Glycerol

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Laxatives

Data updated March 2026

Glycerol was ranked 379th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 23,404 items, up 9.4% on a year earlier.

23,404items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£77,071

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

270,231items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Glycerol: national items dispensed by month

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

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Top presentations, March 2026

The individual products dispensed under Glycerol, by items this month.

Presentations of Glycerol, March 2026
Presentation	Items	Net ingredient cost
Glycerol 4g suppositories	20,048	£63,893
Glycerol 2g suppositories	2,037	£8,648
Glycerol 1g suppositories	1,319	£4,530

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