Zolmitriptan

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Analgesics

Data updated March 2026

Zolmitriptan was ranked 299th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 39,321 items, up 11.5% on a year earlier.

39,321items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£1,326,120

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

449,025items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Zolmitriptan: national items dispensed by month

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

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Top presentations, March 2026

The individual products dispensed under Zolmitriptan, by items this month.

Presentations of Zolmitriptan, March 2026
Presentation	Items	Net ingredient cost
Zolmitriptan 2.5mg tablets	13,895	£660,903
Zolmitriptan 2.5mg orodispersible tablets sugar free	11,874	£61,987
Zolmitriptan 5mg/0.1ml nasal spray unit dose	8,491	£483,627
Zolmitriptan 5mg orodispersible tablets sugar free	3,619	£38,638
Zolmitriptan 5mg tablets	842	£51,360
Zomig 2.5mg tablets	242	£12,237
Zomig Rapimelt 2.5mg orodispersible tablets	181	£8,596
Zomig Rapimelt 5mg orodispersible tablets	137	£6,935
Zomig 5mg/0.1ml nasal spray 0.1ml unit dose	40	£1,837

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