Sodium chloride 0.9% infusion 1litre bags
NHS hospitals in England used £20,459,439 of indicative cost of Sodium chloride 0.9% infusion 1litre bags in the 12 months to April 2026, about 0.1% of all hospital medicines spend. That is down 22.1% on the previous 12 months.
Indicative cost · 12 months
Quantity (VMP units) · 12 months
Share of hospital medicines spend
Figure 1. Sodium chloride 0.9% infusion 1litre bags: 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 Sodium chloride 0.9% infusion 1litre bags most
By indicative cost over the 12 months to April 2026.
| NHS trust | Indicative cost (12 months) |
|---|---|
| Univ Hpl B/Ham Nhs Foundation Trust | £608,001 |
| Southend Univ Hosp Nhs Foundation Trust | £544,142 |
| Derby Teaching Hospitals Nhs Found Trust | £505,428 |
| Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Nhs Trust | £480,021 |
| Imperial College Healthcare Nhs Trust | £461,763 |
| Leeds Teaching Hpls Nhs Trust | £440,381 |
| Western Sussex Hospitals Nhs Found Trust | £425,051 |
| Barts Health Nhs Trust | £403,714 |
| Manchester University Nhs Ft | £401,364 |
| King's College Hpl Nhs Foundation Trust | £387,435 |
The primary-care picture
Sodium chloride is also dispensed in the community. See the national primary-care prescribing volume, cost and trend on the Sodium chloride medicine page.