Venlafaxine
Central Nervous System
Antidepressant drugs
BNF 0403040W0
Data updated April 2026
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Venlafaxine was ranked 45th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 546,847 items, up 6.2% on a year earlier.
546,847items
+6.2%
Dispensed in April 2026
5,928,922items
Rolling 12 months
£5,194,947
Net ingredient cost · April 2026
Figure 1. Venlafaxine: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Antidepressant drugs
- Presentations 15 shown
- Average cost / item £9.50
- Year on year Up 6.2% 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 Venlafaxine this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venlafaxine 75mg modified-release capsules | 0403040W0AAADAD | 95,130 | £215,960 |
| Venlafaxine 150mg modified-release capsules | 0403040W0AAAEAE | 69,911 | £1,820,047 |
| Venlafaxine 150mg modified-release tablets | 0403040W0AAAKAK | 59,930 | £425,998 |
| Venlafaxine 75mg tablets | 0403040W0AAABAB | 57,928 | £219,193 |
| Venlafaxine 37.5mg tablets | 0403040W0AAAAAA | 44,939 | £139,224 |
| Venlafaxine 75mg modified-release tablets | 0403040W0AAAJAJ | 41,763 | £134,683 |
| Venlafaxine 37.5mg modified-release capsules | 0403040W0AAASAS | 29,609 | £113,955 |
| Venlafaxine 225mg modified-release capsules | 0403040W0AAATAT | 23,997 | £209,740 |
| Vencarm XL 225mg capsules | 0403040W0CCADAT | 22,624 | £186,567 |
| Vencarm XL 150mg capsules | 0403040W0CCACAE | 22,036 | £94,243 |
| Vencarm XL 75mg capsules | 0403040W0CCABAD | 13,830 | £39,049 |
| Vensir XL 150mg capsules | 0403040W0BGABAE | 13,080 | £362,075 |
| Venlafaxine 225mg modified-release tablets | 0403040W0AAALAL | 12,067 | £294,907 |
| Venlafaxine 37.5mg modified-release tablets | 0403040W0AAAMAM | 10,384 | £82,322 |
| Vensir XL 75mg capsules | 0403040W0BGAAAD | 8,230 | £146,355 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to April 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Venlafaxine is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Venlafaxine volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
- Modality Partnership (awc) 5,487
- Westrop Medical Practice 5,221
- Lancaster Medical Practice 4,993
- The Medical Group 4,812
- Vida Healthcare 4,691
- The Ridings Medical Group 3,876
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Venlafaxine with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.