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Ferrous fumarate

Nutrition and Blood Anaemias and haematological disorders BNF 0901011F0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Ferrous fumarate was ranked 50th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 467,955 items, up 7.6% on a year earlier.

467,955items +7.6%

Dispensed in April 2026

5,045,791items

Rolling 12 months

£817,258

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Ferrous fumarate: national items dispensed by month

0 239k 479k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 467,955 Jan 2021: 370k Feb 2021: 350k Mar 2021: 395k Apr 2021: 384k May 2021: 372k Jun 2021: 402k Jul 2021: 403k Aug 2021: 384k Sep 2021: 393k Oct 2021: 375k Nov 2021: 391k Dec 2021: 402k Jan 2022: 385k Feb 2022: 364k Mar 2022: 413k Apr 2022: 385k May 2022: 407k Jun 2022: 399k Jul 2022: 401k Aug 2022: 408k Sep 2022: 404k Oct 2022: 398k Nov 2022: 411k Dec 2022: 401k Jan 2023: 407k Feb 2023: 377k Mar 2023: 434k Apr 2023: 388k May 2023: 421k Jun 2023: 434k Jul 2023: 426k Aug 2023: 431k Sep 2023: 424k Oct 2023: 428k Nov 2023: 432k Dec 2023: 421k Jan 2024: 435k Feb 2024: 414k Mar 2024: 423k Apr 2024: 437k May 2024: 450k Jun 2024: 427k Jul 2024: 463k Aug 2024: 442k Sep 2024: 432k Oct 2024: 457k Nov 2024: 436k Dec 2024: 438k Jan 2025: 451k Feb 2025: 407k Mar 2025: 434k Apr 2025: 435k May 2025: 455k Jun 2025: 449k Jul 2025: 479k Aug 2025: 436k Sep 2025: 462k Oct 2025: 473k Nov 2025: 438k Dec 2025: 474k Jan 2026: 460k Feb 2026: 433k Mar 2026: 474k Apr 2026: 468k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Anaemias and haematological disorders
  • Presentations 12 shown
  • Average cost / item £1.75
  • Year on year Up 7.6% 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, April 2026

The individual products dispensed under Ferrous fumarate this month.

Presentations of Ferrous fumarate, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Ferrous fumarate 210mg tablets 0901011F0AAAEAE 367,011 £525,508
Ferrous fumarate 322mg tablets 0901011F0AAALAL 46,734 £69,689
Galfer 305mg capsules 0901011F0BDAAAH 26,549 £58,763
Galfer 140mg/5ml syrup 0901011F0BDABAI 19,945 £121,759
Ferrous fumarate 140mg/5ml oral solution 0901011F0AAACAC 7,637 £41,425
FerroEss 210mg tablets 0901011F0BFAAAE 43 £51
FerroEss 305mg capsules 0901011F0BFACAH 17 £8
AacuFer 140mg/5ml oral solution 0901011F0BIAAAI 6 £28
FerroDose-F 210mg tablets 0901011F0BGAAAE 5 £5
FerroEss 322mg tablets 0901011F0BFABAL 3 £3
FerroEss 140mg/5ml oral solution 0901011F0BFADAI 3 £12
AadFer 140mg/5ml oral solution 0901011F0BHAAAI 2 £7

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

Where Ferrous fumarate is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Ferrous fumarate volumes.

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

Compare Ferrous fumarate with

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