 10mg/5ml oral suspension | 19 | £8,832 |
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