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Methylnaltrexone bromide

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Laxatives
Data updated March 2026

Methylnaltrexone bromide was ranked 1586th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 5 items, up 66.7% on a year earlier.

5items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£1,726

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

47items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Methylnaltrexone bromide: national items dispensed by month

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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 Methylnaltrexone bromide, by items this month.

Presentations of Methylnaltrexone bromide, March 2026
Presentation Items Net ingredient cost
Relistor 12mg/0.6ml solution for injection vials 5 £1,726

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