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Lubiprostone

Gastro-Intestinal System Laxatives BNF 0106070C0
Data updated October 2022 Download CSV

Lubiprostone was dispensed in England in October 2022, with 1 items, little changed on a year earlier.

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Dispensed in October 2022

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Rolling 12 months

£0

Net ingredient cost · October 2022

Figure 1. Lubiprostone: national items dispensed by month

0 1.5 3 Jan 2021 May 2021 Oct 2021 Feb 2022 Oct 2022 1 Jan 2021: 3 Apr 2021: 1 May 2021: 1 Aug 2021: 1 Oct 2021: 1 Dec 2021: 1 Feb 2022: 1 Apr 2022: 1 Oct 2022: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to October 2022

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Laxatives
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £0.01
  • Year on year Little changed 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, October 2022

The individual products dispensed under Lubiprostone this month.

Presentations of Lubiprostone, October 2022
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Amitiza 24microgram capsules 0106070C0BBAAAA 1 £0

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to October 2022 OGL v3.0

Where Lubiprostone is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Lubiprostone volumes.

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

Compare Lubiprostone with

Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.