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Cannabidiol 100mg/ml oral solution sugar free

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

NHS hospitals in England used £33,238,997 of indicative cost of Cannabidiol 100mg/ml oral solution sugar free in the 12 months to April 2026, about 0.1% of all hospital medicines spend. That is up 17.0% on the previous 12 months.

£33,238,997 +17%

Indicative cost · 12 months

3,909,137units

Quantity (VMP units) · 12 months

0.1%

Share of hospital medicines spend

Figure 1. Cannabidiol 100mg/ml oral solution sugar free: NHS hospital indicative cost by month (£ millions)

£0m £2.0m £3.9m Apr 2021 Jan 2022 Oct 2022 Jul 2023 Apr 2024 Jan 2025 Apr 2026 £3.3m Apr 2021: £1.2m May 2021: £0.9m Jun 2021: £1.0m Jul 2021: £1.1m Aug 2021: £1.0m Sep 2021: £1.0m Oct 2021: £1.1m Nov 2021: £1.3m Dec 2021: £1.4m Jan 2022: £1.2m Feb 2022: £1.2m Mar 2022: £1.3m Apr 2022: £1.4m May 2022: £1.7m Jun 2022: £2.2m Jul 2022: £1.5m Aug 2022: £1.6m Sep 2022: £0.1m Oct 2022: £1.4m Nov 2022: £1.8m Dec 2022: £1.9m Jan 2023: £1.7m Feb 2023: £1.5m Mar 2023: £1.8m Apr 2023: £1.8m May 2023: £1.9m Jun 2023: £1.8m Jul 2023: £2.0m Aug 2023: £1.8m Sep 2023: £1.8m Oct 2023: £1.8m Nov 2023: £1.7m Dec 2023: £1.6m Jan 2024: £2.0m Feb 2024: £2.0m Mar 2024: £1.8m Apr 2024: £2.0m May 2024: £2.1m Jun 2024: £1.9m Jul 2024: £2.4m Aug 2024: £2.5m Sep 2024: £2.6m Oct 2024: £2.4m Nov 2024: £2.3m Dec 2024: £2.3m Jan 2025: £2.6m Feb 2025: £2.2m Mar 2025: £2.5m Apr 2025: £2.6m May 2025: £2.4m Jun 2025: £2.4m Jul 2025: £2.4m Aug 2025: £2.2m Sep 2025: £2.6m Oct 2025: £3.3m Nov 2025: £2.8m Dec 2025: £3.9m Jan 2026: £2.7m Feb 2026: £2.5m Mar 2026: £2.8m Apr 2026: £3.3m

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 Cannabidiol 100mg/ml oral solution sugar free most

By indicative cost over the 12 months to April 2026.

NHS trusts using Cannabidiol 100mg/ml oral solution sugar free most, by indicative cost
NHS trustIndicative cost (12 months)
Alder Hey Childrens Nhs Foundation Trust £3,026,845
King's College Hpl Nhs Foundation Trust £2,797,522
Oxford University Hospitals Nhs Ft £2,403,769
Univ Hpl B/Ham Nhs Foundation Trust £2,379,111
Nottingham University Hospitals Trust £1,896,146
Cambridge Univ Hosp Nhs Foundation Trust £1,840,027
The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hpl Nhs Found Tr £1,401,278
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Nhs Trust £1,221,867
Western Sussex Hospitals Nhs Found Trust £1,189,556
Guy's & St Thomas' Nhs Foundation Trust £1,178,961

The primary-care picture

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