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Oxaliplatin 200mg/40ml solution for infusion vials

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

NHS hospitals in England used £18,758,853 of indicative cost of Oxaliplatin 200mg/40ml solution for infusion vials in the 12 months to April 2026, about 0.1% of all hospital medicines spend. That is up 21.5% on the previous 12 months.

£18,758,853 +21.5%

Indicative cost · 12 months

1,269,076units

Quantity (VMP units) · 12 months

0.1%

Share of hospital medicines spend

Figure 1. Oxaliplatin 200mg/40ml solution for infusion vials: NHS hospital indicative cost by month (£ millions)

£0m £3.4m £6.9m Apr 2021 Jan 2022 Oct 2022 Jul 2023 Apr 2024 Jan 2025 Apr 2026 £1.6m Apr 2021: £5.8m May 2021: £6.1m Jun 2021: £5.3m Jul 2021: £6.9m Aug 2021: £4.7m Sep 2021: £4.4m Oct 2021: £2.3m Nov 2021: £2.9m Dec 2021: £4.4m Jan 2022: £4.3m Feb 2022: £3.5m Mar 2022: £4.1m Apr 2022: £4.3m May 2022: £3.2m Jun 2022: £2.9m Jul 2022: £4.5m Aug 2022: £6.4m Sep 2022: £2.9m Oct 2022: £4.3m Nov 2022: £5.3m Dec 2022: £4.3m Jan 2023: £5.3m Feb 2023: £5.6m Mar 2023: £4.9m Apr 2023: £4.4m May 2023: £3.6m Jun 2023: £1.1m Jul 2023: £1.3m Aug 2023: £1.2m Sep 2023: £1.2m Oct 2023: £1.3m Nov 2023: £1.2m Dec 2023: £1.0m Jan 2024: £1.3m Feb 2024: £1.2m Mar 2024: £1.3m Apr 2024: £1.2m May 2024: £1.3m Jun 2024: £1.2m Jul 2024: £1.3m Aug 2024: £1.2m Sep 2024: £1.2m Oct 2024: £1.3m Nov 2024: £1.3m Dec 2024: £1.2m Jan 2025: £1.3m Feb 2025: £1.2m Mar 2025: £1.4m Apr 2025: £1.5m May 2025: £1.4m Jun 2025: £1.5m Jul 2025: £1.5m Aug 2025: £1.6m Sep 2025: £1.7m Oct 2025: £1.7m Nov 2025: £1.3m Dec 2025: £1.6m Jan 2026: £1.6m Feb 2026: £1.5m Mar 2026: £1.8m Apr 2026: £1.6m

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 200mg/40ml solution for infusion vials most

By indicative cost over the 12 months to April 2026.

NHS trusts using Oxaliplatin 200mg/40ml solution for infusion vials most, by indicative cost
NHS trustIndicative cost (12 months)
The Christie Nhs Foundation Trust £1,327,010
The Royal Marsden Nhs Foundation Trust £1,008,675
Royal Surrey County Hosp Nhs Found Trust £663,882
Barts Health Nhs Trust £634,851
University College London Foundation Tr £632,412
Royal Free London Nhs Foundation Trust £617,719
University Hpls North Midlands Nhs Trust £531,838
Southend Univ Hosp Nhs Foundation Trust £520,723
Maidstone And Tunbridge Wells Nhs Trust £515,608
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Nhs Trust £482,424

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.