Docusate sodium

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Laxatives

Data updated March 2026

Docusate sodium was ranked 108th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 239,901 items, up 6.4% on a year earlier.

239,901items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£2,158,766

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

2,860,217items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Docusate sodium: national items dispensed by month

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

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Top presentations, March 2026

The individual products dispensed under Docusate sodium, by items this month.

Presentations of Docusate sodium, March 2026
Presentation	Items	Net ingredient cost
Docusate 100mg capsules	225,865	£1,633,452
Docusate 50mg/5ml oral solution sugar free	8,853	£284,848
Docusate 100mg/5ml oral solution sugar free	2,422	£124,979
Docusate 12.5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free	1,583	£75,222
Dioctyl 100mg capsules	655	£5,151
Norgalax 120mg/10g enema	282	£32,741
DulcoEase 100mg capsules	212	£2,022
Docusol Paediatric 12.5mg/5ml oral solution	29	£350

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