Heparin flushes

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Anticoagulants and protamine

Data updated March 2026

Heparin flushes was ranked 1068th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 321 items, little changed on a year earlier.

321items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£9,027

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

4,112items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Heparin flushes: 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 Heparin flushes, by items this month.

Presentations of Heparin flushes, March 2026
Presentation	Items	Net ingredient cost
Heparin sodium 50units/5ml patency solution ampoules	187	£5,115
Heparin sodium 200units/2ml patency solution ampoules	134	£3,912

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