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Charcoal vs Other individually formulated bought in preparations

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated March 2026

Other individually formulated bought in preparations was dispensed 439.3× as often as Charcoal in March 2026 — 25,479 items versus 58 in England.

58items

Charcoal · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

25,479items

Other individually formulated bought in preparations · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Charcoal versus Other individually formulated bought in preparations: national items dispensed by month

▬ Charcoal   ·   ╌ Other individually formulated bought in preparations

Other individual… 58

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Charcoal versus Other individually formulated bought in preparations, March 2026
Measure Charcoal Other individually formulated bought in preparations
Items, March 2026 58 25,479
Items, last 12 months 854 262,051
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £232 £917,851

See the full profile for Charcoal or Other individually formulated bought in preparations.