Tapentadol
Tapentadol was ranked 457th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 12,425 items, down 5.9% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Tapentadol: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Analgesics
- Presentations 15 shown
- Average cost / item £30.01
- Year on year Down 5.9% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Tapentadol this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tapentadol 50mg modified-release tablets | 0407020AGAAACAC | 3,122 | £61,949 |
| Tapentadol 50mg tablets | 0407020AGAAAAAA | 2,598 | £93,747 |
| Tapentadol 100mg modified-release tablets | 0407020AGAAADAD | 1,898 | £42,617 |
| Tapentadol 150mg modified-release tablets | 0407020AGAAAEAE | 801 | £23,184 |
| Tapentadol 200mg modified-release tablets | 0407020AGAAAFAF | 692 | £29,394 |
| Ationdo SR 50mg tablets | 0407020AGBCABAC | 448 | £7,850 |
| Ationdo SR 25mg tablets | 0407020AGBCAAAI | 415 | £3,250 |
| Ationdo SR 100mg tablets | 0407020AGBCACAD | 394 | £12,288 |
| Tapentadol 250mg modified-release tablets | 0407020AGAAAGAG | 350 | £33,602 |
| Tadomon 100mg prolonged-release tablets | 0407020AGBDABAD | 235 | £4,915 |
| Tadomon 50mg prolonged-release tablets | 0407020AGBDAAAC | 192 | £2,406 |
| Ationdo SR 150mg tablets | 0407020AGBCADAE | 163 | £6,075 |
| Ationdo SR 200mg tablets | 0407020AGBCAEAF | 161 | £7,128 |
| Palexia SR 50mg tablets | 0407020AGBBACAC | 151 | £4,517 |
| Tapentadol 75mg tablets | 0407020AGAAABAB | 147 | £6,758 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Tapentadol is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Tapentadol volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
- Tamar Valley Health 414
- Charlton Hill Surgery 295
- Baddow Village Surgery 236
- Beacon Medical Group 232
- Abbeywell Surgery 218
- Park Surgery 195
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Tapentadol with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
Download this data
The monthly series for Tapentadol 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.