Medicines
Gastro-Intestinal System
Laxatives
Macrogol 3350

Macrogol 3350

Gastro-Intestinal System Laxatives BNF 0106040M0

Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Macrogol 3350 was ranked 34th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 644,763 items, up 0.7% on a year earlier.

644,763items +0.7%

Dispensed in May 2026

7,829,984items

Rolling 12 months

£6,890,270

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Macrogol 3350: 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 £10.69
Year on year Up 0.7% 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 Macrogol 3350 this month.

Presentations of Macrogol 3350, May 2026
Presentation	BNF code	Items	Net ingredient cost
Macrogol compound oral powder sachets NPF sugar free	0106040M0AAAAAA	230,270	£2,390,595
Laxido Orange oral powder sachets sugar free	0106040M0BCACAA	225,635	£2,145,536
Movicol Paediatric Plain oral powder 6.9g sachets	0106040M0BBAIAB	45,463	£413,529
CosmoCol Orange Flavour oral powder sachets	0106040M0BGABAA	27,707	£284,540
Laxido Paediatric Plain oral powder 6.9g sachets	0106040M0BCADAB	26,164	£216,389
CosmoCol Paediatric oral powder 6.9g sachets	0106040M0BGADAB	14,974	£106,491
Movicol oral powder 13.7g sachets lemon & lime	0106040M0BBAAAA	13,876	£246,706
CosmoCol Plain oral powder sachets	0106040M0BGAFAA	13,411	£144,818
CosmoCol Lemon and Lime Flavour oral powder sachets	0106040M0BGACAA	12,504	£132,106
CosmoCol Orange Lemon and Lime oral powder sachets	0106040M0BGAAAA	10,963	£113,655
Movicol Plain oral powder 13.7g sachets	0106040M0BBADAA	10,413	£196,871
Movicol Paediatric Chocolate oral powder 6.8g sachets	0106040M0BBAJAB	3,425	£30,853
Macrogol compound half-strength oral pdr sach NPF sugar free	0106040M0AAABAB	2,590	£20,600
Strigol oral powder 13.72g sachets orange	0106040M0BLABAA	1,471	£11,836
Movicol-Half oral powder 6.9g sachets	0106040M0BBABAB	1,394	£13,725

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

Where Macrogol 3350 is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Macrogol 3350 volumes.

Top regions

NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board 44,724
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board 34,465
NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board 32,468
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board 30,456

Top dispensing practices

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

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