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Iron dextran

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Anaemias and haematological disorders
Data updated March 2026

Iron dextran was ranked 1465th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 14 items, down 56.3% on a year earlier.

14items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£550

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

227items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Iron dextran: national items dispensed by month

14

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 Iron dextran, by items this month.

Presentations of Iron dextran, March 2026
Presentation Items Net ingredient cost
CosmoFer 100mg/2ml solution for injection ampoules 13 £391
CosmoFer 500mg/10ml solution for injection ampoules 1 £159

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