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Vortioxetine

Central Nervous System Antidepressant drugs BNF 0403040AB
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Vortioxetine was ranked 282nd of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 41,153 items, up 11.9% on a year earlier.

41,153items +11.9%

Dispensed in May 2026

472,036items

Rolling 12 months

£1,004,343

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Vortioxetine: national items dispensed by month

0 21k 42k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 41,153 Jan 2021: 19k Feb 2021: 18k Mar 2021: 21k Apr 2021: 20k May 2021: 20k Jun 2021: 21k Jul 2021: 21k Aug 2021: 21k Sep 2021: 22k Oct 2021: 21k Nov 2021: 22k Dec 2021: 23k Jan 2022: 22k Feb 2022: 21k Mar 2022: 24k Apr 2022: 23k May 2022: 24k Jun 2022: 24k Jul 2022: 24k Aug 2022: 25k Sep 2022: 25k Oct 2022: 25k Nov 2022: 26k Dec 2022: 26k Jan 2023: 27k Feb 2023: 25k Mar 2023: 29k Apr 2023: 26k May 2023: 28k Jun 2023: 29k Jul 2023: 28k Aug 2023: 29k Sep 2023: 29k Oct 2023: 29k Nov 2023: 30k Dec 2023: 30k Jan 2024: 31k Feb 2024: 30k Apr 2024: 32k May 2024: 33k Jun 2024: 31k Jul 2024: 34k Aug 2024: 33k Sep 2024: 32k Oct 2024: 35k Nov 2024: 34k Dec 2024: 35k Jan 2025: 36k Feb 2025: 33k Mar 2025: 35k Apr 2025: 35k May 2025: 37k Jun 2025: 36k Jul 2025: 39k Aug 2025: 36k Sep 2025: 38k Oct 2025: 40k Nov 2025: 37k Dec 2025: 42k Jan 2026: 41k Feb 2026: 38k Mar 2026: 42k Apr 2026: 42k May 2026: 41k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Antidepressant drugs
  • Presentations 3 shown
  • Average cost / item £24.41
  • Year on year Up 11.9% 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 Vortioxetine this month.

Presentations of Vortioxetine, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Brintellix 10mg tablets 0403040ABBBABAB 18,234 £463,468
Brintellix 20mg tablets 0403040ABBBACAC 13,049 £287,191
Brintellix 5mg tablets 0403040ABBBAAAA 9,870 £253,685

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

Where Vortioxetine is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Vortioxetine volumes.

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

Compare Vortioxetine with

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