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Other selenium preparations

Nutrition and Blood Minerals BNF 090504700
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Other selenium preparations was ranked 839th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 1,350 items, up 18.1% on a year earlier.

1,350items +18.1%

Dispensed in April 2026

14,068items

Rolling 12 months

£16,149

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Other selenium preparations: national items dispensed by month

0 699 1k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 1,350 Jan 2021: 663 Feb 2021: 611 Mar 2021: 692 Apr 2021: 1k May 2021: 848 Jun 2021: 852 Jul 2021: 817 Aug 2021: 780 Sep 2021: 804 Oct 2021: 700 Nov 2021: 774 Dec 2021: 809 Jan 2022: 790 Feb 2022: 773 Mar 2022: 827 Apr 2022: 803 May 2022: 933 Jun 2022: 849 Jul 2022: 821 Aug 2022: 842 Sep 2022: 882 Oct 2022: 878 Nov 2022: 862 Dec 2022: 916 Jan 2023: 925 Feb 2023: 846 Mar 2023: 948 Apr 2023: 869 May 2023: 987 Jun 2023: 1k Jul 2023: 1k Aug 2023: 930 Sep 2023: 994 Oct 2023: 1k Nov 2023: 1k Dec 2023: 1k Jan 2024: 1k Feb 2024: 1k Mar 2024: 1k Apr 2024: 1k May 2024: 1k Jun 2024: 1k Jul 2024: 1k Aug 2024: 1k Sep 2024: 1k Oct 2024: 1k Nov 2024: 1k Dec 2024: 1k Jan 2025: 1k Feb 2025: 1k Mar 2025: 1k Apr 2025: 1k May 2025: 1k Jun 2025: 1k Jul 2025: 1k Aug 2025: 1k Sep 2025: 1k Oct 2025: 1k Nov 2025: 1k Dec 2025: 1k Jan 2026: 1k Feb 2026: 1k Mar 2026: 1k Apr 2026: 1k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Minerals
  • Presentations 12 shown
  • Average cost / item £11.96
  • Year on year Up 18.1% 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 selenium preparations this month.

Presentations of Other selenium preparations, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
200-SEL tablets 090504700BBFSBC 555 £1,501
Abselen 200microgram tablets 090504700BBFTBC 304 £792
EN-Selenium 200microgram tablets 090504700BBFNBC 139 £11,420
HealthAid Selenium 200microgram tablets 090504700BBFDBC 128 £498
Selenase 200 XXL tablets 090504700BCAABC 83 £635
Selenium 200microgram capsules 090504700AABKBK 33 £121
Bio-SelenoPrecise 200microgram tablets 090504700BBEZBC 31 £75
Lamberts Selenium 200microgram tablets 090504700BBFPBC 21 £70
Cytoplan Selenium 100microgram tablets 090504700BBDXBJ 19 £106
Solgar Selenium 100microgram tablets 090504700BBDNBJ 13 £843
Solgar Selenium 200microgram tablets 090504700BBDGBC 12 £46
SelenoPrecise 100microgram tablets 090504700BBFQBJ 12 £43

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

Where Other selenium preparations is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Other selenium preparations volumes.

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

Compare Other selenium preparations with

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