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Inhalation Solutions

Appliances Inhalation Solutions BNF 2132
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Inhalation Solutions was ranked 506th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 9,116 items, up 2.5% on a year earlier.

9,116items +2.5%

Dispensed in May 2026

110,727items

Rolling 12 months

£226,440

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Inhalation Solutions: national items dispensed by month

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Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Inhalation Solutions
  • Presentations 15 shown
  • Average cost / item £24.84
  • Year on year Up 2.5% 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 Inhalation Solutions this month.

Presentations of Inhalation Solutions, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Nebusal 7% inhalation solution 4ml vials 21320000101 1,572 £46,248
MucoClear 3% inhalation solution 4ml ampoules 21320000102 1,438 £52,548
Respi-Clear 0.9% inhalation solution 2.5ml vials 21320000105 1,180 £17,726
PulmoClear 7% inhalation solution 4ml vials 21320000111 755 £13,563
Hydra-Neb 0.9% inhalation solution 2.5ml vials 21320000104 593 £23,786
Resp-Ease 7% inhalation solution 4ml vials 21320000103 556 £13,166
PulmoClear 0.9% inhalation solution 2.5ml vials 21320000114 506 £7,829
MucoClear 6% inhalation solution 4ml ampoules 21320000100 477 £16,091
Respi-Clear 7% inhalation solution 4ml vials 21320000112 401 £7,091
Salineb 0.9% inhalation solution 2.5ml vials 21320000108 335 £4,339
PulmoClear 3% inhalation solution 4ml vials 21320000109 273 £4,862
Bronchlear 3% inhalation solution 4ml vials 21320000115 202 £3,913
Resp-Ease 3% inhalation solution 4ml ampoules 21320000106 195 £4,744
Knoxzy 0.9% inhalation solution 2.5ml vials 21320000117 152 £1,707
Salineb 7% inhalation solution 4ml vials 21320000113 124 £2,352

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

Where Inhalation Solutions is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Inhalation Solutions volumes.

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