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Oxaliplatin 100mg/20ml solution for infusion vials

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

NHS hospitals in England used £15,034,492 of indicative cost of Oxaliplatin 100mg/20ml solution for infusion vials in the 12 months to April 2026, about 0.1% of all hospital medicines spend. That is down 10.3% on the previous 12 months.

£15,034,492 -10.3%

Indicative cost · 12 months

1,038,652units

Quantity (VMP units) · 12 months

0.1%

Share of hospital medicines spend

Figure 1. Oxaliplatin 100mg/20ml solution for infusion vials: NHS hospital indicative cost by month (£ millions)

£0m £0.8m £1.6m Apr 2021 Jan 2022 Oct 2022 Jul 2023 Apr 2024 Jan 2025 Apr 2026 £1.3m Apr 2021: £1.0m May 2021: £1.3m Jun 2021: £1.2m Jul 2021: £1.3m Aug 2021: £1.1m Sep 2021: £1.6m Oct 2021: £0.9m Nov 2021: £1.0m Dec 2021: £0.9m Jan 2022: £0.9m Feb 2022: £0.9m Mar 2022: £1.0m Apr 2022: £0.9m May 2022: £1.2m Jun 2022: £1.2m Jul 2022: £1.1m Aug 2022: £0.9m Sep 2022: £1.0m Oct 2022: £0.9m Nov 2022: £1.0m Dec 2022: £0.9m Jan 2023: £1.0m Feb 2023: £0.9m Mar 2023: £0.8m Apr 2023: £0.7m May 2023: £0.9m Jun 2023: £1.0m Jul 2023: £0.9m Aug 2023: £1.1m Sep 2023: £1.1m Oct 2023: £1.3m Nov 2023: £1.3m Dec 2023: £1.2m Jan 2024: £1.4m Feb 2024: £1.3m Mar 2024: £1.4m Apr 2024: £1.3m May 2024: £1.4m Jun 2024: £1.3m Jul 2024: £1.5m Aug 2024: £1.4m Sep 2024: £1.4m Oct 2024: £1.6m Nov 2024: £1.4m Dec 2024: £1.3m Jan 2025: £1.4m Feb 2025: £1.3m Mar 2025: £1.4m Apr 2025: £1.4m May 2025: £1.3m Jun 2025: £1.2m Jul 2025: £1.2m Aug 2025: £1.1m Sep 2025: £1.3m Oct 2025: £1.4m Nov 2025: £1.1m Dec 2025: £1.3m Jan 2026: £1.4m Feb 2026: £1.2m Mar 2026: £1.4m Apr 2026: £1.3m

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 Oxaliplatin 100mg/20ml solution for infusion vials most

By indicative cost over the 12 months to April 2026.

NHS trusts using Oxaliplatin 100mg/20ml solution for infusion vials most, by indicative cost
NHS trustIndicative cost (12 months)
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre Nhs Ft £1,046,629
Univ Hpl B/Ham Nhs Foundation Trust £800,641
The Christie Nhs Foundation Trust £534,692
Guy's & St Thomas' Nhs Foundation Trust £527,484
Colchester Hospital University Nhs Ft £473,781
Northumbria H/Care Nhs Foundation Trust £471,306
Blackpool Teaching Hosp Nhs Found Trust £433,295
Southend Univ Hosp Nhs Foundation Trust £380,403
Leeds Teaching Hpls Nhs Trust £330,001
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Nhs Trust £328,394

The primary-care picture

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