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Other individually formulated bought in preparations

Other Drugs and Preparations Selective preparations BNF 190201000
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Other individually formulated bought in preparations was ranked 355th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 26,683 items, up 28.3% on a year earlier.

26,683items +28.3%

Dispensed in April 2026

244,576items

Rolling 12 months

£1,027,297

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Other individually formulated bought in preparations: national items dispensed by month

0 31k 63k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 26,683 Jan 2021: 11k Feb 2021: 9k Mar 2021: 14k Apr 2021: 10k May 2021: 12k Jun 2021: 9k Jul 2021: 15k Aug 2021: 10k Sep 2021: 21k Oct 2021: 19k Nov 2021: 10k Dec 2021: 10k Jan 2022: 11k Feb 2022: 11k Mar 2022: 13k Apr 2022: 14k May 2022: 19k Jun 2022: 14k Jul 2022: 32k Aug 2022: 35k Sep 2022: 63k Oct 2022: 48k Nov 2022: 47k Dec 2022: 57k Jan 2023: 53k Feb 2023: 31k Mar 2023: 27k Apr 2023: 36k May 2023: 41k Jun 2023: 48k Jul 2023: 47k Aug 2023: 48k Sep 2023: 28k Oct 2023: 33k Nov 2023: 27k Dec 2023: 35k Jan 2024: 32k Feb 2024: 31k Mar 2024: 38k Apr 2024: 34k May 2024: 27k Jun 2024: 22k Jul 2024: 24k Aug 2024: 27k Sep 2024: 23k Oct 2024: 26k Nov 2024: 22k Dec 2024: 34k Jan 2025: 19k Feb 2025: 20k Mar 2025: 22k Apr 2025: 21k May 2025: 23k Jun 2025: 23k Jul 2025: 20k Aug 2025: 20k Sep 2025: 20k Oct 2025: 18k Nov 2025: 20k Dec 2025: 23k Jan 2026: 25k Feb 2026: 24k Mar 2026: 25k Apr 2026: 27k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Selective preparations
  • Presentations 3 shown
  • Average cost / item £38.50
  • Year on year Up 28.3% 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 Other individually formulated bought in preparations this month.

Presentations of Other individually formulated bought in preparations, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Exception Handler Unspecified Item 190201000AABLBL 21,587 £607,771
Exception Handler High Volume Unspecified Item 190201000AABPBP 3,183 £24,043
Exception Handler Discount Not Deducted Item 190201000AABNBN 1,913 £395,483

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

Where Other individually formulated bought in preparations is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Other individually formulated bought in preparations volumes.

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

Compare Other individually formulated bought in preparations with

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