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Bag Closures

Stoma Appliances Bag Closures BNF 2320
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Bag Closures was ranked 1128th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 205 items, down 21.5% on a year earlier.

205items -21.5%

Dispensed in May 2026

2,301items

Rolling 12 months

£2,628

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Bag Closures: national items dispensed by month

0 290.5 581 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jul 2026 581 Jan 2021: 416 Feb 2021: 331 Mar 2021: 398 Apr 2021: 390 May 2021: 352 Jun 2021: 332 Jul 2021: 374 Aug 2021: 410 Sep 2021: 389 Oct 2021: 408 Nov 2021: 385 Dec 2021: 382 Jan 2022: 375 Feb 2022: 361 Mar 2022: 398 Apr 2022: 325 May 2022: 366 Jun 2022: 376 Jul 2022: 370 Aug 2022: 371 Sep 2022: 361 Oct 2022: 372 Nov 2022: 349 Dec 2022: 370 Jan 2023: 351 Feb 2023: 317 Mar 2023: 413 Apr 2023: 299 May 2023: 352 Jun 2023: 335 Jul 2023: 318 Aug 2023: 354 Sep 2023: 320 Oct 2023: 309 Nov 2023: 349 Dec 2023: 302 Jan 2024: 338 Feb 2024: 289 Mar 2024: 296 Apr 2024: 318 May 2024: 310 Jun 2024: 270 Jul 2024: 340 Aug 2024: 274 Sep 2024: 288 Oct 2024: 322 Nov 2024: 297 Dec 2024: 302 Jan 2025: 275 Feb 2025: 263 Mar 2025: 249 Apr 2025: 247 May 2025: 261 Jun 2025: 259 Jul 2025: 249 Aug 2025: 254 Sep 2025: 245 Oct 2025: 259 Nov 2025: 239 Dec 2025: 217 Jan 2026: 243 Feb 2026: 199 Mar 2026: 218 Apr 2026: 222 May 2026: 205 Jun 2026: 221 Jul 2026: 581

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Bag Closures
  • Presentations 8 shown
  • Average cost / item £12.82
  • Year on year Down 21.5% on a year earlier
What this is
Net ingredient cost is the list price before discounts and dispensing fees, not what the NHS finally pays.

Top presentations, May 2026

The individual products dispensed under Bag Closures this month.

Presentations of Bag Closures, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Ostomy clip 23204802001 77 £849
Ostomy soft wire tie (ConvaTec) 23204802006 56 £558
Ostomy clamp (8770) 23200102002 26 £421
Ostomy curved clip 23204802010 20 £299
Ostomy soft wire tie standard opaque 23200702000 11 £110
Ostomy soft wire tie long 23200702001 7 £71
Coloplast clamp 23201002000 7 £314
Ostomy clip (Salts) 23204102000 1 £5

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0

Where Bag Closures is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Bag Closures volumes.

Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.

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The monthly series for Bag Closures is in this page's CSV. For the ranked national series across every medicine, with the method and caveats documented, see the most-prescribed medicines dataset in our open data catalogue.