Charcoal
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Selective preparations
Charcoal was ranked 1300th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 58 items, down 24.7% on a year earlier.
58items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£232
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
854items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Charcoal: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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A lower-volume medicine: under 1,000 items in the last 12 months.
Top presentations, March 2026
The individual products dispensed under Charcoal, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| J.L. Bragg's Medicinal Charcoal tablets | 53 | £200 |
| J.L. Bragg's Charcoal capsules | 5 | £33 |
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