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Ferrous gluconate

Nutrition and Blood Anaemias and haematological disorders BNF 0901011H0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Ferrous gluconate was ranked 373rd of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 23,183 items, down 2.1% on a year earlier.

23,183items -2.1%

Dispensed in May 2026

281,307items

Rolling 12 months

£215,757

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Ferrous gluconate: national items dispensed by month

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Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Anaemias and haematological disorders
  • Presentations 3 shown
  • Average cost / item £9.31
  • Year on year Down 2.1% 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 Ferrous gluconate this month.

Presentations of Ferrous gluconate, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Ferrous gluconate 300mg tablets 0901011H0AAAAAA 23,178 £215,747
AadFer 300mg tablets 0901011H0BFAAAA 3 £5
FerroDose-G 300mg tablets 0901011H0BEAAAA 2 £4

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

Where Ferrous gluconate is dispensed

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

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

Compare Ferrous gluconate with

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