Hospital medicines spending
What NHS hospitals in England actually use, by indicative cost. Over the 12 months to May 2026, the highest was Adalimumab 40mg/0.4ml solution for injection pre-filled disposable devices (£740,900,919). This is a different dataset from hospital prescribing dispensed in the community: it covers medicines issued within secondary care.
Cost is indicative — actual hospital medicine prices are commercially confidential, so these figures are estimated from list prices and understate true spend on some drugs. See methodology.
Figure 1. National hospital medicines indicative cost by month
Source: NHSBSA Secondary Care Medicines Data, to May 2026
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