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Elosulfase alfa 5mg/5ml solution for infusion vials

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

NHS hospitals in England used £26,782,500 of indicative cost of Elosulfase alfa 5mg/5ml solution for infusion vials in the 12 months to April 2026, about 0.1% of all hospital medicines spend. That is up 13.2% on the previous 12 months.

£26,782,500 +13.2%

Indicative cost · 12 months

178,550units

Quantity (VMP units) · 12 months

0.1%

Share of hospital medicines spend

Figure 1. Elosulfase alfa 5mg/5ml solution for infusion vials: NHS hospital indicative cost by month (£ millions)

£0m £1.4m £2.9m Apr 2021 Jan 2022 Oct 2022 Jul 2023 Apr 2024 Jan 2025 Apr 2026 £2.5m Apr 2021: £2.4m May 2021: £1.5m Jun 2021: £1.8m Jul 2021: £1.9m Aug 2021: £1.8m Sep 2021: £2.1m Oct 2021: £1.7m Nov 2021: £2.1m Dec 2021: £1.5m Jan 2022: £1.6m Feb 2022: £1.5m Mar 2022: £2.9m Apr 2022: £1.9m May 2022: £2.0m Jun 2022: £1.4m Jul 2022: £2.5m Aug 2022: £2.2m Sep 2022: £1.6m Oct 2022: £1.8m Nov 2022: £1.6m Dec 2022: £1.6m Jan 2023: £2.4m Feb 2023: £1.3m Mar 2023: £1.9m Apr 2023: £1.1m May 2023: £2.1m Jun 2023: £2.3m Jul 2023: £1.7m Aug 2023: £2.7m Sep 2023: £2.5m Oct 2023: £1.8m Nov 2023: £2.4m Dec 2023: £1.5m Jan 2024: £2.0m Feb 2024: £2.3m Mar 2024: £1.6m Apr 2024: £1.9m May 2024: £2.2m Jun 2024: £1.4m Jul 2024: £2.3m Aug 2024: £1.6m Sep 2024: £2.3m Oct 2024: £2.3m Nov 2024: £1.5m Dec 2024: £1.8m Jan 2025: £2.2m Feb 2025: £1.7m Mar 2025: £2.1m Apr 2025: £2.2m May 2025: £1.8m Jun 2025: £2.0m Jul 2025: £2.4m Aug 2025: £2.3m Sep 2025: £2.4m Oct 2025: £2.6m Nov 2025: £1.7m Dec 2025: £2.5m Jan 2026: £2.6m Feb 2026: £1.6m Mar 2026: £2.4m Apr 2026: £2.5m

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 Elosulfase alfa 5mg/5ml solution for infusion vials most

By indicative cost over the 12 months to April 2026.

NHS trusts using Elosulfase alfa 5mg/5ml solution for infusion vials most, by indicative cost
NHS trustIndicative cost (12 months)
Salford Royal Nhs Foundation Trust £8,875,500
University College London Foundation Tr £5,769,000
Manchester University Nhs Ft £5,396,250
Royal Free London Nhs Foundation Trust £1,629,000
Univ Hpls Bristol Nhs Foundation Trust £54,000
Birmingham Womans & Childrens Nhs Ft £7,500

The primary-care picture

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