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Bowel cleansing solutions

Gastro-Intestinal System Laxatives BNF 0106050B0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Bowel cleansing solutions was ranked 1148th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 208 items, down 6.3% on a year earlier.

208items -6.3%

Dispensed in May 2026

2,608items

Rolling 12 months

£5,312

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Bowel cleansing solutions: national items dispensed by month

0 424.5 849 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 208 Jan 2021: 718 Feb 2021: 635 Mar 2021: 799 Apr 2021: 692 May 2021: 727 Jun 2021: 763 Jul 2021: 770 Aug 2021: 661 Sep 2021: 732 Oct 2021: 768 Nov 2021: 849 Dec 2021: 698 Jan 2022: 716 Feb 2022: 692 Mar 2022: 736 Apr 2022: 576 May 2022: 672 Jun 2022: 623 Jul 2022: 596 Aug 2022: 353 Sep 2022: 213 Oct 2022: 294 Nov 2022: 369 Dec 2022: 347 Jan 2023: 353 Feb 2023: 228 Mar 2023: 217 Apr 2023: 239 May 2023: 271 Jun 2023: 282 Jul 2023: 259 Aug 2023: 265 Sep 2023: 222 Oct 2023: 249 Nov 2023: 299 Dec 2023: 191 Jan 2024: 254 Feb 2024: 226 Mar 2024: 191 Apr 2024: 179 May 2024: 217 Jun 2024: 205 Jul 2024: 216 Aug 2024: 204 Sep 2024: 184 Oct 2024: 193 Nov 2024: 190 Dec 2024: 164 Jan 2025: 218 Feb 2025: 180 Mar 2025: 185 Apr 2025: 188 May 2025: 222 Jun 2025: 200 Jul 2025: 226 Aug 2025: 181 Sep 2025: 204 Oct 2025: 198 Nov 2025: 201 Dec 2025: 344 Jan 2026: 201 Feb 2026: 251 Mar 2026: 207 Apr 2026: 187 May 2026: 208

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Laxatives
  • Presentations 2 shown
  • Average cost / item £25.54
  • Year on year Down 6.3% 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 Bowel cleansing solutions this month.

Presentations of Bowel cleansing solutions, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Moviprep oral powder sachets 0106050B0BEAAA0 206 £5,237
Moviprep Orange oral powder sachets 0106050B0BEABA0 2 £75

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

Where Bowel cleansing solutions is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Bowel cleansing solutions volumes.

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

Compare Bowel cleansing solutions with

Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.