Paracetamol 1g/100ml solution for infusion vials
NHS hospitals in England used £15,660,674 of indicative cost of Paracetamol 1g/100ml solution for infusion vials in the 12 months to April 2026, about 0.1% of all hospital medicines spend. That is up 35.5% on the previous 12 months.
Indicative cost · 12 months
Quantity (VMP units) · 12 months
Share of hospital medicines spend
Figure 1. Paracetamol 1g/100ml solution for infusion vials: NHS hospital indicative cost by month (£ millions)
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 Paracetamol 1g/100ml solution for infusion vials most
By indicative cost over the 12 months to April 2026.
| NHS trust | Indicative cost (12 months) |
|---|---|
| Barts Health Nhs Trust | £666,049 |
| Royal Free London Nhs Foundation Trust | £628,462 |
| Manchester University Nhs Ft | £513,628 |
| Imperial College Healthcare Nhs Trust | £422,154 |
| Southend Univ Hosp Nhs Foundation Trust | £370,938 |
| Luton & Dunstable Hospital Trust | £360,683 |
| Derby Teaching Hospitals Nhs Found Trust | £346,570 |
| Univ Hpl B/Ham Nhs Foundation Trust | £322,105 |
| University Hospital Southampton Nhs Ft | £312,957 |
| West Hertfordshire Hospitals Nhs Trust | £311,883 |
The primary-care picture
Paracetamol is also dispensed in the community. See the national primary-care prescribing volume, cost and trend on the Paracetamol medicine page.