Furosemide
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Diuretics
Furosemide was ranked 23rd of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 945,564 items, up 3.9% on a year earlier.
945,564items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£777,767
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
11,312,344items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Furosemide: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Furosemide, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Furosemide 40mg tablets | 566,563 | £434,755 |
| Furosemide 20mg tablets | 371,399 | £216,514 |
| Furosemide 500mg tablets | 2,714 | £22,871 |
| Furosemide 40mg/5ml oral solution sugar free | 1,947 | £44,393 |
| Furosemide 20mg/5ml oral solution sugar free | 1,650 | £30,849 |
| Furosemide 50mg/5ml oral solution sugar free | 828 | £16,512 |
| Frusol 40mg/5ml oral solution | 291 | £5,657 |
| Frusol 20mg/5ml oral solution | 52 | £820 |
| Furosemide 20mg/2ml solution for injection ampoules | 41 | £1,913 |
| Furosemide 50mg/5ml solution for injection ampoules | 38 | £1,893 |
| Frusol 50mg/5ml oral solution | 21 | £373 |
| Furosemide 5mg/5ml oral solution | 9 | £344 |
| Furosemide 250mg/25ml solution for injection ampoules | 5 | £320 |
| Furosemide 5mg/5ml oral suspension | 3 | £444 |
| Furosemide 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free | 1 | £37 |
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