Skip to content
PharmaInsight

Ferrous fumarate vs Iron sucrose

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

Ferrous fumarate was dispensed 473,936.0× as often as Iron sucrose in March 2026 — 473,936 items versus 1 in England.

473,936items

Ferrous fumarate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1items

Iron sucrose · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Ferrous fumarate versus Iron sucrose: national items dispensed by month

▬ Ferrous fumarate   ·   ╌ Iron sucrose

Iron sucrose 473,936

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Ferrous fumarate versus Iron sucrose, March 2026
Measure Ferrous fumarate Iron sucrose
Items, March 2026 473,936 1
Items, last 12 months 5,467,268 13
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £792,203 £51

See the full profile for Ferrous fumarate or Iron sucrose.