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Iron sucrose vs Folic acid

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

Folic acid was dispensed 709,643.0× as often as Iron sucrose in October 2025 — 709,643 items versus 1 in England.

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Iron sucrose · October 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

709,643items

Folic acid · October 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Iron sucrose versus Folic acid: national items dispensed by month

▬ Iron sucrose   ·   ╌ Folic acid

Folic acid 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to October 2025

Iron sucrose versus Folic acid, October 2025
Measure Iron sucrose Folic acid
Items, October 2025 1 709,643
Items, last 12 months 13 9,555,632
Net ingredient cost, October 2025 £51 £646,283

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