Castor oil
Dispensed in September 2025
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · September 2025
Figure 1. Castor oil: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to September 2025
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Laxatives
- Presentations 1 shown
- Average cost / item £5.19
Top presentations, September 2025
The individual products dispensed under Castor oil this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castor oil liquid | 0106020F0AAAAAA | 1 | £5 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to September 2025 OGL v3.0
Where Castor oil is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Castor oil volumes.
Top regions
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Castor oil with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
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The monthly series for Castor oil 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.