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Rituximab 500mg/50ml solution for infusion vials

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

NHS hospitals in England used £119,129,954 of indicative cost of Rituximab 500mg/50ml solution for infusion vials in the 12 months to April 2026, about 0.5% of all hospital medicines spend. That is up 3.2% on the previous 12 months.

£119,129,954 +3.2%

Indicative cost · 12 months

6,821,849units

Quantity (VMP units) · 12 months

0.5%

Share of hospital medicines spend

Figure 1. Rituximab 500mg/50ml solution for infusion vials: NHS hospital indicative cost by month (£ millions)

£0m £11.6m £23.3m Apr 2021 Jan 2022 Oct 2022 Jul 2023 Apr 2024 Jan 2025 Apr 2026 £9.7m Apr 2021: £7.2m May 2021: £8.2m Jun 2021: £10.1m Jul 2021: £8.6m Aug 2021: £7.6m Sep 2021: £7.5m Oct 2021: £6.6m Nov 2021: £7.7m Dec 2021: £7.6m Jan 2022: £7.0m Feb 2022: £7.0m Mar 2022: £8.3m Apr 2022: £7.6m May 2022: £8.3m Jun 2022: £7.5m Jul 2022: £8.3m Aug 2022: £8.2m Sep 2022: £8m Oct 2022: £7.6m Nov 2022: £8.6m Dec 2022: £7.8m Jan 2023: £7.7m Feb 2023: £7.5m Mar 2023: £8.8m Apr 2023: £23.3m May 2023: £20.8m Jun 2023: £16.4m Jul 2023: £15.9m Aug 2023: £11.0m Sep 2023: £8.3m Oct 2023: £7.9m Nov 2023: £8.6m Dec 2023: £7.7m Jan 2024: £9.0m Feb 2024: £8.8m Mar 2024: £8.4m Apr 2024: £9.1m May 2024: £9.4m Jun 2024: £8.9m Jul 2024: £10.5m Aug 2024: £9.6m Sep 2024: £9.3m Oct 2024: £10.2m Nov 2024: £9.8m Dec 2024: £8.9m Jan 2025: £9.9m Feb 2025: £9.5m Mar 2025: £10.0m Apr 2025: £9.4m May 2025: £9.6m Jun 2025: £10.1m Jul 2025: £11.1m Aug 2025: £9.8m Sep 2025: £9.9m Oct 2025: £10.4m Nov 2025: £9.5m Dec 2025: £9.7m Jan 2026: £9.9m Feb 2026: £9.4m Mar 2026: £10.1m Apr 2026: £9.7m

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 Rituximab 500mg/50ml solution for infusion vials most

By indicative cost over the 12 months to April 2026.

NHS trusts using Rituximab 500mg/50ml solution for infusion vials most, by indicative cost
NHS trustIndicative cost (12 months)
Cambridge Univ Hosp Nhs Foundation Trust £4,083,723
Barts Health Nhs Trust £3,986,803
Univ Hpl B/Ham Nhs Foundation Trust £3,840,638
Imperial College Healthcare Nhs Trust £3,831,382
The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hpl Nhs Found Tr £3,816,538
University College London Foundation Tr £3,398,387
Leeds Teaching Hpls Nhs Trust £3,096,103
University Hpls Of Leicester Nhs Trust £3,027,211
Guy's & St Thomas' Nhs Foundation Trust £2,729,111
Manchester University Nhs Ft £2,708,861

The primary-care picture

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