Docusate sodium
Docusate sodium was ranked 106th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 236,091 items, little changed on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Docusate sodium: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Laxatives
- Presentations 8 shown
- Average cost / item £9.13
- Year on year Little changed on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Docusate sodium this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Docusate 100mg capsules | 0106020I0AAAKAK | 222,465 | £1,636,864 |
| Docusate 50mg/5ml oral solution sugar free | 0106020I0AAAIAI | 8,631 | £294,783 |
| Docusate 100mg/5ml oral solution sugar free | 0106020I0AAAMAM | 2,372 | £122,892 |
| Docusate 12.5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free | 0106020I0AAAHAH | 1,450 | £63,474 |
| Dioctyl 100mg capsules | 0106020I0BBAGAK | 648 | £5,335 |
| Norgalax 120mg/10g enema | 0106020I0BEAAAJ | 275 | £30,310 |
| DulcoEase 100mg capsules | 0106020I0BGAAAK | 219 | £2,064 |
| Docusol Paediatric 12.5mg/5ml oral solution | 0106020I0BFABAH | 31 | £406 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Docusate sodium is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Docusate sodium volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
- Rolle Medical Partnership 5,592
- Modality Partnership (awc) 4,655
- James Street Group Pract 3,860
- Phoenix Health Group 3,684
- Hereford Medical Group 3,651
- Alnwick Medical Group 3,126
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Docusate sodium with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
Download this data
The monthly series for Docusate sodium 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.