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Other base/diluent/suspending agent/stabiliser preparations

Other Drugs and Preparations Base,diluent, suspending agents and stabilisers BNF 190700000
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Other base/diluent/suspending agent/stabiliser preparations was ranked 1634th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 3 items.

3items

Dispensed in May 2026

15items

Rolling 12 months

£2

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Other base/diluent/suspending agent/stabiliser preparations: national items dispensed by month

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Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Base,diluent, suspending agents and stabilisers
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £0.81
What this is
Net ingredient cost is the list price before discounts and dispensing fees, not what the NHS finally pays.

Top presentations, May 2026

The individual products dispensed under Other base/diluent/suspending agent/stabiliser preparations this month.

Presentations of Other base/diluent/suspending agent/stabiliser preparations, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Methadose diluent oral solution sugar free 190700000BBBPBJ 3 £2

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

Where Other base/diluent/suspending agent/stabiliser preparations is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Other base/diluent/suspending agent/stabiliser preparations volumes.

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

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The monthly series for Other base/diluent/suspending agent/stabiliser preparations is in this page's CSV. For the ranked national series across every medicine, with the method and caveats documented, see the most-prescribed medicines dataset in our open data catalogue.