Epoetin alfa
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Anaemias and haematological disorders
Epoetin alfa was ranked 1341st of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 42 items, down 6.7% on a year earlier.
42items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£24,856
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
519items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Epoetin alfa: 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 Epoetin alfa, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Eprex 10,000units/1ml inj pre-filled syringes | 15 | £5,807 |
| Eprex 20,000units/0.5ml inj pre-filled syringes | 9 | £9,071 |
| Eprex 5,000units/0.5ml inj pre-filled syringes | 4 | £996 |
| Eprex 40,000units/1ml inj pre-filled syringes | 4 | £5,310 |
| Eprex 4,000units/0.4ml inj pre-filled syringes | 3 | £487 |
| Eprex 6,000units/0.6ml inj pre-filled syringes | 3 | £531 |
| Eprex 30,000units/0.75ml inj pre-filled syringes | 3 | £2,389 |
| Eprex 8,000units/0.8ml inj pre-filled syringes | 1 | £265 |
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