Venlafaxine
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Antidepressant drugs
Venlafaxine was ranked 45th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 554,493 items, up 8.6% on a year earlier.
554,493items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£5,383,757
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
6,430,122items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Venlafaxine: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Venlafaxine, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Venlafaxine 75mg modified-release capsules | 95,066 | £191,041 |
| Venlafaxine 150mg modified-release capsules | 71,576 | £1,868,097 |
| Venlafaxine 150mg modified-release tablets | 60,398 | £398,563 |
| Venlafaxine 75mg tablets | 58,890 | £383,058 |
| Venlafaxine 37.5mg tablets | 45,520 | £126,566 |
| Venlafaxine 75mg modified-release tablets | 42,997 | £139,201 |
| Venlafaxine 37.5mg modified-release capsules | 30,019 | £106,407 |
| Venlafaxine 225mg modified-release capsules | 24,054 | £228,238 |
| Vencarm XL 225mg capsules | 22,874 | £190,974 |
| Vencarm XL 150mg capsules | 22,357 | £95,907 |
| Vencarm XL 75mg capsules | 14,138 | £40,210 |
| Vensir XL 150mg capsules | 13,535 | £375,943 |
| Venlafaxine 225mg modified-release tablets | 12,491 | £299,123 |
| Venlafaxine 37.5mg modified-release tablets | 10,564 | £85,474 |
| Vensir XL 75mg capsules | 8,369 | £149,035 |
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