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Taurine

Nutrition and Blood Health supplements BNF 0911010T0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Taurine was ranked 1207th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 87 items, up 3.6% on a year earlier.

87items +3.6%

Dispensed in May 2026

1,144items

Rolling 12 months

£5,061

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Taurine: national items dispensed by month

0 66 132 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 87 Jan 2021: 132 Feb 2021: 96 Mar 2021: 94 Apr 2021: 125 May 2021: 118 Jun 2021: 97 Jul 2021: 127 Aug 2021: 113 Sep 2021: 114 Oct 2021: 112 Nov 2021: 121 Dec 2021: 89 Jan 2022: 112 Feb 2022: 113 Mar 2022: 101 Apr 2022: 99 May 2022: 118 Jun 2022: 111 Jul 2022: 103 Aug 2022: 100 Sep 2022: 109 Oct 2022: 105 Nov 2022: 94 Dec 2022: 100 Jan 2023: 100 Feb 2023: 83 Mar 2023: 108 Apr 2023: 87 May 2023: 102 Jun 2023: 99 Jul 2023: 103 Aug 2023: 119 Sep 2023: 115 Oct 2023: 115 Nov 2023: 92 Dec 2023: 117 Jan 2024: 118 Feb 2024: 91 Mar 2024: 99 Apr 2024: 115 May 2024: 101 Jun 2024: 86 Jul 2024: 118 Aug 2024: 84 Sep 2024: 99 Oct 2024: 101 Nov 2024: 102 Dec 2024: 124 Jan 2025: 98 Feb 2025: 82 Mar 2025: 100 Apr 2025: 94 May 2025: 84 Jun 2025: 95 Jul 2025: 96 Aug 2025: 87 Sep 2025: 89 Oct 2025: 100 Nov 2025: 87 Dec 2025: 88 Jan 2026: 100 Feb 2026: 99 Mar 2026: 100 Apr 2026: 116 May 2026: 87

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Health supplements
  • Presentations 5 shown
  • Average cost / item £58.17
  • Year on year Up 3.6% 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 Taurine this month.

Presentations of Taurine, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
TauriDose 500mg capsules 0911010T0BHAAAA 29 £1,109
AceTaur 500mg capsules 0911010T0BIAAAA 23 £808
Taurine 500mg capsules 0911010T0AAAAAA 17 £1,344
Lamberts Taurine 500mg capsules 0911010T0BCAAAA 11 £98
EN-Taurine 500mg capsules 0911010T0BGAAAA 7 £1,701

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

Where Taurine is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Taurine volumes.

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

Compare Taurine with

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