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Fondaparinux sodium

Cardiovascular System Anticoagulants and protamine BNF 0208010AB
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Fondaparinux sodium was ranked 1262nd of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 75 items, down 27.9% on a year earlier.

75items -27.9%

Dispensed in May 2026

892items

Rolling 12 months

£17,917

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Fondaparinux sodium: national items dispensed by month

0 67 134 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jul 2026 70 Jan 2021: 94 Feb 2021: 84 Mar 2021: 94 Apr 2021: 112 May 2021: 118 Jun 2021: 128 Jul 2021: 121 Aug 2021: 96 Sep 2021: 118 Oct 2021: 120 Nov 2021: 128 Dec 2021: 118 Jan 2022: 107 Feb 2022: 103 Mar 2022: 124 Apr 2022: 91 May 2022: 101 Jun 2022: 134 Jul 2022: 95 Aug 2022: 97 Sep 2022: 86 Oct 2022: 109 Nov 2022: 106 Dec 2022: 101 Jan 2023: 116 Feb 2023: 62 Mar 2023: 90 Apr 2023: 90 May 2023: 75 Jun 2023: 105 Jul 2023: 84 Aug 2023: 103 Sep 2023: 82 Oct 2023: 98 Nov 2023: 107 Dec 2023: 97 Jan 2024: 106 Feb 2024: 88 Mar 2024: 105 Apr 2024: 96 May 2024: 104 Jun 2024: 88 Jul 2024: 91 Aug 2024: 77 Sep 2024: 91 Oct 2024: 98 Nov 2024: 92 Dec 2024: 88 Jan 2025: 105 Feb 2025: 92 Mar 2025: 81 Apr 2025: 92 May 2025: 104 Jun 2025: 81 Jul 2025: 96 Aug 2025: 83 Sep 2025: 99 Oct 2025: 100 Nov 2025: 74 Dec 2025: 96 Jan 2026: 92 Feb 2026: 90 Mar 2026: 101 Apr 2026: 82 May 2026: 75 Jun 2026: 96 Jul 2026: 70

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Anticoagulants and protamine
  • Presentations 7 shown
  • Average cost / item £238.89
  • Year on year Down 27.9% 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 Fondaparinux sodium this month.

Presentations of Fondaparinux sodium, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Fondaparinux sodium 2.5mg/0.5ml inj pre-filled syringes 0208010ABAAAAAA 31 £5,877
Fondaparinux sodium 7.5mg/0.6ml inj pre-filled syringes 0208010ABAAACAC 25 £6,887
Fondaparinux sodium 10mg/0.8ml inj pre-filled syringes 0208010ABAAADAD 8 £2,540
Arixtra 7.5mg/0.6ml inj pre-filled syringes 0208010ABBBACAC 5 £676
Fondaparinux sodium 5mg/0.4ml inj pre-filled syringes 0208010ABAAABAB 3 £1,049
Arixtra 10mg/0.8ml inj pre-filled syringes 0208010ABBBADAD 2 £699
Arixtra 2.5mg/0.5ml inj pre-filled syringes 0208010ABBBAAAA 1 £188

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

Where Fondaparinux sodium is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Fondaparinux sodium volumes.

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

Compare Fondaparinux sodium with

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

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The monthly series for Fondaparinux sodium 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.