Folic acid
Folic acid was ranked 34th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 654,361 items, down 22.6% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Folic acid: 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 10 shown
- Average cost / item £0.85
- Year on year Down 22.6% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Folic acid this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folic acid 5mg tablets | 0901020G0AAAGAG | 634,655 | £359,744 |
| Folic acid 400microgram tablets | 0901020G0AABFBF | 13,479 | £42,337 |
| Folic acid 2.5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free | 0901020G0AACICI | 5,317 | £81,339 |
| Folic acid 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free | 0901020G0AAA3A3 | 784 | £68,284 |
| Lexpec Folic Acid 2.5mg/5ml oral solution | 0901020G0BBAACI | 105 | £1,715 |
| Folic acid 2.5mg/5ml oral liquid | 0901020G0AABZBZ | 8 | £168 |
| Folic acid 5mg/5ml oral liquid | 0901020G0AACCCC | 8 | £731 |
| FoliSol 2.5mg/5ml oral solution | 0901020G0CRAACI | 3 | £23 |
| FolicA 2.5mg/5ml oral solution | 0901020G0CQAACI | 1 | £5 |
| Purosure Folic acid 400microgram tablets | 0901020G0CSAABF | 1 | £0 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Folic acid is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Folic acid volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
- Rolle Medical Partnership 12,261
- Modality Partnership (awc) 11,632
- Granta Medical Practices 11,139
- Derwent Practice 8,721
- Beacon Medical Practice 8,554
- Tadley Medical P'ship 7,556
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Folic acid with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
Download this data
The monthly series for Folic acid 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.