Lactulose

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Laxatives

Data updated March 2026

Lactulose was ranked 117th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 214,099 items, up 5.2% on a year earlier.

214,099items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£1,491,363

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

2,500,629items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Lactulose: national items dispensed by month

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

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Top presentations, March 2026

The individual products dispensed under Lactulose, by items this month.

Presentations of Lactulose, March 2026
Presentation	Items	Net ingredient cost
Lactulose 3.1-3.7g/5ml oral solution	211,571	£1,459,808
Lactulose 10g/15ml oral solution 15ml sachets sugar free	2,528	£31,555

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