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Paclitaxel 300mg/50ml solution for infusion vials

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

NHS hospitals in England used £28,988,739 of indicative cost of Paclitaxel 300mg/50ml solution for infusion vials in the 12 months to April 2026, about 0.1% of all hospital medicines spend. That is up 69.3% on the previous 12 months.

£28,988,739 +69.3%

Indicative cost · 12 months

1,392,843units

Quantity (VMP units) · 12 months

0.1%

Share of hospital medicines spend

Figure 1. Paclitaxel 300mg/50ml solution for infusion vials: NHS hospital indicative cost by month (£ millions)

£0m £1.6m £3.2m Apr 2021 Jan 2022 Oct 2022 Jul 2023 Apr 2024 Jan 2025 Apr 2026 £2.3m Apr 2021: £0.4m May 2021: £0.3m Jun 2021: £0.4m Jul 2021: £0.4m Aug 2021: £0.4m Sep 2021: £0.5m Oct 2021: £0.4m Nov 2021: £0.4m Dec 2021: £0.4m Jan 2022: £0.4m Feb 2022: £0.4m Mar 2022: £0.5m Apr 2022: £0.4m May 2022: £0.4m Jun 2022: £0.4m Jul 2022: £0.4m Aug 2022: £0.5m Sep 2022: £0.5m Oct 2022: £0.5m Nov 2022: £0.5m Dec 2022: £0.4m Jan 2023: £0.4m Feb 2023: £0.5m Mar 2023: £0.6m Apr 2023: £0.5m May 2023: £0.5m Jun 2023: £0.5m Jul 2023: £0.5m Aug 2023: £0.5m Sep 2023: £0.5m Oct 2023: £0.5m Nov 2023: £0.4m Dec 2023: £0.4m Jan 2024: £0.5m Feb 2024: £0.4m Mar 2024: £1.1m Apr 2024: £1.2m May 2024: £1.2m Jun 2024: £1.3m Jul 2024: £1.5m Aug 2024: £1.9m Sep 2024: £1.5m Oct 2024: £1.5m Nov 2024: £1.6m Dec 2024: £1.3m Jan 2025: £1.4m Feb 2025: £1.2m Mar 2025: £1.4m Apr 2025: £1.3m May 2025: £1.3m Jun 2025: £1.3m Jul 2025: £2.8m Aug 2025: £2.6m Sep 2025: £2.4m Oct 2025: £2.8m Nov 2025: £2.4m Dec 2025: £2.8m Jan 2026: £2.6m Feb 2026: £2.4m Mar 2026: £3.2m Apr 2026: £2.3m

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 Paclitaxel 300mg/50ml solution for infusion vials most

By indicative cost over the 12 months to April 2026.

NHS trusts using Paclitaxel 300mg/50ml solution for infusion vials most, by indicative cost
NHS trustIndicative cost (12 months)
University College London Foundation Tr £2,523,763
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre Nhs Ft £1,678,537
St George's Univ Hosps Foundation Nhst £1,448,852
South Tees Hosp Nhs Foundation Trust £1,242,407
The Christie Nhs Foundation Trust £1,200,473
United Lincolnshire Hospitals Nhs Trust £1,019,854
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Nhs Trust £844,100
Southend Univ Hosp Nhs Foundation Trust £764,758
Royal Surrey County Hosp Nhs Found Trust £740,185
Nottingham University Hospitals Trust £725,488

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.