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Castor oil vs Macrogol 3350

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated September 2025

Macrogol 3350 was dispensed 676,391.0× as often as Castor oil in September 2025 — 676,391 items versus 1 in England.

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Castor oil · September 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

676,391items

Macrogol 3350 · September 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Castor oil versus Macrogol 3350: national items dispensed by month

▬ Castor oil   ·   ╌ Macrogol 3350

Macrogol 3350 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to September 2025

Castor oil versus Macrogol 3350, September 2025
Measure Castor oil Macrogol 3350
Items, September 2025 1 676,391
Items, last 12 months 24 7,771,001
Net ingredient cost, September 2025 £5 £7,068,000

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