Sodium chloride 0.9% solution for injection 10ml ampoules
NHS hospitals in England used £22,756,168 of indicative cost of Sodium chloride 0.9% solution for injection 10ml ampoules in the 12 months to April 2026, about 0.1% of all hospital medicines spend. That is up 1.7% 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% solution for injection 10ml ampoules: 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% solution for injection 10ml ampoules most
By indicative cost over the 12 months to April 2026.
| NHS trust | Indicative cost (12 months) |
|---|---|
| Barts Health Nhs Trust | £1,063,969 |
| Univ Hpl B/Ham Nhs Foundation Trust | £909,986 |
| Royal Free London Nhs Foundation Trust | £884,483 |
| Oxford University Hospitals Nhs Ft | £658,134 |
| Imperial College Healthcare Nhs Trust | £646,665 |
| Southend Univ Hosp Nhs Foundation Trust | £542,965 |
| Colchester Hospital University Nhs Ft | £450,117 |
| Portsmouth Hospitals Nhs Trust | £425,863 |
| University Hospitals Dorset Nhs Ft | £423,652 |
| Nottingham University Hospitals Trust | £422,071 |
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.