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Co-danthramer (Dantron/poloxamer 188) vs Lactulose

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

Lactulose was dispensed 70,200.7× as often as Co-danthramer (Dantron/poloxamer 188) in April 2026 — 210,602 items versus 3 in England.

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Co-danthramer (Dantron/poloxamer 188) · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Lactulose · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Co-danthramer (Dantron/poloxamer 188) versus Lactulose: national items dispensed by month

▬ Co-danthramer (Dantron/poloxamer 188)   ·   ╌ Lactulose

0 117k 235k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Lactulose 3 Jan 2021: 140 Feb 2021: 108 Mar 2021: 108 Apr 2021: 105 May 2021: 125 Jun 2021: 129 Jul 2021: 119 Aug 2021: 120 Sep 2021: 125 Oct 2021: 105 Nov 2021: 119 Dec 2021: 123 Jan 2022: 105 Feb 2022: 97 Mar 2022: 101 Apr 2022: 110 May 2022: 87 Jun 2022: 101 Jul 2022: 92 Aug 2022: 106 Sep 2022: 80 Oct 2022: 93 Nov 2022: 70 Dec 2022: 65 Jan 2023: 75 Feb 2023: 65 Mar 2023: 63 Apr 2023: 46 May 2023: 62 Jun 2023: 51 Jul 2023: 54 Aug 2023: 46 Sep 2023: 28 Oct 2023: 26 Nov 2023: 29 Dec 2023: 24 Jan 2024: 31 Feb 2024: 20 Mar 2024: 22 Apr 2024: 7 May 2024: 6 Jun 2024: 6 Jul 2024: 10 Aug 2024: 3 Sep 2024: 7 Oct 2024: 7 Nov 2024: 5 Dec 2024: 12 Jan 2025: 4 Feb 2025: 7 Mar 2025: 10 Apr 2025: 5 May 2025: 3 Jun 2025: 4 Jul 2025: 8 Aug 2025: 6 Sep 2025: 2 Oct 2025: 4 Nov 2025: 8 Dec 2025: 8 Jan 2026: 3 Feb 2026: 6 Mar 2026: 6 Apr 2026: 3

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Co-danthramer (Dantron/poloxamer 188) versus Lactulose, April 2026
Measure Co-danthramer (Dantron/poloxamer 188) Lactulose
Items, April 2026 3 210,602
Items, last 12 months 61 2,510,438
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £703 £1,740,368

See the full profile for Co-danthramer (Dantron/poloxamer 188) or Lactulose.