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Ticagrelor

Cardiovascular System Antiplatelet drugs BNF 0209000Z0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Ticagrelor was ranked 275th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 43,052 items, down 2.4% on a year earlier.

43,052items -2.4%

Dispensed in April 2026

486,381items

Rolling 12 months

£160,688

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Ticagrelor: national items dispensed by month

0 25k 50k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 43,052 Jan 2021: 46k Feb 2021: 43k Mar 2021: 47k Apr 2021: 47k May 2021: 45k Jun 2021: 48k Jul 2021: 48k Aug 2021: 46k Sep 2021: 48k Oct 2021: 46k Nov 2021: 48k Dec 2021: 50k Jan 2022: 46k Feb 2022: 44k Mar 2022: 49k Apr 2022: 46k May 2022: 48k Jun 2022: 46k Jul 2022: 46k Aug 2022: 46k Sep 2022: 45k Oct 2022: 45k Nov 2022: 45k Dec 2022: 45k Jan 2023: 45k Feb 2023: 40k Mar 2023: 45k Apr 2023: 41k May 2023: 43k Jun 2023: 44k Jul 2023: 43k Aug 2023: 43k Sep 2023: 43k Oct 2023: 43k Nov 2023: 43k Dec 2023: 43k Jan 2024: 45k Feb 2024: 42k Mar 2024: 42k Apr 2024: 44k May 2024: 45k Jun 2024: 42k Jul 2024: 46k Aug 2024: 45k Sep 2024: 43k Oct 2024: 46k Nov 2024: 44k Dec 2024: 46k Jan 2025: 46k Feb 2025: 41k Mar 2025: 44k Apr 2025: 44k May 2025: 46k Jun 2025: 44k Jul 2025: 47k Aug 2025: 43k Sep 2025: 45k Oct 2025: 46k Nov 2025: 42k Dec 2025: 46k Jan 2026: 44k Feb 2026: 41k Mar 2026: 44k Apr 2026: 43k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Antiplatelet drugs
  • Presentations 5 shown
  • Average cost / item £3.73
  • Year on year Down 2.4% 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 Ticagrelor this month.

Presentations of Ticagrelor, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Ticagrelor 90mg tablets 0209000Z0AAAAAA 36,010 £114,552
Ticagrelor 60mg tablets 0209000Z0AAABAB 6,545 £18,662
Brilique 90mg orodispersible tablets 0209000Z0BBACAC 344 £18,765
Brilique 90mg tablets 0209000Z0BBAAAA 122 £6,681
Brilique 60mg tablets 0209000Z0BBABAB 31 £2,028

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

Where Ticagrelor is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Ticagrelor volumes.

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

Compare Ticagrelor with

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