Ferrous sulfate
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Anaemias and haematological disorders
Ferrous sulfate was ranked 75th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 349,569 items, up 11.4% on a year earlier.
349,569items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£536,243
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
4,004,846items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Ferrous sulfate: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Ferrous sulfate, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Ferrous sulfate 200mg tablets | 344,142 | £424,468 |
| Ferrograd 325mg modified-release tablets | 4,273 | £13,739 |
| Ironorm 125mg/ml oral drops | 1,091 | £95,250 |
| FerroDose-S 200mg tablets | 29 | £40 |
| Ferrous sulfate 60mg/5ml oral solution | 16 | £667 |
| FerroTab 200mg tablets | 7 | £9 |
| FerroNorm 125mg/ml oral drops | 4 | £217 |
| Ferrous sulfate heptahydrate 60mg/5ml soln paediatric | 3 | £1,298 |
| Ferrous sulfate 60mg/5ml oral suspension | 3 | £473 |
| Ferrous sulfate 160mg/5ml oral solution | 1 | £82 |
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