Venlafaxine

Antidepressant drugs | Central Nervous System

Items (National)
6.1M
NHS Cost
£43.0M
Practices
7,222
Avg per Practice
845

Overview

Venlafaxine is prescribed by 7,222 GP practices across England. In the last 12 months, 6,101,394 items were prescribed at a total cost of £43,010,371 to the NHS. It is classified under BNF Chapter Central Nervous System, Section Antidepressant drugs.

Monthly Prescribing Trend

Jun 2026
513,469
Jun 2026
479,084
Jun 2026
523,598
Jun 2026
504,219
Jun 2026
494,722
Jun 2026
526,531
Jun 2026
503,300
Jun 2026
519,175
Jun 2026
532,747
Jun 2026
477,191
Jun 2026
506,821
Jun 2026
510,843

Prescribing by Area

AreaItemsPracticesAvg/Practicevs National
NE 188.2K 144 1,307 +54.7% ▲
M 185.3K 179 1,035 +22.5% ▲
B 181.8K 271 671 -20.6% ▼
PE 149.8K 94 1,594 +88.6% ▲
NR 149.5K 75 1,993 +135.9% ▲
L 139.5K 148 943 +11.6% ▲
S 124.2K 173 718 -15.0% ▼
NG 123.3K 140 881 +4.3% ▲
PO 118.7K 66 1,798 +112.8% ▲
IP 118.2K 63 1,877 +122.2% ▲
LE 114.7K 137 837 -0.9% vs avg
BN 109.4K 78 1,402 +66.0% ▲
TS 107.1K 75 1,428 +69.1% ▲
WA 98.3K 92 1,069 +26.5% ▲
CV 97.8K 128 764 -9.5% ▼
NN 94.4K 68 1,388 +64.3% ▲
PL 92.5K 54 1,713 +102.8% ▲
SK 87.8K 76 1,155 +36.7% ▲
ST 87.1K 92 947 +12.1% ▲
BS 85.9K 81 1,060 +25.5% ▲

Top Prescribing Practices

PracticeItems
THE WILLOW GROUP 11,708
PORTSDOWN GROUP PRACTICE 9,967
VALENS MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP 8,891
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BNF Classification

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Data sourced from NHSBSA English Prescribing Dataset, CQC, and GP Patient Survey. Prescribing data does not indicate quality of care. Higher prescribing rates may reflect patient demographics. Always consult your GP for medical advice.