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Pembrolizumab 100mg/4ml solution for infusion vials

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

NHS hospitals in England used £551,797,078 of indicative cost of Pembrolizumab 100mg/4ml solution for infusion vials in the 12 months to April 2026, about 2.2% of all hospital medicines spend. That is down 14.3% on the previous 12 months.

£551,797,078 -14.3%

Indicative cost · 12 months

839,235units

Quantity (VMP units) · 12 months

2.2%

Share of hospital medicines spend

Figure 1. Pembrolizumab 100mg/4ml solution for infusion vials: NHS hospital indicative cost by month (£ millions)

£0m £35.5m £71.0m Apr 2021 Jan 2022 Oct 2022 Jul 2023 Apr 2024 Jan 2025 Apr 2026 £45.7m Apr 2021: £48.7m May 2021: £33.9m Jun 2021: £34.9m Jul 2021: £36.9m Aug 2021: £36.2m Sep 2021: £39.6m Oct 2021: £38.4m Nov 2021: £38.4m Dec 2021: £38.6m Jan 2022: £37.0m Feb 2022: £33.4m Mar 2022: £44.4m Apr 2022: £34.1m May 2022: £45.6m Jun 2022: £37.7m Jul 2022: £36.3m Aug 2022: £39.4m Sep 2022: £39.8m Oct 2022: £40.2m Nov 2022: £46.0m Dec 2022: £42.0m Jan 2023: £48.2m Feb 2023: £41.5m Mar 2023: £52.2m Apr 2023: £47.7m May 2023: £53.9m Jun 2023: £52.1m Jul 2023: £52.2m Aug 2023: £58.9m Sep 2023: £53.7m Oct 2023: £57.2m Nov 2023: £58.7m Dec 2023: £53.8m Jan 2024: £68.1m Feb 2024: £58.2m Mar 2024: £60.3m Apr 2024: £66.3m May 2024: £65.7m Jun 2024: £60.1m Jul 2024: £71.0m Aug 2024: £68.9m Sep 2024: £68.5m Oct 2024: £46.8m Nov 2024: £41.4m Dec 2024: £43.3m Jan 2025: £46.9m Feb 2025: £45.4m Mar 2025: £41.4m Apr 2025: £44.8m May 2025: £44.1m Jun 2025: £42.5m Jul 2025: £46.9m Aug 2025: £44.0m Sep 2025: £46.7m Oct 2025: £51.0m Nov 2025: £44.7m Dec 2025: £48.4m Jan 2026: £47.8m Feb 2026: £42.0m Mar 2026: £48.0m Apr 2026: £45.7m

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 Pembrolizumab 100mg/4ml solution for infusion vials most

By indicative cost over the 12 months to April 2026.

NHS trusts using Pembrolizumab 100mg/4ml solution for infusion vials most, by indicative cost
NHS trustIndicative cost (12 months)
The Christie Nhs Foundation Trust £50,467,070
The Royal Marsden Nhs Foundation Trust £30,784,150
Univ Hpl B/Ham Nhs Foundation Trust £22,347,110
United Lincolnshire Hospitals Nhs Trust £21,999,950
Southend Univ Hosp Nhs Foundation Trust £21,894,750
Nottingham University Hospitals Trust £19,669,770
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Nhs Trust £17,955,010
Leeds Teaching Hpls Nhs Trust £16,745,210
University Hpls Of Leicester Nhs Trust £14,530,750
Oxford University Hospitals Nhs Ft £13,955,898

The primary-care picture

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