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Belts

Stoma Appliances Belts BNF 2330
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Belts was ranked 496th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 10,032 items, down 8.8% on a year earlier.

10,032items -8.8%

Dispensed in May 2026

106,511items

Rolling 12 months

£498,228

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Belts: national items dispensed by month

0 10k 20k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jul 2026 20,388 Jan 2021: 7k Feb 2021: 8k Mar 2021: 8k Apr 2021: 8k May 2021: 8k Jun 2021: 8k Jul 2021: 9k Aug 2021: 8k Sep 2021: 9k Oct 2021: 8k Nov 2021: 8k Dec 2021: 8k Jan 2022: 8k Feb 2022: 9k Mar 2022: 10k Apr 2022: 9k May 2022: 9k Jun 2022: 9k Jul 2022: 9k Aug 2022: 9k Sep 2022: 9k Oct 2022: 9k Nov 2022: 9k Dec 2022: 7k Jan 2023: 8k Feb 2023: 9k Mar 2023: 10k Apr 2023: 8k May 2023: 9k Jun 2023: 10k Jul 2023: 9k Aug 2023: 10k Sep 2023: 10k Oct 2023: 9k Nov 2023: 10k Dec 2023: 9k Jan 2024: 9k Feb 2024: 10k Mar 2024: 10k Apr 2024: 10k May 2024: 10k Jun 2024: 9k Jul 2024: 10k Aug 2024: 10k Sep 2024: 9k Oct 2024: 12k Nov 2024: 10k Dec 2024: 9k Jan 2025: 10k Feb 2025: 11k Mar 2025: 11k Apr 2025: 10k May 2025: 11k Jun 2025: 11k Jul 2025: 12k Aug 2025: 11k Sep 2025: 11k Oct 2025: 12k Nov 2025: 10k Dec 2025: 10k Jan 2026: 10k Feb 2026: 11k Mar 2026: 12k Apr 2026: 9k May 2026: 10k Jun 2026: 15k Jul 2026: 20k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Belts
  • Presentations 15 shown
  • Average cost / item £49.66
  • Year on year Down 8.8% 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 Belts this month.

Presentations of Belts, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Brava belt for SenSura Mio standard 23301003007 1,316 £14,315
Fulcionel made to measure prolapse hernia support belt unisex 23301083114 512 £52,949
Adapt ostomy belt 58cm-109cm 23300103005 292 £4,567
Dansac ostomy belt long beige 100cm 23300703004 259 £3,474
Fulcionel AR ostomy belt large 20cm 23301083061 251 £15,543
Brava belt standard 23301003003 240 £2,835
Fulcionel AR ostomy belt medium 20cm 23301083060 206 £12,752
Welland FreeStyle Vie belt standard 23305603014 185 £2,621
Surgicare System 2 belt 23304803000 151 £1,116
Suportx Easy Peel ostomy belt made to measure 20cm skin 23300263388 118 £8,505
Adjustable ostomy belt 100cm beige (133006) (Pelican Healthcare Ltd) 23303453000 147 £1,871
Fulcionel female support girdle 23301083020 134 £12,211
Fulcionel AR ostomy belt medium 16cm 23305951189 133 £7,122
Ostomy prolapse overbelt 23303243075 120 £2,795
Confidence BE adjustable ostomy belt 100cm black 23304103061 105 £1,349

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

Where Belts is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Belts volumes.

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

Download this data

The monthly series for Belts 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.