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Faecal Collectors

Incontinence Appliances Faecal Collectors BNF 2215
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Faecal Collectors was ranked 1069th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 296 items, down 3.0% on a year earlier.

296items -3%

Dispensed in May 2026

2,877items

Rolling 12 months

£13,667

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Faecal Collectors: national items dispensed by month

0 359 718 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jul 2026 718 Jan 2021: 265 Feb 2021: 224 Mar 2021: 257 Apr 2021: 242 May 2021: 248 Jun 2021: 259 Jul 2021: 246 Aug 2021: 235 Sep 2021: 255 Oct 2021: 248 Nov 2021: 246 Dec 2021: 255 Jan 2022: 253 Feb 2022: 234 Mar 2022: 230 Apr 2022: 220 May 2022: 264 Jun 2022: 237 Jul 2022: 278 Aug 2022: 251 Sep 2022: 267 Oct 2022: 266 Nov 2022: 254 Dec 2022: 277 Jan 2023: 284 Feb 2023: 245 Mar 2023: 282 Apr 2023: 249 May 2023: 267 Jun 2023: 278 Jul 2023: 272 Aug 2023: 291 Sep 2023: 261 Oct 2023: 251 Nov 2023: 279 Dec 2023: 311 Jan 2024: 290 Feb 2024: 271 Mar 2024: 256 Apr 2024: 287 May 2024: 255 Jun 2024: 281 Jul 2024: 292 Aug 2024: 278 Sep 2024: 256 Oct 2024: 313 Nov 2024: 287 Dec 2024: 310 Jan 2025: 285 Feb 2025: 285 Mar 2025: 306 Apr 2025: 254 May 2025: 305 Jun 2025: 296 Jul 2025: 313 Aug 2025: 312 Sep 2025: 291 Oct 2025: 295 Nov 2025: 263 Dec 2025: 294 Jan 2026: 296 Feb 2026: 252 Mar 2026: 287 Apr 2026: 291 May 2026: 296 Jun 2026: 305 Jul 2026: 718

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Faecal Collectors
  • Presentations 4 shown
  • Average cost / item £46.17
  • Year on year Down 3.0% 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 Faecal Collectors this month.

Presentations of Faecal Collectors, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Fistula bed drainage bag 22151001500 225 £8,215
Flow collector 22150451500 54 £3,484
Faecal collector 1 litre 22150101502 11 £1,243
Faecal collector 500ml 22150101501 6 £725

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0

Where Faecal Collectors is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Faecal Collectors volumes.

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

Download this data

The monthly series for Faecal Collectors 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.