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Nivolumab 240mg/24ml solution for infusion vials

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

NHS hospitals in England used £138,888,286 of indicative cost of Nivolumab 240mg/24ml solution for infusion vials in the 12 months to July 2026, about 0.5% of all hospital medicines spend. That is down 36.3% on the previous 12 months.

£138,888,286 -36.3%

Indicative cost · 12 months

1,113,751units

Quantity (VMP units) · 12 months

0.5%

Share of hospital medicines spend

Figure 1. Nivolumab 240mg/24ml solution for infusion vials: NHS hospital indicative cost by month (£ millions)

£0m £14.2m £28.4m Apr 2021 Feb 2022 Dec 2022 Oct 2023 Aug 2024 Jun 2025 Jul 2026 £8.2m Apr 2021: £27.5m May 2021: £18.5m Jun 2021: £20.2m Jul 2021: £25.2m Aug 2021: £15.0m Sep 2021: £24.2m Oct 2021: £17.1m Nov 2021: £27.7m Dec 2021: £28.4m Jan 2022: £11.6m Feb 2022: £10.9m Mar 2022: £13.1m Apr 2022: £12.4m May 2022: £12.1m Jun 2022: £12.0m Jul 2022: £12.2m Aug 2022: £13.3m Sep 2022: £14.2m Oct 2022: £13.1m Nov 2022: £14.1m Dec 2022: £14.2m Jan 2023: £14.8m Feb 2023: £13.8m Mar 2023: £16.4m Apr 2023: £15.0m May 2023: £16.4m Jun 2023: £17.0m Jul 2023: £16.4m Aug 2023: £17.3m Sep 2023: £14.8m Oct 2023: £16.3m Nov 2023: £15.9m Dec 2023: £14.7m Jan 2024: £17.8m Feb 2024: £15.0m Mar 2024: £16.9m Apr 2024: £16.9m May 2024: £17.3m Jun 2024: £16.7m Jul 2024: £18.4m Aug 2024: £17.8m Sep 2024: £17.3m Oct 2024: £19.9m Nov 2024: £18.0m Dec 2024: £17.9m Jan 2025: £19.9m Feb 2025: £17.8m Mar 2025: £17.3m Apr 2025: £18.5m May 2025: £17.5m Jun 2025: £17.7m Jul 2025: £18.3m Aug 2025: £16.4m Sep 2025: £15.4m Oct 2025: £14.9m Nov 2025: £12.9m Dec 2025: £12.7m Jan 2026: £12.0m Feb 2026: £10.4m Mar 2026: £10.9m Apr 2026: £8.8m May 2026: £7.8m Jun 2026: £8.6m Jul 2026: £8.2m

Source: NHSBSA Secondary Care Medicines Data, to July 2026

Cost is indicative — actual hospital medicine prices are commercially confidential, so these figures are estimated from list prices. See methodology.

NHS trusts using Nivolumab 240mg/24ml solution for infusion vials most

By indicative cost over the 12 months to July 2026.

NHS trusts using Nivolumab 240mg/24ml solution for infusion vials most, by indicative cost
NHS trustIndicative cost (12 months)
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre Nhs Ft £13,674,486
Univ Hpl B/Ham Nhs Foundation Trust £5,645,152
Cambridge Univ Hosp Nhs Foundation Trust £4,781,528
Royal Surrey County Hosp Nhs Found Trust £4,481,366
South Tees Hosp Nhs Foundation Trust £4,028,490
University Hpls Of Leicester Nhs Trust £3,809,951
Guy's & St Thomas' Nhs Foundation Trust £3,794,153
Southend Univ Hosp Nhs Foundation Trust £3,605,894
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Nhs Trust £3,575,614
University Hospital Southampton Nhs Ft £3,255,705

The primary-care picture

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