Ferrous fumarate
Ferrous fumarate was ranked 50th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 458,989 items, up 0.9% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Ferrous fumarate: 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 15 shown
- Average cost / item £1.64
- Year on year Up 0.9% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Ferrous fumarate this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrous fumarate 210mg tablets | 0901011F0AAAEAE | 359,253 | £463,385 |
| Ferrous fumarate 322mg tablets | 0901011F0AAALAL | 46,474 | £69,709 |
| Galfer 305mg capsules | 0901011F0BDAAAH | 26,099 | £58,018 |
| Galfer 140mg/5ml syrup | 0901011F0BDABAI | 19,695 | £120,416 |
| Ferrous fumarate 140mg/5ml oral solution | 0901011F0AAACAC | 7,380 | £40,430 |
| FerroEss 210mg tablets | 0901011F0BFAAAE | 43 | £50 |
| FerroEss 305mg capsules | 0901011F0BFACAH | 19 | £25 |
| FerroDose-F 210mg tablets | 0901011F0BGAAAE | 8 | £11 |
| FerroEss 322mg tablets | 0901011F0BFABAL | 7 | £7 |
| FerroDose-F 305mg capsules | 0901011F0BGABAH | 2 | £3 |
| AadFer 140mg/5ml oral solution | 0901011F0BHAAAI | 2 | £5 |
| AacuFer 140mg/5ml oral solution | 0901011F0BIAAAI | 2 | £8 |
| Purosure Ferrous fumarate 210mg tablets | 0901011F0BJAAAE | 2 | £2 |
| Fersamal 140mg/5ml syrup | 0901011F0BCABAC | 1 | £5 |
| FerroEss 140mg/5ml oral solution | 0901011F0BFADAI | 1 | £3 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Ferrous fumarate is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Ferrous fumarate volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
- Modality Partnership (awc) 11,438
- The Ridings Medical Group 8,074
- Holderness Health 7,174
- Granta Medical Practices 4,909
- The Atherstone Surgery 4,144
- St.Stephens Health Centre 4,106
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.
Download this data
The monthly series for Ferrous fumarate 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.