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Compound iron preparations vs Ferrous fumarate

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

Ferrous fumarate was dispensed 473,936.0× as often as Compound iron preparations in November 2025 — 473,936 items versus 1 in England.

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Compound iron preparations · November 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

473,936items

Ferrous fumarate · November 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Compound iron preparations versus Ferrous fumarate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Compound iron preparations   ·   ╌ Ferrous fumarate

Ferrous fumarate 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to November 2025

Compound iron preparations versus Ferrous fumarate, November 2025
Measure Compound iron preparations Ferrous fumarate
Items, November 2025 1 473,936
Items, last 12 months 15 5,467,268
Net ingredient cost, November 2025 £12 £792,203

See the full profile for Compound iron preparations or Ferrous fumarate.