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Xipamide

Cardiovascular System Diuretics BNF 0202010Y0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Xipamide was ranked 1620th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 2 items, down 75.0% on a year earlier.

2items -75%

Dispensed in May 2026

37items

Rolling 12 months

£8

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Xipamide: national items dispensed by month

0 125.5 251 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 2 Jan 2021: 239 Feb 2021: 205 Mar 2021: 251 Apr 2021: 242 May 2021: 229 Jun 2021: 215 Jul 2021: 234 Aug 2021: 205 Sep 2021: 217 Oct 2021: 205 Nov 2021: 206 Dec 2021: 225 Jan 2022: 184 Feb 2022: 205 Mar 2022: 208 Apr 2022: 230 May 2022: 199 Jun 2022: 212 Jul 2022: 203 Aug 2022: 211 Sep 2022: 214 Oct 2022: 208 Nov 2022: 199 Dec 2022: 225 Jan 2023: 207 Feb 2023: 162 Mar 2023: 182 Apr 2023: 147 May 2023: 86 Jun 2023: 57 Jul 2023: 57 Aug 2023: 32 Sep 2023: 25 Oct 2023: 27 Nov 2023: 16 Dec 2023: 10 Jan 2024: 10 Feb 2024: 5 Mar 2024: 6 Apr 2024: 4 May 2024: 9 Jun 2024: 5 Jul 2024: 6 Aug 2024: 10 Sep 2024: 3 Oct 2024: 6 Nov 2024: 5 Dec 2024: 6 Jan 2025: 8 Feb 2025: 4 Mar 2025: 7 Apr 2025: 8 May 2025: 8 Jun 2025: 4 Jul 2025: 4 Aug 2025: 4 Sep 2025: 6 Oct 2025: 2 Nov 2025: 3 Dec 2025: 3 Jan 2026: 3 Feb 2026: 1 Mar 2026: 2 Apr 2026: 3 May 2026: 2

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Diuretics
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £3.89
  • Year on year Down 75.0% 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 Xipamide this month.

Presentations of Xipamide, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Diurexan 20mg tablets 0202010Y0BBAAAA 2 £8

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

Where Xipamide is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Xipamide volumes.

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

Compare Xipamide with

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