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Senna vs Sennosides

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

Senna was dispensed 16.8× as often as Sennosides in March 2026 — 404,077 items versus 24,007 in England.

404,077items

Senna · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

24,007items

Sennosides · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Senna versus Sennosides: national items dispensed by month

▬ Senna   ·   ╌ Sennosides

Sennosides 404,077

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Senna versus Sennosides, March 2026
Measure Senna Sennosides
Items, March 2026 404,077 24,007
Items, last 12 months 4,722,999 261,414
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £434,798 £184,457

See the full profile for Senna or Sennosides.