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Epoetin alfa

Nutrition and Blood Anaemias and haematological disorders BNF 0901030D0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Epoetin alfa was ranked 1345th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 35 items, down 32.7% on a year earlier.

35items -32.7%

Dispensed in May 2026

502items

Rolling 12 months

£18,976

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Epoetin alfa: national items dispensed by month

0 56.5 113 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Oct 2022 Aug 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 35 Jan 2021: 91 Feb 2021: 87 Mar 2021: 78 Apr 2021: 113 May 2021: 67 Jun 2021: 96 Jul 2021: 82 Aug 2021: 76 Sep 2021: 80 Oct 2021: 80 Nov 2021: 88 Dec 2021: 97 Jan 2022: 88 Feb 2022: 80 Mar 2022: 83 Apr 2022: 78 May 2022: 92 Jun 2022: 71 Jul 2022: 88 Sep 2022: 73 Oct 2022: 86 Nov 2022: 83 Dec 2022: 61 Jan 2023: 79 Feb 2023: 66 Mar 2023: 68 Apr 2023: 62 May 2023: 63 Jun 2023: 73 Jul 2023: 60 Aug 2023: 56 Sep 2023: 66 Oct 2023: 70 Nov 2023: 55 Dec 2023: 71 Jan 2024: 70 Feb 2024: 53 Mar 2024: 61 Apr 2024: 64 May 2024: 69 Jun 2024: 63 Jul 2024: 65 Aug 2024: 62 Sep 2024: 56 Oct 2024: 59 Nov 2024: 65 Dec 2024: 64 Jan 2025: 72 Feb 2025: 41 Mar 2025: 45 Apr 2025: 37 May 2025: 52 Jun 2025: 46 Jul 2025: 44 Aug 2025: 41 Sep 2025: 51 Oct 2025: 49 Nov 2025: 38 Dec 2025: 42 Jan 2026: 41 Feb 2026: 36 Mar 2026: 42 Apr 2026: 37 May 2026: 35

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
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 Epoetin alfa this month.

Presentations of Epoetin alfa, May 2026
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.

Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.

Compare Epoetin alfa with

Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.