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Filgrastim 48million units/0.5ml solution for injection pre-filled syringes

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

NHS hospitals in England used £39,307,315 of indicative cost of Filgrastim 48million units/0.5ml solution for injection pre-filled syringes in the 12 months to April 2026, about 0.2% of all hospital medicines spend. That is up 6.1% on the previous 12 months.

£39,307,315 +6.1%

Indicative cost · 12 months

236,071units

Quantity (VMP units) · 12 months

0.2%

Share of hospital medicines spend

Figure 1. Filgrastim 48million units/0.5ml solution for injection pre-filled syringes: NHS hospital indicative cost by month (£ millions)

£0m £1.8m £3.7m Apr 2021 Jan 2022 Oct 2022 Jul 2023 Apr 2024 Jan 2025 Apr 2026 £3.3m Apr 2021: £2.9m May 2021: £2.8m Jun 2021: £3.1m Jul 2021: £3.0m Aug 2021: £2.8m Sep 2021: £2.9m Oct 2021: £2.7m Nov 2021: £3.0m Dec 2021: £3m Jan 2022: £2.9m Feb 2022: £2.4m Mar 2022: £2.8m Apr 2022: £2.6m May 2022: £2.7m Jun 2022: £2.7m Jul 2022: £2.6m Aug 2022: £2.7m Sep 2022: £2.6m Oct 2022: £2.5m Nov 2022: £2.7m Dec 2022: £2.6m Jan 2023: £2.6m Feb 2023: £2.5m Mar 2023: £2.8m Apr 2023: £2.4m May 2023: £2.7m Jun 2023: £2.6m Jul 2023: £2.7m Aug 2023: £2.8m Sep 2023: £2.5m Oct 2023: £2.6m Nov 2023: £2.8m Dec 2023: £2.4m Jan 2024: £2.7m Feb 2024: £2.6m Mar 2024: £2.7m Apr 2024: £2.8m May 2024: £2.8m Jun 2024: £2.5m Jul 2024: £3.2m Aug 2024: £3.1m Sep 2024: £3.0m Oct 2024: £3.4m Nov 2024: £3.1m Dec 2024: £3.1m Jan 2025: £3.2m Feb 2025: £3.4m Mar 2025: £3.1m Apr 2025: £3.2m May 2025: £3.2m Jun 2025: £3.1m Jul 2025: £3.3m Aug 2025: £3.1m Sep 2025: £3.3m Oct 2025: £3.5m Nov 2025: £3.2m Dec 2025: £3.4m Jan 2026: £3.3m Feb 2026: £3.0m Mar 2026: £3.7m 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 Filgrastim 48million units/0.5ml solution for injection pre-filled syringes most

By indicative cost over the 12 months to April 2026.

NHS trusts using Filgrastim 48million units/0.5ml solution for injection pre-filled syringes most, by indicative cost
NHS trustIndicative cost (12 months)
The Christie Nhs Foundation Trust £4,406,306
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre Nhs Ft £2,323,148
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Nhs Trust £1,192,956
Guy's & St Thomas' Nhs Foundation Trust £1,155,123
Oxford University Hospitals Nhs Ft £1,039,893
North West Anglia Nhs Foundation Trust £851,011
The Royal Marsden Nhs Foundation Trust £847,626
University College London Foundation Tr £827,891
Univ Hpls Bristol Nhs Foundation Trust £818,035
Imperial College Healthcare Nhs Trust £813,836

The primary-care picture

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