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Dornase alfa 2.5mg/2.5ml nebuliser liquid ampoules

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

NHS hospitals in England used £33,858,972 of indicative cost of Dornase alfa 2.5mg/2.5ml nebuliser liquid ampoules in the 12 months to April 2026, about 0.1% of all hospital medicines spend. That is up 2.3% on the previous 12 months.

£33,858,972 +2.3%

Indicative cost · 12 months

5,115,370units

Quantity (VMP units) · 12 months

0.1%

Share of hospital medicines spend

Figure 1. Dornase alfa 2.5mg/2.5ml nebuliser liquid ampoules: NHS hospital indicative cost by month (£ millions)

£0m £2.4m £4.9m Apr 2021 Jan 2022 Oct 2022 Jul 2023 Apr 2024 Jan 2025 Apr 2026 £2.4m Apr 2021: £1.7m May 2021: £1.4m Jun 2021: £1.7m Jul 2021: £1.7m Aug 2021: £1.6m Sep 2021: £3.1m Oct 2021: £1.6m Nov 2021: £4.8m Dec 2021: £3.2m Jan 2022: £3.0m Feb 2022: £2.1m Mar 2022: £4.9m Apr 2022: £2.2m May 2022: £2.6m Jun 2022: £3.9m Jul 2022: £2.5m Aug 2022: £3.6m Sep 2022: £2.2m Oct 2022: £3.2m Nov 2022: £2.9m Dec 2022: £2.7m Jan 2023: £3.1m Feb 2023: £2.8m Mar 2023: £3.7m Apr 2023: £1.9m May 2023: £2.9m Jun 2023: £2.4m Jul 2023: £2.4m Aug 2023: £2.2m Sep 2023: £2.4m Oct 2023: £3.1m Nov 2023: £2.9m Dec 2023: £2.3m Jan 2024: £2.1m Feb 2024: £3.5m Mar 2024: £2.6m Apr 2024: £2.7m May 2024: £2.6m Jun 2024: £2.5m Jul 2024: £1.6m Aug 2024: £3.4m Sep 2024: £3.0m Oct 2024: £3.3m Nov 2024: £2.8m Dec 2024: £2.1m Jan 2025: £2.4m Feb 2025: £3.6m Mar 2025: £3.2m Apr 2025: £2.5m May 2025: £2.5m Jun 2025: £3.2m Jul 2025: £2.5m Aug 2025: £3.1m Sep 2025: £2.4m Oct 2025: £3.1m Nov 2025: £2.6m Dec 2025: £2.3m Jan 2026: £3.0m Feb 2026: £4.7m Mar 2026: £2.1m Apr 2026: £2.4m

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 Dornase alfa 2.5mg/2.5ml nebuliser liquid ampoules most

By indicative cost over the 12 months to April 2026.

NHS trusts using Dornase alfa 2.5mg/2.5ml nebuliser liquid ampoules most, by indicative cost
NHS trustIndicative cost (12 months)
Oxford University Hospitals Nhs Ft £19,169,792
Guy's & St Thomas' Nhs Foundation Trust £2,498,383
The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hpl Nhs Found Tr £1,053,722
King's College Hpl Nhs Foundation Trust £919,223
Manchester University Nhs Ft £894,434
Liverpool Heart & Chest Hosp Found Trust £767,679
Barts Health Nhs Trust £680,854
University Hospital Southampton Nhs Ft £647,593
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Nhs Trust £624,012
Univ Hpls Bristol Nhs Foundation Trust £547,595

The primary-care picture

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