Heparin sodium
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Anticoagulants and protamine
Heparin sodium was ranked 1612th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 4 items, down 50.0% on a year earlier.
4items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£265
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
69items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Heparin sodium: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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A lower-volume medicine: under 1,000 items in the last 12 months.
Top presentations, March 2026
The individual products dispensed under Heparin sodium, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Heparin sodium 5,000units/5ml inj ampoules | 2 | £105 |
| Heparin sodium 25,000units/5ml solution for injection vials | 1 | £90 |
| Heparin sodium 5,000units/1ml inj ampoules | 1 | £71 |
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