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Magnesium sulfate

Skin Anti-infective skin preparations BNF 1310050M0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Magnesium sulfate was ranked 1101st of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 254 items, up 28.9% on a year earlier.

254items +28.9%

Dispensed in April 2026

2,702items

Rolling 12 months

£665

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Magnesium sulfate: national items dispensed by month

0 210 420 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 254 Jan 2021: 344 Feb 2021: 331 Mar 2021: 386 Apr 2021: 404 May 2021: 342 Jun 2021: 385 Jul 2021: 420 Aug 2021: 340 Sep 2021: 363 Oct 2021: 319 Nov 2021: 326 Dec 2021: 330 Jan 2022: 333 Feb 2022: 345 Mar 2022: 384 Apr 2022: 333 May 2022: 393 Jun 2022: 383 Jul 2022: 334 Aug 2022: 391 Sep 2022: 343 Oct 2022: 357 Nov 2022: 384 Dec 2022: 331 Jan 2023: 295 Feb 2023: 328 Mar 2023: 374 Apr 2023: 297 May 2023: 347 Jun 2023: 357 Jul 2023: 345 Aug 2023: 278 Sep 2023: 276 Oct 2023: 304 Nov 2023: 333 Dec 2023: 299 Jan 2024: 307 Feb 2024: 271 Mar 2024: 251 Apr 2024: 164 May 2024: 110 Jun 2024: 105 Jul 2024: 102 Aug 2024: 119 Sep 2024: 164 Oct 2024: 153 Nov 2024: 147 Dec 2024: 145 Jan 2025: 123 Feb 2025: 141 Mar 2025: 154 Apr 2025: 197 May 2025: 222 Jun 2025: 256 Jul 2025: 257 Aug 2025: 223 Sep 2025: 251 Oct 2025: 275 Nov 2025: 242 Dec 2025: 229 Jan 2026: 245 Feb 2026: 203 Mar 2026: 267 Apr 2026: 254

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Anti-infective skin preparations
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £2.62
  • Year on year Up 28.9% 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, April 2026

The individual products dispensed under Magnesium sulfate this month.

Presentations of Magnesium sulfate, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Magnesium sulfate paste 1310050M0AAAAAA 254 £665

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

Where Magnesium sulfate is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Magnesium sulfate volumes.

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

Compare Magnesium sulfate with

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