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Tacrolimus

Malignant Disease and Immunosuppression Drugs affecting the immune response BNF 0802020T0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Tacrolimus was ranked 563rd of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 6,835 items, down 5.0% on a year earlier.

6,835items -5%

Dispensed in April 2026

78,100items

Rolling 12 months

£1,010,090

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Tacrolimus: national items dispensed by month

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Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Drugs affecting the immune response
  • Presentations 15 shown
  • Average cost / item £147.78
  • Year on year Down 5.0% 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, April 2026

The individual products dispensed under Tacrolimus this month.

Presentations of Tacrolimus, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Adoport 1mg capsules 0802020T0BEAAAB 1,632 £201,081
Prograf 1mg capsules 0802020T0BBABAB 1,315 £231,595
Adoport 0.5mg capsules 0802020T0BEACAF 937 £62,449
Adoport 2mg capsules 0802020T0BEAEBG 651 £127,650
Prograf 500microgram capsules 0802020T0BBADAF 636 £53,650
Advagraf 1mg modified-release capsules 0802020T0BCABAN 468 £59,633
Advagraf 3mg modified-release capsules 0802020T0BCADAT 201 £53,046
Advagraf 5mg modified-release capsules 0802020T0BCACAP 160 £54,986
Adoport 0.75mg capsules 0802020T0BEADBF 132 £9,884
Advagraf 0.5mg modified-release capsules 0802020T0BCAAAM 131 £5,726
Adoport 5mg capsules 0802020T0BEABAA 130 £48,143
Dailiport 1mg modified-release capsules 0802020T0BKABAN 67 £5,154
Envarsus 1mg modified-release tablets 0802020T0BJAABC 54 £7,151
Tacrolimus 1mg capsules 0802020T0AAABAB 50 £7,145
Envarsus 4mg modified-release tablets 0802020T0BJACBE 44 £24,586

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

Where Tacrolimus is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Tacrolimus volumes.

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

In NHS hospitals

Tacrolimus is also used in NHS secondary care. See the indicative hospital cost, monthly trend and the trusts using it most on the hospital medicines page.

Compare Tacrolimus with

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