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Sharpsguard disposal unit 1 litre

21010900431 · Appliances
Data updated May 2026
40,718items

Dispensed in May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£49,859

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

NHSBSA PCA

513,920items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Sharpsguard disposal unit 1 litre: national items dispensed by month

0 25k 49k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 40,718 Jan 2021: 46k Feb 2021: 44k Mar 2021: 48k Apr 2021: 46k May 2021: 44k Jun 2021: 48k Jul 2021: 48k Aug 2021: 45k Sep 2021: 47k Oct 2021: 44k Nov 2021: 46k Dec 2021: 47k Jan 2022: 46k Feb 2022: 42k Mar 2022: 48k Apr 2022: 44k May 2022: 45k Jun 2022: 42k Jul 2022: 46k Aug 2022: 49k Sep 2022: 46k Oct 2022: 44k Nov 2022: 45k Dec 2022: 44k Jan 2023: 46k Feb 2023: 42k Mar 2023: 47k Apr 2023: 41k May 2023: 45k Jun 2023: 47k Jul 2023: 45k Aug 2023: 46k Sep 2023: 44k Oct 2023: 44k Nov 2023: 45k Dec 2023: 42k Jan 2024: 45k Feb 2024: 42k Mar 2024: 42k Apr 2024: 44k May 2024: 45k Jun 2024: 42k Jul 2024: 46k Aug 2024: 44k Sep 2024: 43k Oct 2024: 46k Nov 2024: 43k Dec 2024: 43k Jan 2025: 45k Feb 2025: 41k Mar 2025: 43k Apr 2025: 43k May 2025: 45k Jun 2025: 44k Jul 2025: 47k Aug 2025: 42k Sep 2025: 44k Oct 2025: 45k Nov 2025: 41k Dec 2025: 43k Jan 2026: 44k Feb 2026: 40k Mar 2026: 43k Apr 2026: 42k May 2026: 41k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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Top dispensing practices

Dispensing GP practices supplying this presentation, by items (a subset of national dispensing).

Dispensing practices supplying Sharpsguard disposal unit 1 litre
PracticeItems
Modality Partnership (awc) 1,663
Beacon Medical Practice 1,259
Vida Healthcare 1,233
Market Harborough Med.Ctr 1,083
Granta Medical Practices 1,072
Lakeside Healthcare 1,025
North Brink Practice 1,010
Lancaster Medical Practice 977
Upwell Health Centre 931
The Medical Group 871