Tolbutamide
Tolbutamide was ranked 1195th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 119 items, down 14.4% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Tolbutamide: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Drugs used in diabetes
- Presentations 1 shown
- Average cost / item £133.76
- Year on year Down 14.4% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Tolbutamide this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tolbutamide 500mg tablets | 0601021X0AAADAD | 119 | £15,918 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Tolbutamide is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Tolbutamide volumes.
Top regions
- NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board 29
- NHS North East London Integrated Care Board 19
- NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board 9
- NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board 8
- NHS Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board 7
- NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board 6
Top dispensing practices
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Tolbutamide with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
Download this data
The monthly series for Tolbutamide 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.