Epoetin alfa
Epoetin alfa was ranked 1347th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 35 items, down 32.7% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Epoetin alfa: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Anaemias and haematological disorders
- Presentations 10 shown
- Average cost / item £542.18
- Year on year Down 32.7% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Epoetin alfa this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eprex 20,000units/0.5ml inj pre-filled syringes | 0901030D0BBATAT | 8 | £5,863 |
| Eprex 10,000units/1ml inj pre-filled syringes | 0901030D0BBALAL | 7 | £2,544 |
| Eprex 5,000units/0.5ml inj pre-filled syringes | 0901030D0BBAMAM | 4 | £830 |
| Eprex 30,000units/0.75ml inj pre-filled syringes | 0901030D0BBAVAV | 4 | £4,779 |
| Eprex 6,000units/0.6ml inj pre-filled syringes | 0901030D0BBANAN | 3 | £465 |
| Eprex 2,000units/0.5ml inj pre-filled syringes | 0901030D0BBAIAI | 2 | £133 |
| Eprex 3,000units/0.3ml inj pre-filled syringes | 0901030D0BBAJAJ | 2 | £116 |
| Eprex 4,000units/0.4ml inj pre-filled syringes | 0901030D0BBAKAK | 2 | £265 |
| Eprex 8,000units/0.8ml inj pre-filled syringes | 0901030D0BBAQAQ | 2 | £796 |
| Eprex 40,000units/1ml inj pre-filled syringes | 0901030D0BBAUAU | 1 | £3,186 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Epoetin alfa is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Epoetin alfa volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
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Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
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The monthly series for Epoetin alfa 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.