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Bag Closures

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

Bag Closures was ranked 1120th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 222 items, down 10.1% on a year earlier.

222items -10.1%

Dispensed in April 2026

2,604items

Rolling 12 months

£3,218

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Bag Closures: national items dispensed by month

0 208 416 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 222 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

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Bag Closures
  • Presentations 8 shown
  • Average cost / item £14.50
  • Year on year Down 10.1% 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, April 2026

The individual products dispensed under Bag Closures this month.

Presentations of Bag Closures, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Ostomy clip 23204802001 84 £857
Ostomy soft wire tie (ConvaTec) 23204802006 62 £660
Ostomy clamp (8770) 23200102002 29 £888
Ostomy curved clip 23204802010 18 £286
Ostomy soft wire tie standard opaque 23200702000 13 £200
Ostomy soft wire tie long 23200702001 8 £79
Coloplast clamp 23201002000 6 £242
Ostomy clip (Salts) 23204102000 2 £8

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to April 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.