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Adalimumab 40mg/0.4ml solution for injection pre-filled disposable devices

Secondary Care Medicines Data (SCMD) · indicative cost
Data updated April 2026

NHS hospitals in England used £718,928,770 of indicative cost of Adalimumab 40mg/0.4ml solution for injection pre-filled disposable devices in the 12 months to April 2026, about 2.8% of all hospital medicines spend. That is up 93.9% on the previous 12 months.

£718,928,770 +93.9%

Indicative cost · 12 months

842,685units

Quantity (VMP units) · 12 months

2.8%

Share of hospital medicines spend

Figure 1. Adalimumab 40mg/0.4ml solution for injection pre-filled disposable devices: NHS hospital indicative cost by month (£ millions)

£0m £36.4m £72.8m Apr 2021 Jan 2022 Oct 2022 Jul 2023 Apr 2024 Jan 2025 Apr 2026 £70.3m Apr 2021: £6.4m May 2021: £7.1m Jun 2021: £6.3m Jul 2021: £5.9m Aug 2021: £5.9m Sep 2021: £6.0m Oct 2021: £5.7m Nov 2021: £5.4m Dec 2021: £5.2m Jan 2022: £5.7m Feb 2022: £4.7m Mar 2022: £6.7m Apr 2022: £4.9m May 2022: £5.6m Jun 2022: £5.7m Jul 2022: £6.1m Aug 2022: £5.1m Sep 2022: £5.6m Oct 2022: £5.3m Nov 2022: £5.6m Dec 2022: £4.6m Jan 2023: £6.6m Feb 2023: £5.8m Mar 2023: £6.6m Apr 2023: £4.5m May 2023: £5.0m Jun 2023: £6.4m Jul 2023: £6.5m Aug 2023: £6.8m Sep 2023: £8.2m Oct 2023: £7.5m Nov 2023: £8.8m Dec 2023: £8.5m Jan 2024: £12.0m Feb 2024: £10.3m Mar 2024: £13.4m Apr 2024: £13.9m May 2024: £14.4m Jun 2024: £16.5m Jul 2024: £24.6m Aug 2024: £24.0m Sep 2024: £28.2m Oct 2024: £33.8m Nov 2024: £31.3m Dec 2024: £30.5m Jan 2025: £41.3m Feb 2025: £35.6m Mar 2025: £45.5m Apr 2025: £45.1m May 2025: £44.7m Jun 2025: £50.6m Jul 2025: £51.8m Aug 2025: £50.3m Sep 2025: £60.2m Oct 2025: £65.3m Nov 2025: £59.7m Dec 2025: £62.9m Jan 2026: £72.1m Feb 2026: £58.4m Mar 2026: £72.8m Apr 2026: £70.3m

Source: NHSBSA Secondary Care Medicines Data, to April 2026

Cost is indicative — actual hospital medicine prices are commercially confidential, so these figures are estimated from list prices. See methodology.

NHS trusts using Adalimumab 40mg/0.4ml solution for injection pre-filled disposable devices most

By indicative cost over the 12 months to April 2026.

NHS trusts using Adalimumab 40mg/0.4ml solution for injection pre-filled disposable devices most, by indicative cost
NHS trustIndicative cost (12 months)
The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hpl Nhs Found Tr £24,463,154
Western Sussex Hospitals Nhs Found Trust £22,207,903
Leeds Teaching Hpls Nhs Trust £22,199,939
Cambridge Univ Hosp Nhs Foundation Trust £21,164,977
Barts Health Nhs Trust £20,487,510
Manchester University Nhs Ft £18,297,890
Nottingham University Hospitals Trust £16,925,545
University Hpls Of Leicester Nhs Trust £16,431,759
Guy's & St Thomas' Nhs Foundation Trust £15,261,728
Southend Univ Hosp Nhs Foundation Trust £14,831,829

The primary-care picture

Adalimumab is also dispensed in the community. See the national primary-care prescribing volume, cost and trend on the Adalimumab medicine page.