Skip to content
Independent analysis of NHS open data
PharmaInsight

Ustekinumab 45mg/0.5ml solution for injection pre-filled syringes

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

NHS hospitals in England used £40,857,410 of indicative cost of Ustekinumab 45mg/0.5ml solution for injection pre-filled syringes in the 12 months to April 2026, about 0.2% of all hospital medicines spend. That is up 8.9% on the previous 12 months.

£40,857,410 +8.9%

Indicative cost · 12 months

9,515units

Quantity (VMP units) · 12 months

0.2%

Share of hospital medicines spend

Figure 1. Ustekinumab 45mg/0.5ml solution for injection pre-filled syringes: NHS hospital indicative cost by month (£ millions)

£0m £2.1m £4.1m Apr 2021 Jan 2022 Oct 2022 Jul 2023 Apr 2024 Jan 2025 Apr 2026 £2.9m Apr 2021: £2.4m May 2021: £2.6m Jun 2021: £2.7m Jul 2021: £2.7m Aug 2021: £2.5m Sep 2021: £2.7m Oct 2021: £2.6m Nov 2021: £2.8m Dec 2021: £2.7m Jan 2022: £2.8m Feb 2022: £2.8m Mar 2022: £3.1m Apr 2022: £2.6m May 2022: £3.1m Jun 2022: £2.2m Jul 2022: £2.8m Aug 2022: £3.0m Sep 2022: £2.9m Oct 2022: £3.0m Nov 2022: £3.2m Dec 2022: £2.7m Jan 2023: £3.7m Feb 2023: £2.6m Mar 2023: £3.7m Apr 2023: £2.5m May 2023: £3.0m Jun 2023: £3.1m Jul 2023: £3.1m Aug 2023: £3.0m Sep 2023: £3.4m Oct 2023: £3.1m Nov 2023: £2.8m Dec 2023: £2.7m Jan 2024: £3.0m Feb 2024: £2.9m Mar 2024: £2.4m Apr 2024: £2.6m May 2024: £2.4m Jun 2024: £2.5m Jul 2024: £2.7m Aug 2024: £3.5m Sep 2024: £2.9m Oct 2024: £3.7m Nov 2024: £3.5m Dec 2024: £2.7m Jan 2025: £3.7m Feb 2025: £3m Mar 2025: £3.7m Apr 2025: £3.3m May 2025: £3.5m Jun 2025: £3.4m Jul 2025: £4.1m Aug 2025: £3.5m Sep 2025: £3.6m Oct 2025: £4.1m Nov 2025: £3.3m Dec 2025: £3.2m Jan 2026: £3.8m Feb 2026: £2.6m Mar 2026: £2.9m Apr 2026: £2.9m

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 Ustekinumab 45mg/0.5ml solution for injection pre-filled syringes most

By indicative cost over the 12 months to April 2026.

NHS trusts using Ustekinumab 45mg/0.5ml solution for injection pre-filled syringes most, by indicative cost
NHS trustIndicative cost (12 months)
South Warwickshire Nhs Foundation Trust £2,458,315
Guy's & St Thomas' Nhs Foundation Trust £2,024,621
Salford Royal Nhs Foundation Trust £1,215,202
Aintree University Hospital Nhs Ft £1,176,556
Co.durham & Darlington Nhs Foundation Tr £1,097,117
Royal Free London Nhs Foundation Trust £1,067,059
The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hpl Nhs Found Tr £1,060,618
East Sussex Healthcare Nhs Trust £925,357
Western Sussex Hospitals Nhs Found Trust £910,328
Barts Health Nhs Trust £867,388

The primary-care picture

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