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Paclitaxel 150mg/25ml solution for infusion vials

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

NHS hospitals in England used £21,778,118 of indicative cost of Paclitaxel 150mg/25ml solution for infusion vials in the 12 months to April 2026, about 0.1% of all hospital medicines spend. That is up 86.7% on the previous 12 months.

£21,778,118 +86.7%

Indicative cost · 12 months

1,047,004units

Quantity (VMP units) · 12 months

0.1%

Share of hospital medicines spend

Figure 1. Paclitaxel 150mg/25ml solution for infusion vials: NHS hospital indicative cost by month (£ millions)

£0m £1.4m £2.8m Apr 2021 Jan 2022 Oct 2022 Jul 2023 Apr 2024 Jan 2025 Apr 2026 £1.7m Apr 2021: £0.7m May 2021: £0.8m Jun 2021: £0.8m Jul 2021: £0.5m Aug 2021: £0.5m Sep 2021: £0.4m Oct 2021: £0.5m Nov 2021: £0.6m Dec 2021: £0.7m Jan 2022: £0.8m Feb 2022: £0.7m Mar 2022: £0.8m Apr 2022: £0.8m May 2022: £0.8m Jun 2022: £0.7m Jul 2022: £0.7m Aug 2022: £0.6m Sep 2022: £0.6m Oct 2022: £0.5m Nov 2022: £0.6m Dec 2022: £0.6m Jan 2023: £0.9m Feb 2023: £0.8m Mar 2023: £1.0m Apr 2023: £0.9m May 2023: £0.9m Jun 2023: £0.8m Jul 2023: £0.8m Aug 2023: £1.0m Sep 2023: £0.7m Oct 2023: £0.6m Nov 2023: £0.6m Dec 2023: £0.5m Jan 2024: £0.8m Feb 2024: £0.7m Mar 2024: £0.6m Apr 2024: £0.8m May 2024: £0.9m Jun 2024: £2.8m Jul 2024: £0.8m Aug 2024: £0.8m Sep 2024: £0.8m Oct 2024: £0.8m Nov 2024: £0.5m Dec 2024: £0.8m Jan 2025: £0.9m Feb 2025: £0.8m Mar 2025: £1.0m Apr 2025: £0.9m May 2025: £0.9m Jun 2025: £1.1m Jul 2025: £1.7m Aug 2025: £2.0m Sep 2025: £2.1m Oct 2025: £2.3m Nov 2025: £1.5m Dec 2025: £2.2m Jan 2026: £2.2m Feb 2026: £1.9m Mar 2026: £2.3m Apr 2026: £1.7m

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 Paclitaxel 150mg/25ml solution for infusion vials most

By indicative cost over the 12 months to April 2026.

NHS trusts using Paclitaxel 150mg/25ml solution for infusion vials most, by indicative cost
NHS trustIndicative cost (12 months)
The Christie Nhs Foundation Trust £2,943,414
Norfolk & Norwich University Hpl Nhs Trt £1,064,232
United Lincolnshire Hospitals Nhs Trust £945,078
South Tees Hosp Nhs Foundation Trust £932,418
Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Nhs Trust £814,648
The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hpl Nhs Found Tr £801,828
Somerset P/Ship Nhs Foundation Trust £717,458
Nottingham University Hospitals Trust £671,132
London North West Healthcare Nhs Trust £621,369
University Hpls Coventry & Warwick Trust £612,616

The primary-care picture

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