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Charcoal

Other Drugs and Preparations Selective preparations BNF 1902070E0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Charcoal was ranked 1294th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 53 items, down 40.4% on a year earlier.

53items -40.4%

Dispensed in May 2026

782items

Rolling 12 months

£717

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Charcoal: national items dispensed by month

0 72.5 145 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 53 Jan 2021: 143 Feb 2021: 111 Mar 2021: 143 Apr 2021: 134 May 2021: 132 Jun 2021: 121 Jul 2021: 137 Aug 2021: 140 Sep 2021: 122 Oct 2021: 134 Nov 2021: 145 Dec 2021: 127 Jan 2022: 132 Feb 2022: 99 Mar 2022: 118 Apr 2022: 115 May 2022: 123 Jun 2022: 101 Jul 2022: 98 Aug 2022: 128 Sep 2022: 99 Oct 2022: 114 Nov 2022: 96 Dec 2022: 112 Jan 2023: 113 Feb 2023: 96 Mar 2023: 118 Apr 2023: 98 May 2023: 96 Jun 2023: 86 Jul 2023: 105 Aug 2023: 78 Sep 2023: 75 Oct 2023: 71 Nov 2023: 107 Dec 2023: 84 Jan 2024: 82 Feb 2024: 73 Mar 2024: 82 Apr 2024: 85 May 2024: 84 Jun 2024: 71 Jul 2024: 95 Aug 2024: 88 Sep 2024: 100 Oct 2024: 85 Nov 2024: 74 Dec 2024: 73 Jan 2025: 65 Feb 2025: 74 Mar 2025: 77 Apr 2025: 93 May 2025: 89 Jun 2025: 65 Jul 2025: 60 Aug 2025: 60 Sep 2025: 63 Oct 2025: 73 Nov 2025: 78 Dec 2025: 78 Jan 2026: 68 Feb 2026: 69 Mar 2026: 58 Apr 2026: 57 May 2026: 53

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
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 Charcoal this month.

Presentations of Charcoal, May 2026
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.

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.