Spironolactone
Spironolactone was ranked 69th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 359,260 items, up 5.1% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Spironolactone: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Diuretics
- Presentations 15 shown
- Average cost / item £3.44
- Year on year Up 5.1% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Spironolactone this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spironolactone 25mg tablets | 0202030S0AAATAT | 261,178 | £231,860 |
| Spironolactone 50mg tablets | 0202030S0AAAUAU | 38,893 | £70,927 |
| Spironolactone 12.5mg tablets | 0202030S0AAEGEG | 35,274 | £723,303 |
| Spironolactone 100mg tablets | 0202030S0AAAVAV | 23,138 | £46,267 |
| Urospir 50mg/5ml oral solution | 0202030S0BKAAEH | 195 | £53,783 |
| Qaialdo 10mg/ml oral suspension | 0202030S0BLAAEB | 127 | £35,575 |
| Urospir 25mg/5ml oral solution | 0202030S0BKABEI | 112 | £15,367 |
| Spironolactone 25mg/5ml oral solution sugar free | 0202030S0AAEIEI | 100 | £18,814 |
| Aldactone 25mg tablets | 0202030S0BBAAAT | 79 | £233 |
| Spironolactone 50mg/5ml oral suspension | 0202030S0AAEBEB | 31 | £9,348 |
| Spironolactone 25mg/5ml oral suspension | 0202030S0AAEAEA | 27 | £5,252 |
| Spironolactone 25mg/5ml oral solution | 0202030S0AAEFEF | 26 | £3,486 |
| Aldactone 100mg tablets | 0202030S0BBACAV | 17 | £254 |
| Aldactone 50mg tablets | 0202030S0BBABAU | 16 | £106 |
| Spironolactone 5mg/5ml oral suspension | 0202030S0AAECEC | 14 | £6,244 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Spironolactone is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Spironolactone volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
- Modality Partnership (awc) 7,652
- Granta Medical Practices 4,816
- Mendip Vale Medical Practice 3,602
- Health Care First Partnership 3,329
- The Ridings Medical Group 3,189
- Vida Healthcare 2,950
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Spironolactone with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
Download this data
The monthly series for Spironolactone 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.