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Cabotegravir 600mg/3ml prolonged-release suspension for injection vials

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

NHS hospitals in England used £15,755,177 of indicative cost of Cabotegravir 600mg/3ml prolonged-release suspension for injection vials in the 12 months to April 2026, about 0.1% of all hospital medicines spend. That is up 52.5% on the previous 12 months.

£15,755,177 +52.5%

Indicative cost · 12 months

39,486units

Quantity (VMP units) · 12 months

0.1%

Share of hospital medicines spend

Figure 1. Cabotegravir 600mg/3ml prolonged-release suspension for injection vials: NHS hospital indicative cost by month (£ millions)

£0m £0.8m £1.6m Aug 2021 May 2022 Feb 2023 Nov 2023 Aug 2024 May 2025 Apr 2026 £1.6m Aug 2021: £0m Sep 2021: £0m Oct 2021: £0m Nov 2021: £0m Dec 2021: £0m Jan 2022: £0m Feb 2022: £0.0m Mar 2022: £0m Apr 2022: £0m May 2022: £0.0m Jun 2022: £0.1m Jul 2022: £0.1m Aug 2022: £0.1m Sep 2022: £0.1m Oct 2022: £0.2m Nov 2022: £0.2m Dec 2022: £0.2m Jan 2023: £0.3m Feb 2023: £0.3m Mar 2023: £0.3m Apr 2023: £0.3m May 2023: £0.4m Jun 2023: £0.4m Jul 2023: £0.4m Aug 2023: £0.4m Sep 2023: £0.4m Oct 2023: £0.5m Nov 2023: £0.5m Dec 2023: £0.5m Jan 2024: £0.6m Feb 2024: £0.5m Mar 2024: £0.6m Apr 2024: £0.5m May 2024: £0.7m Jun 2024: £0.7m Jul 2024: £0.8m Aug 2024: £0.8m Sep 2024: £0.9m Oct 2024: £0.8m Nov 2024: £0.9m Dec 2024: £0.9m Jan 2025: £1.0m Feb 2025: £0.8m Mar 2025: £1m Apr 2025: £1.0m May 2025: £1.1m Jun 2025: £1.0m Jul 2025: £1.3m Aug 2025: £1.1m Sep 2025: £1.2m Oct 2025: £1.3m Nov 2025: £1.2m Dec 2025: £1.4m Jan 2026: £1.5m Feb 2026: £1.5m Mar 2026: £1.6m Apr 2026: £1.6m

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 Cabotegravir 600mg/3ml prolonged-release suspension for injection vials most

By indicative cost over the 12 months to April 2026.

NHS trusts using Cabotegravir 600mg/3ml prolonged-release suspension for injection vials most, by indicative cost
NHS trustIndicative cost (12 months)
Chelsea & Westminster Hospital Nhs Ft £1,785,954
Barts Health Nhs Trust £1,301,161
Western Sussex Hospitals Nhs Found Trust £1,056,969
Guy's & St Thomas' Nhs Foundation Trust £956,419
Royal Free London Nhs Foundation Trust £841,505
Aintree University Hospital Nhs Ft £733,773
Manchester University Nhs Ft £691,878
Imperial College Healthcare Nhs Trust £643,997
Walsall Healthcare Nhs Trust £488,384
Leeds Teaching Hpls Nhs Trust £422,548

The primary-care picture

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