Medicines
Gastro-Intestinal System
Laxatives
Ispaghula husk

Ispaghula husk

Gastro-Intestinal System Laxatives BNF 0106010E0

Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Ispaghula husk was ranked 206th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 75,339 items, down 3.2% on a year earlier.

75,339items -3.2%

Dispensed in May 2026

925,013items

Rolling 12 months

£837,634

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Ispaghula husk: national items dispensed by month

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

Therapeutic class Laxatives
Presentations 15 shown
Average cost / item £11.12
Year on year Down 3.2% 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 Ispaghula husk this month.

Presentations of Ispaghula husk, May 2026
Presentation	BNF code	Items	Net ingredient cost
Ispaghula husk 3.5g efferv gran sach gluten free sugar free	0106010E0AAADAD	32,357	£346,749
Fybogel Orange 3.5g effervescent granules sachets SF	0106010E0BBABAD	26,231	£292,472
Fybogel 3.5g effervescent granules sachets plain SF	0106010E0BBAAAD	8,158	£89,586
Fybogel Lemon 3.5g effervescent granules sachets SF	0106010E0BBACAD	3,699	£40,512
Fybogel Hi-Fibre Orange 3.5g effervescent granules sachets	0106010E0BKAAAD	3,083	£47,318
Fybogel Hi-Fibre Lemon 3.5g effervescent granules sachets	0106010E0BKABAD	726	£10,987
Ispagel Orange 3.5g effervescent granules sachets	0106010E0BJAAAD	329	£3,449
Ispaghula husk 3.5g gran for susp sachets gluten free	0106010E0AAATAT	191	£1,759
Ispaghula husk 3.5g gran for susp sach GF SF	0106010E0AAAUAU	213	£1,666
YourFIBRE High-Fibre 3.5g gran for susp sachets	0106010E0BPAAAU	158	£997
AAA Ispaghula husk 3.5g efferv gran sach GF SF	0106010E0BQAAAD	154	£1,651
Solgar Psyllium husks fibre 500mg capsules	0106010E0BNAAAW	19	£296
AaceGel 3.5g effervescent granules sachets	0106010E0BRABAD	13	£118
Fibrelief 3.5g granules sachets	0106010E0BLABAU	5	£52
Fibrelief Orange 3.5g granules sachets	0106010E0BLAAAT	2	£15

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

Where Ispaghula husk is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Ispaghula husk volumes.

Top regions

Top dispensing practices

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

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