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Hydrea 500mg capsules

0801050P0BBAAAA · Malignant Disease and Immunosuppression
Data updated May 2026
77items

Dispensed in May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£399

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

NHSBSA PCA

1,313items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Hydrea 500mg capsules: national items dispensed by month

0 163.5 327 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 77 Jan 2021: 327 Feb 2021: 258 Mar 2021: 320 Apr 2021: 290 May 2021: 276 Jun 2021: 287 Jul 2021: 296 Aug 2021: 269 Sep 2021: 280 Oct 2021: 285 Nov 2021: 283 Dec 2021: 317 Jan 2022: 271 Feb 2022: 245 Mar 2022: 266 Apr 2022: 248 May 2022: 263 Jun 2022: 257 Jul 2022: 254 Aug 2022: 268 Sep 2022: 266 Oct 2022: 241 Nov 2022: 254 Dec 2022: 258 Jan 2023: 245 Feb 2023: 222 Mar 2023: 243 Apr 2023: 154 May 2023: 200 Jun 2023: 246 Jul 2023: 182 Aug 2023: 155 Sep 2023: 187 Oct 2023: 179 Nov 2023: 195 Dec 2023: 184 Jan 2024: 156 Feb 2024: 161 Mar 2024: 147 Apr 2024: 157 May 2024: 160 Jun 2024: 157 Jul 2024: 176 Aug 2024: 164 Sep 2024: 146 Oct 2024: 158 Nov 2024: 145 Dec 2024: 146 Jan 2025: 144 Feb 2025: 140 Mar 2025: 157 Apr 2025: 132 May 2025: 134 Jun 2025: 108 Jul 2025: 118 Aug 2025: 109 Sep 2025: 133 Oct 2025: 107 Nov 2025: 119 Dec 2025: 113 Jan 2026: 112 Feb 2026: 95 Mar 2026: 109 Apr 2026: 113 May 2026: 77

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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