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Warfarin sodium

Cardiovascular System Anticoagulants and protamine BNF 0208020V0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Warfarin sodium was ranked 113th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 219,347 items, down 12.0% on a year earlier.

219,347items -12%

Dispensed in May 2026

2,803,017items

Rolling 12 months

£646,507

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Warfarin sodium: national items dispensed by month

0 212k 424k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 219,347 Jan 2021: 416k Feb 2021: 384k Mar 2021: 424k Apr 2021: 411k May 2021: 386k Jun 2021: 412k Jul 2021: 408k Aug 2021: 383k Sep 2021: 398k Oct 2021: 375k Nov 2021: 385k Dec 2021: 410k Jan 2022: 366k Feb 2022: 338k Mar 2022: 378k Apr 2022: 354k May 2022: 361k Jun 2022: 349k Jul 2022: 345k Aug 2022: 351k Sep 2022: 341k Oct 2022: 333k Nov 2022: 336k Dec 2022: 342k Jan 2023: 323k Feb 2023: 292k Mar 2023: 326k Apr 2023: 291k May 2023: 311k Jun 2023: 311k Jul 2023: 293k Aug 2023: 301k Sep 2023: 295k Oct 2023: 292k Nov 2023: 291k Dec 2023: 294k Jan 2024: 288k Feb 2024: 268k Mar 2024: 268k Apr 2024: 275k May 2024: 278k Jun 2024: 256k Jul 2024: 277k Aug 2024: 265k Sep 2024: 254k Oct 2024: 267k Nov 2024: 254k Dec 2024: 265k Jan 2025: 260k Feb 2025: 229k Mar 2025: 242k Apr 2025: 243k May 2025: 249k Jun 2025: 237k Jul 2025: 253k Aug 2025: 232k Sep 2025: 240k Oct 2025: 245k Nov 2025: 224k Dec 2025: 251k Jan 2026: 232k Feb 2026: 212k Mar 2026: 231k Apr 2026: 227k May 2026: 219k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Anticoagulants and protamine
  • Presentations 6 shown
  • Average cost / item £2.95
  • Year on year Down 12.0% 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 Warfarin sodium this month.

Presentations of Warfarin sodium, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Warfarin 1mg tablets 0208020V0AAAAAA 86,541 £361,625
Warfarin 3mg tablets 0208020V0AAABAB 78,074 £108,158
Warfarin 5mg tablets 0208020V0AAADAD 39,078 £60,085
Warfarin 500microgram tablets 0208020V0AAASAS 15,322 £31,490
Warfarin 1mg/ml oral suspension sugar free 0208020V0AABBBB 331 £85,143
Marevan 3mg tablets 0208020V0BBABAB 1 £6

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

Where Warfarin sodium is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Warfarin sodium volumes.

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

Compare Warfarin sodium with

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