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Other stimulant laxative preparations

Gastro-Intestinal System Laxatives BNF 010602000
Data updated March 2021 Download CSV
1items

Dispensed in March 2021

0items

Rolling 12 months

£22

Net ingredient cost · March 2021

Figure 1. Other stimulant laxative preparations: national items dispensed by month

0 1 2 Jan 2021 Mar 2021 1 Jan 2021: 2 Mar 2021: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2021

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Laxatives
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £22.44
What this is
Net ingredient cost is the list price before discounts and dispensing fees, not what the NHS finally pays.

Top presentations, March 2021

The individual products dispensed under Other stimulant laxative preparations this month.

Presentations of Other stimulant laxative preparations, March 2021
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Ortisan Fruits & Fibre Cubes 010602000BBBCA0 1 £22

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to March 2021 OGL v3.0

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

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The monthly series for Other stimulant laxative 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.