Most Prescribed Drugs in England — NHS Prescribing Data

Below are the 2,661 most prescribed chemical substances in England, ranked by total items prescribed over the last 12 months. Data from the NHSBSA English Prescribing Dataset.

#DrugCategoryItemsNHS CostPractices
1AtorvastatinCardiovascular System73.2M£87.9M7,528
2AmlodipineCardiovascular System39.8M£30.4M7,565
3LansoprazoleGastro-Intestinal System36.6M£40.4M7,896
4OmeprazoleGastro-Intestinal System35.8M£93.1M8,052
5RamiprilCardiovascular System35.2M£37.3M7,517
6Levothyroxine sodiumEndocrine System34.5M£42.7M7,316
7Bisoprolol fumarateCardiovascular System30.1M£22.0M7,499
8ColecalciferolNutrition and Blood28.2M£103.9M7,574
9Metformin hydrochlorideEndocrine System26.6M£81.6M7,453
10Sertraline hydrochlorideCentral Nervous System24.6M£45.2M7,759
11AspirinCardiovascular System20.2M£13.9M7,198
12SalbutamolRespiratory System19.7M£60.9M7,866
13Amitriptyline hydrochlorideCentral Nervous System16.2M£16.8M7,716
14ParacetamolCentral Nervous System15.9M£67.5M7,740
15Co-codamol (Codeine phosphate/paracetamol)Central Nervous System15.1M£58.2M7,704
16Beclometasone dipropionateRespiratory System13.3M£308.9M7,547
17MirtazapineCentral Nervous System13.2M£13.1M7,720
18Citalopram hydrobromideCentral Nervous System13.2M£10.2M7,380
19Losartan potassiumCardiovascular System12.8M£12.5M7,248
20ClopidogrelCardiovascular System11.8M£11.6M7,053
21SimvastatinCardiovascular System11.7M£11.9M6,838
22FurosemideCardiovascular System11.2M£8.3M7,531
23Tamsulosin hydrochlorideObstetrics, Gynaecology and Urinary-Tract Disorders9.7M£14.4M7,172
24Folic acidNutrition and Blood9.6M£8.2M7,411
25PregabalinCentral Nervous System9.6M£34.0M7,656
26ApixabanCardiovascular System9.6M£50.0M7,234
27InfluenzaImmunological Products and Vaccines9.2M£111.0M5,896
28DapagliflozinEndocrine System8.9M£322.1M7,140
29Candesartan cilexetilCardiovascular System8.5M£14.5M7,131
30Propranolol hydrochlorideCardiovascular System8.0M£20.4M7,450