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Methylcellulose

Gastro-Intestinal System Laxatives BNF 0106010H0
Data updated December 2025 Download CSV
1items

Dispensed in December 2025

13items

Rolling 12 months

£3

Net ingredient cost · December 2025

Figure 1. Methylcellulose: national items dispensed by month

0 224.5 449 Jan 2021 Aug 2021 Mar 2022 Oct 2022 Jul 2023 Feb 2024 Dec 2025 1 Jan 2021: 449 Feb 2021: 306 Mar 2021: 226 Apr 2021: 181 May 2021: 129 Jun 2021: 76 Jul 2021: 53 Aug 2021: 56 Sep 2021: 57 Oct 2021: 38 Nov 2021: 37 Dec 2021: 36 Jan 2022: 33 Feb 2022: 28 Mar 2022: 31 Apr 2022: 30 May 2022: 28 Jun 2022: 32 Jul 2022: 26 Aug 2022: 18 Sep 2022: 21 Oct 2022: 21 Nov 2022: 21 Dec 2022: 25 Jan 2023: 18 Feb 2023: 1 Apr 2023: 1 Jun 2023: 1 Jul 2023: 3 Aug 2023: 1 Sep 2023: 5 Oct 2023: 5 Nov 2023: 5 Dec 2023: 37 Jan 2024: 1 Feb 2024: 3 Mar 2024: 1 Apr 2024: 4 May 2024: 5 Jun 2024: 3 Oct 2024: 1 Jul 2025: 2 Sep 2025: 9 Oct 2025: 1 Dec 2025: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to December 2025

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Laxatives
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £3.22
What this is
Net ingredient cost is the list price before discounts and dispensing fees, not what the NHS finally pays.

Top presentations, December 2025

The individual products dispensed under Methylcellulose this month.

Presentations of Methylcellulose, December 2025
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Celevac 500mg tablets 0106010H0BBAAAC 1 £3

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to December 2025 OGL v3.0

Where Methylcellulose is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Methylcellulose volumes.

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

Compare Methylcellulose with

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