Magnesium sulfate

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Minerals

Data updated March 2026

Magnesium sulfate was ranked 1485th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 12 items, down 14.3% on a year earlier.

12items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£402

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

180items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Magnesium sulfate: national items dispensed by month

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

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A lower-volume medicine: under 1,000 items in the last 12 months.

Top presentations, March 2026

The individual products dispensed under Magnesium sulfate, by items this month.

Presentations of Magnesium sulfate, March 2026
Presentation	Items	Net ingredient cost
Magnesium sulfate 50% (magnesium 2mmol/ml) inj 2ml ampoules	9	£252
Magnesium sulfate 50% (magnesium 2mmol/ml) inj 10ml ampoules	3	£150

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