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Castor oil vs Senna

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

Senna was dispensed 404,077.0× as often as Castor oil in September 2025 — 404,077 items versus 1 in England.

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Castor oil · September 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Senna · September 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Castor oil   ·   ╌ Senna

Senna 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to September 2025

Castor oil versus Senna, September 2025
Measure Castor oil Senna
Items, September 2025 1 404,077
Items, last 12 months 24 4,722,999
Net ingredient cost, September 2025 £5 £434,798

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