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Tocilizumab 162mg/0.9ml solution for injection pre-filled syringes

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

NHS hospitals in England used £19,789,923 of indicative cost of Tocilizumab 162mg/0.9ml solution for injection pre-filled syringes in the 12 months to April 2026, about 0.1% of all hospital medicines spend. That is down 20.3% on the previous 12 months.

£19,789,923 -20.3%

Indicative cost · 12 months

78,022units

Quantity (VMP units) · 12 months

0.1%

Share of hospital medicines spend

Figure 1. Tocilizumab 162mg/0.9ml solution for injection pre-filled syringes: NHS hospital indicative cost by month (£ millions)

£0m £1.6m £3.2m Apr 2021 Jan 2022 Oct 2022 Jul 2023 Apr 2024 Jan 2025 Apr 2026 £1.5m Apr 2021: £2.5m May 2021: £2.6m Jun 2021: £2.8m Jul 2021: £3.2m Aug 2021: £2.3m Sep 2021: £2.2m Oct 2021: £2.3m Nov 2021: £2.6m Dec 2021: £2.6m Jan 2022: £2.4m Feb 2022: £2.4m Mar 2022: £2.9m Apr 2022: £2.3m May 2022: £2.6m Jun 2022: £2.4m Jul 2022: £2.3m Aug 2022: £2.3m Sep 2022: £2.6m Oct 2022: £2.3m Nov 2022: £2.3m Dec 2022: £2.1m Jan 2023: £2.6m Feb 2023: £2.2m Mar 2023: £2.4m Apr 2023: £2.0m May 2023: £2.2m Jun 2023: £2.3m Jul 2023: £2.1m Aug 2023: £2.2m Sep 2023: £2.2m Oct 2023: £2.1m Nov 2023: £2.3m Dec 2023: £2m Jan 2024: £2.2m Feb 2024: £2.2m Mar 2024: £1.8m Apr 2024: £2.3m May 2024: £2.2m Jun 2024: £2.0m Jul 2024: £2.0m Aug 2024: £2.0m Sep 2024: £2.0m Oct 2024: £2.4m Nov 2024: £2.0m Dec 2024: £1.9m Jan 2025: £2.3m Feb 2025: £1.9m Mar 2025: £2.4m Apr 2025: £1.9m May 2025: £2.2m Jun 2025: £1.8m Jul 2025: £1.9m Aug 2025: £1.7m Sep 2025: £1.9m Oct 2025: £1.9m Nov 2025: £1.5m Dec 2025: £1.6m Jan 2026: £1.7m Feb 2026: £1.0m Mar 2026: £1.2m Apr 2026: £1.5m

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 Tocilizumab 162mg/0.9ml solution for injection pre-filled syringes most

By indicative cost over the 12 months to April 2026.

NHS trusts using Tocilizumab 162mg/0.9ml solution for injection pre-filled syringes most, by indicative cost
NHS trustIndicative cost (12 months)
North West Anglia Nhs Foundation Trust £1,296,630
Leeds Teaching Hpls Nhs Trust £596,496
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Nhs Trust £462,952
Barts Health Nhs Trust £462,267
Western Sussex Hospitals Nhs Found Trust £439,667
Aintree University Hospital Nhs Ft £430,080
Royal Cornwall Hospitals Nhs Trust £393,555
Ruh Bath Nhs Foundation Trust £351,551
Derby Teaching Hospitals Nhs Found Trust £333,289
United Lincolnshire Hospitals Nhs Trust £332,376

The primary-care picture

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