Folic acid
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Anaemias and haematological disorders
Folic acid was ranked 33rd of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 709,643 items, down 12.9% on a year earlier.
709,643items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£646,283
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
9,555,632items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Folic acid: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Folic acid, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Folic acid 5mg tablets | 688,338 | £431,037 |
| Folic acid 400microgram tablets | 14,509 | £44,670 |
| Folic acid 2.5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free | 5,793 | £87,590 |
| Folic acid 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free | 874 | £80,777 |
| Lexpec Folic Acid 2.5mg/5ml oral solution | 100 | £1,612 |
| Folic acid 2.5mg/5ml oral liquid | 19 | £239 |
| Folic acid 5mg/5ml oral liquid | 3 | £291 |
| FoliSol 2.5mg/5ml oral solution | 3 | £34 |
| Valupak Folic acid 400microgram tablets | 2 | £2 |
| Folic acid 12.5mg/5ml oral liquid | 1 | £17 |
| Folic acid 150micrograms/5ml oral liquid | 1 | £14 |
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