Charcoal
Charcoal was ranked 1300th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 53 items, down 40.4% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Charcoal: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Selective preparations
- Presentations 3 shown
- Average cost / item £13.53
- Year on year Down 40.4% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Charcoal this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| J.L. Bragg's Medicinal Charcoal tablets | 1902070E0BBABAB | 42 | £142 |
| J.L. Bragg's Charcoal capsules | 1902070E0BBACAM | 10 | £51 |
| Carbomix 81.3% granules for oral suspension | 1902070E0BEAAAG | 1 | £524 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Charcoal is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Charcoal volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Charcoal with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
Download this data
The monthly series for Charcoal 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.