Octreotide acetate
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Sex hormones and hormone antagonists in malignant disease
Octreotide acetate was ranked 1102nd of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 257 items, down 14.3% on a year earlier.
257items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£164,848
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
3,478items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Octreotide acetate: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Octreotide acetate, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Octreotide 500micrograms/1ml solution for injection ampoules | 56 | £19,670 |
| Sandostatin LAR 30mg inj vials | 48 | £57,908 |
| Sandostatin LAR 20mg inj vials | 37 | £31,174 |
| Octreotide 100micrograms/1ml solution for injection ampoules | 32 | £9,845 |
| Octreotide 100micrograms/1ml inj pre-filled syringes | 22 | £15,917 |
| Octreotide 50micrograms/1ml solution for injection ampoules | 15 | £2,647 |
| Octreotide 500micrograms/1ml solution for injection vials | 13 | £4,526 |
| Octreotide 50micrograms/1ml inj pre-filled syringes | 13 | £9,604 |
| Sandostatin LAR 10mg inj vials | 10 | £5,497 |
| Octreotide 500micrograms/1ml inj pre-filled syringes | 6 | £5,000 |
| Sandostatin 100micrograms/1ml inj ampoules | 4 | £2,864 |
| Octreotide 100micrograms/1ml solution for injection vials | 1 | £196 |
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