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Tenofovir disoproxil

Infections Antiviral drugs BNF 0503010H0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Tenofovir disoproxil was ranked 1209th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 111 items, up 7.8% on a year earlier.

111items +7.8%

Dispensed in May 2026

1,142items

Rolling 12 months

£9,431

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Tenofovir disoproxil: national items dispensed by month

0 147.5 295 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jul 2026 295 Jan 2021: 184 Feb 2021: 175 Mar 2021: 183 Apr 2021: 174 May 2021: 180 Jun 2021: 168 Jul 2021: 175 Aug 2021: 181 Sep 2021: 187 Oct 2021: 176 Nov 2021: 186 Dec 2021: 182 Jan 2022: 192 Feb 2022: 169 Mar 2022: 213 Apr 2022: 202 May 2022: 184 Jun 2022: 197 Jul 2022: 190 Aug 2022: 196 Sep 2022: 188 Oct 2022: 193 Nov 2022: 176 Dec 2022: 152 Jan 2023: 175 Feb 2023: 159 Mar 2023: 159 Apr 2023: 151 May 2023: 159 Jun 2023: 170 Jul 2023: 158 Aug 2023: 135 Sep 2023: 165 Oct 2023: 145 Nov 2023: 156 Dec 2023: 142 Jan 2024: 172 Feb 2024: 159 Mar 2024: 168 Apr 2024: 139 May 2024: 111 Jun 2024: 120 Jul 2024: 120 Aug 2024: 137 Sep 2024: 121 Oct 2024: 116 Nov 2024: 126 Dec 2024: 129 Jan 2025: 128 Feb 2025: 128 Mar 2025: 129 Apr 2025: 117 May 2025: 103 Jun 2025: 94 Jul 2025: 112 Aug 2025: 95 Sep 2025: 97 Oct 2025: 106 Nov 2025: 128 Dec 2025: 113 Jan 2026: 135 Feb 2026: 114 Mar 2026: 128 Apr 2026: 115 May 2026: 111 Jun 2026: 108 Jul 2026: 295

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Antiviral drugs
  • Presentations 2 shown
  • Average cost / item £84.96
  • Year on year Up 7.8% 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 Tenofovir disoproxil this month.

Presentations of Tenofovir disoproxil, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Tenofovir disoproxil 245mg tablets 0503010H0AAAAAA 109 £8,450
Viread 245mg tablets 0503010H0BBAAAA 2 £981

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

Where Tenofovir disoproxil is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Tenofovir disoproxil volumes.

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

Compare Tenofovir disoproxil with

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

Download this data

The monthly series for Tenofovir disoproxil 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.