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Paliperidone 150mg/1.5ml prolonged-release suspension for injection pre-filled syringes

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

NHS hospitals in England used £20,080,278 of indicative cost of Paliperidone 150mg/1.5ml prolonged-release suspension for injection pre-filled syringes in the 12 months to April 2026, about 0.1% of all hospital medicines spend. That is up 22.2% on the previous 12 months.

£20,080,278 +22.2%

Indicative cost · 12 months

76,713units

Quantity (VMP units) · 12 months

0.1%

Share of hospital medicines spend

Figure 1. Paliperidone 150mg/1.5ml prolonged-release suspension for injection pre-filled syringes: NHS hospital indicative cost by month (£ millions)

£0m £1.2m £2.5m Dec 2022 Jun 2023 Dec 2023 Jun 2024 Dec 2024 Jun 2025 Apr 2026 £1.6m Dec 2022: £1.2m Jan 2023: £1.2m Feb 2023: £1.1m Mar 2023: £1.3m Apr 2023: £1.1m May 2023: £1.1m Jun 2023: £1.1m Jul 2023: £1.1m Aug 2023: £1.3m Sep 2023: £1.1m Oct 2023: £1.3m Nov 2023: £1.2m Dec 2023: £1.2m Jan 2024: £1.4m Feb 2024: £1.1m Mar 2024: £1.3m Apr 2024: £1.3m May 2024: £1.4m Jun 2024: £1.3m Jul 2024: £1.4m Aug 2024: £1.2m Sep 2024: £1.3m Oct 2024: £1.6m Nov 2024: £1.5m Dec 2024: £1.4m Jan 2025: £1.5m Feb 2025: £1.3m Mar 2025: £1.4m Apr 2025: £1.4m May 2025: £1.5m Jun 2025: £2.5m Jul 2025: £1.7m Aug 2025: £1.5m Sep 2025: £1.6m Oct 2025: £1.7m Nov 2025: £1.5m Dec 2025: £1.7m Jan 2026: £1.7m Feb 2026: £1.5m Mar 2026: £1.7m 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 Paliperidone 150mg/1.5ml prolonged-release suspension for injection pre-filled syringes most

By indicative cost over the 12 months to April 2026.

NHS trusts using Paliperidone 150mg/1.5ml prolonged-release suspension for injection pre-filled syringes most, by indicative cost
NHS trustIndicative cost (12 months)
B'ham & S'hull Mh Nhs Foundation Trust £1,133,566
Cheshire & Wirral P/S Nhs Foundation Tr £1,073,756
South London & Maudsley Nhs Found Trust £949,784
Sussex Partnership Nhs Foundation Trust £896,805
Ctrl & N W London Nhs Foundation Trust £888,558
East London Nhs Foundation Trust £884,218
Essex Partnership University Nhs Ft £834,747
North London Nhs Foundation Trust £828,892
Nottinghamshire Healthcare Nhs F Trust £736,976
Avon & Wiltshire Mental Hlth P/Ship Trst £719,702

The primary-care picture

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