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Bag Covers

Stoma Appliances Bag Covers BNF 2325
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Bag Covers was ranked 1085th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 208 items, down 27.0% on a year earlier.

208items -27%

Dispensed in May 2026

3,045items

Rolling 12 months

£6,999

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Bag Covers: national items dispensed by month

0 307.5 615 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 208 Jan 2021: 496 Feb 2021: 449 Mar 2021: 472 Apr 2021: 481 May 2021: 459 Jun 2021: 393 Jul 2021: 406 Aug 2021: 507 Sep 2021: 431 Oct 2021: 391 Nov 2021: 418 Dec 2021: 314 Jan 2022: 395 Feb 2022: 465 Mar 2022: 615 Apr 2022: 507 May 2022: 537 Jun 2022: 440 Jul 2022: 449 Aug 2022: 369 Sep 2022: 378 Oct 2022: 404 Nov 2022: 371 Dec 2022: 277 Jan 2023: 394 Feb 2023: 421 Mar 2023: 409 Apr 2023: 356 May 2023: 331 Jun 2023: 337 Jul 2023: 329 Aug 2023: 359 Sep 2023: 271 Oct 2023: 365 Nov 2023: 360 Dec 2023: 247 Jan 2024: 443 Feb 2024: 314 Mar 2024: 309 Apr 2024: 348 May 2024: 344 Jun 2024: 293 Jul 2024: 322 Sep 2024: 312 Oct 2024: 333 Nov 2024: 311 Dec 2024: 187 Jan 2025: 255 Feb 2025: 317 Mar 2025: 346 Apr 2025: 287 May 2025: 285 Jun 2025: 253 Jul 2025: 307 Aug 2025: 297 Sep 2025: 270 Oct 2025: 269 Nov 2025: 216 Dec 2025: 195 Jan 2026: 223 Feb 2026: 269 Mar 2026: 265 Apr 2026: 273 May 2026: 208

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Bag Covers
  • Presentations 15 shown
  • Average cost / item £33.65
  • Year on year Down 27.0% 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 Covers this month.

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

Where Bag Covers is dispensed

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

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