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Ferrous sulfate

Nutrition and Blood Anaemias and haematological disorders BNF 0901011P0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Ferrous sulfate was ranked 73rd of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 336,487 items, up 1.9% on a year earlier.

336,487items +1.9%

Dispensed in May 2026

4,037,407items

Rolling 12 months

£545,211

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Ferrous sulfate: national items dispensed by month

0 176k 351k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 336,487 Jan 2021: 235k Feb 2021: 221k Mar 2021: 249k Apr 2021: 242k May 2021: 234k Jun 2021: 253k Jul 2021: 255k Aug 2021: 244k Sep 2021: 251k Oct 2021: 241k Nov 2021: 252k Dec 2021: 261k Jan 2022: 250k Feb 2022: 238k Mar 2022: 272k Apr 2022: 254k May 2022: 271k Jun 2022: 266k Jul 2022: 268k Aug 2022: 276k Sep 2022: 273k Oct 2022: 270k Nov 2022: 276k Dec 2022: 269k Jan 2023: 272k Feb 2023: 254k Mar 2023: 291k Apr 2023: 259k May 2023: 282k Jun 2023: 289k Jul 2023: 284k Aug 2023: 289k Sep 2023: 283k Oct 2023: 287k Nov 2023: 290k Dec 2023: 282k Jan 2024: 294k Feb 2024: 281k Mar 2024: 289k Apr 2024: 299k May 2024: 311k Jun 2024: 295k Jul 2024: 322k Aug 2024: 308k Sep 2024: 303k Oct 2024: 322k Nov 2024: 308k Dec 2024: 311k Jan 2025: 321k Feb 2025: 292k Mar 2025: 314k Apr 2025: 316k May 2025: 330k Jun 2025: 327k Jul 2025: 351k Aug 2025: 319k Sep 2025: 338k Oct 2025: 347k Nov 2025: 322k Dec 2025: 348k Jan 2026: 340k Feb 2026: 317k Mar 2026: 350k Apr 2026: 342k May 2026: 336k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Anaemias and haematological disorders
  • Presentations 10 shown
  • Average cost / item £1.62
  • Year on year Up 1.9% 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 sulfate this month.

Presentations of Ferrous sulfate, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Ferrous sulfate 200mg tablets 0901011P0AAACAC 331,243 £437,752
Ferrograd 325mg modified-release tablets 0901011P0BCAAAK 4,133 £13,412
Ironorm 125mg/ml oral drops 0901011P0BDABCJ 1,044 £90,360
FerroDose-S 200mg tablets 0901011P0BIAAAC 25 £36
FerroTab 200mg tablets 0901011P0BHAAAC 16 £14
Ferrous sulfate 60mg/5ml oral solution 0901011P0AACKCK 15 £838
Ferrous sulfate 60mg/5ml oral suspension 0901011P0AABPBP 5 £953
FerroNorm 125mg/ml oral drops 0901011P0BGAACJ 4 £217
Ferrous sulfate heptahydrate 60mg/5ml soln paediatric 0901011P0AAABAB 1 £33
Ferrous sulfate 200mg/5ml oral liquid 0901011P0AABCBC 1 £1,597

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

Where Ferrous sulfate is dispensed

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

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

Compare Ferrous sulfate with

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