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Paracetamol 1g/100ml solution for infusion vials

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

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.

£15,660,674 +35.5%

Indicative cost · 12 months

649,942,156units

Quantity (VMP units) · 12 months

0.1%

Share of hospital medicines spend

Figure 1. Paracetamol 1g/100ml solution for infusion vials: NHS hospital indicative cost by month (£ millions)

£0m £1.8m £3.6m Apr 2021 Jan 2022 Oct 2022 Jul 2023 Apr 2024 Jan 2025 Apr 2026 £0.8m Apr 2021: £0.8m May 2021: £0.8m Jun 2021: £0.9m Jul 2021: £0.9m Aug 2021: £0.8m Sep 2021: £0.8m Oct 2021: £0.8m Nov 2021: £0.9m Dec 2021: £0.9m Jan 2022: £0.8m Feb 2022: £0.8m Mar 2022: £0.9m Apr 2022: £0.8m May 2022: £0.9m Jun 2022: £0.9m Jul 2022: £0.9m Aug 2022: £0.9m Sep 2022: £0.9m Oct 2022: £0.9m Nov 2022: £0.9m Dec 2022: £0.9m Jan 2023: £0.8m Feb 2023: £0.8m Mar 2023: £0.9m Apr 2023: £0.8m May 2023: £0.9m Jun 2023: £0.9m Jul 2023: £0.8m Aug 2023: £0.7m Sep 2023: £0.7m Oct 2023: £0.8m Nov 2023: £0.8m Dec 2023: £0.7m Jan 2024: £0.8m Feb 2024: £0.8m Mar 2024: £0.8m Apr 2024: £0.8m May 2024: £0.8m Jun 2024: £0.9m Jul 2024: £1.1m Aug 2024: £1.0m Sep 2024: £1.5m Oct 2024: £1.1m Nov 2024: £0.9m Dec 2024: £1.2m Jan 2025: £0.9m Feb 2025: £0.7m Mar 2025: £0.7m Apr 2025: £0.8m May 2025: £0.6m Jun 2025: £0.8m Jul 2025: £0.9m Aug 2025: £3.6m Sep 2025: £2.2m Oct 2025: £2.3m Nov 2025: £0.8m Dec 2025: £1m Jan 2026: £0.8m Feb 2026: £0.8m Mar 2026: £0.9m Apr 2026: £0.8m

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 trusts using Paracetamol 1g/100ml solution for infusion vials most, by indicative cost
NHS trustIndicative 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.