Ispaghula husk
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Laxatives
Ispaghula husk was ranked 206th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 79,319 items, up 5.0% on a year earlier.
79,319items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£881,843
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
925,227items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Ispaghula husk: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Ispaghula husk, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Ispaghula husk 3.5g efferv gran sach gluten free sugar free | 34,199 | £367,081 |
| Fybogel Orange 3.5g effervescent granules sachets SF | 27,645 | £308,552 |
| Fybogel 3.5g effervescent granules sachets plain SF | 8,609 | £93,549 |
| Fybogel Lemon 3.5g effervescent granules sachets SF | 3,741 | £40,734 |
| Fybogel Hi-Fibre Orange 3.5g effervescent granules sachets | 3,319 | £50,284 |
| Fybogel Hi-Fibre Lemon 3.5g effervescent granules sachets | 717 | £10,965 |
| Ispagel Orange 3.5g effervescent granules sachets | 347 | £3,669 |
| Ispaghula husk 3.5g gran for susp sachets gluten free | 210 | £2,096 |
| Ispaghula husk 3.5g gran for susp sach GF SF | 181 | £1,551 |
| AAA Ispaghula husk 3.5g efferv gran sach GF SF | 163 | £1,843 |
| YourFIBRE High-Fibre 3.5g gran for susp sachets | 158 | £1,061 |
| Solgar Psyllium husks fibre 500mg capsules | 13 | £284 |
| AaceGel 3.5g effervescent granules sachets | 10 | £113 |
| Fibrelief 3.5g granules sachets | 5 | £17 |
| Regulan 3.4g oral powder sachets lemon & lime | 1 | £5 |
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