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Selenium

Nutrition and Blood Minerals BNF 0905050A0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Selenium was ranked 1229th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 102 items, down 10.5% on a year earlier.

102items -10.5%

Dispensed in May 2026

1,307items

Rolling 12 months

£6,955

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Selenium: national items dispensed by month

0 70.5 141 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 102 Jan 2021: 106 Feb 2021: 102 Mar 2021: 90 Apr 2021: 80 May 2021: 93 Jun 2021: 98 Jul 2021: 94 Aug 2021: 90 Sep 2021: 90 Oct 2021: 86 Nov 2021: 67 Dec 2021: 78 Jan 2022: 94 Feb 2022: 90 Mar 2022: 77 Apr 2022: 76 May 2022: 107 Jun 2022: 75 Jul 2022: 90 Aug 2022: 93 Sep 2022: 90 Oct 2022: 77 Nov 2022: 102 Dec 2022: 95 Jan 2023: 102 Feb 2023: 101 Mar 2023: 93 Apr 2023: 90 May 2023: 109 Jun 2023: 108 Jul 2023: 104 Aug 2023: 94 Sep 2023: 100 Oct 2023: 113 Nov 2023: 110 Dec 2023: 103 Jan 2024: 109 Feb 2024: 103 Mar 2024: 120 Apr 2024: 113 May 2024: 114 Jun 2024: 101 Jul 2024: 114 Aug 2024: 106 Sep 2024: 112 Oct 2024: 141 Nov 2024: 109 Dec 2024: 116 Jan 2025: 124 Feb 2025: 91 Mar 2025: 106 Apr 2025: 114 May 2025: 114 Jun 2025: 109 Jul 2025: 123 Aug 2025: 108 Sep 2025: 120 Oct 2025: 113 Nov 2025: 97 Dec 2025: 111 Jan 2026: 116 Feb 2026: 95 Mar 2026: 113 Apr 2026: 100 May 2026: 102

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Minerals
  • Presentations 4 shown
  • Average cost / item £68.18
  • Year on year Down 10.5% 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, May 2026

The individual products dispensed under Selenium this month.

Presentations of Selenium, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Selenase 100micrograms/2ml soln 2ml unit dose ampoules 0905050A0BBAAAA 92 £5,701
Selenase 100micrograms/2ml solution for injection ampoules 0905050A0BBACAC 5 £495
Selenase 500micrograms/10ml oral solution unit dose vials 0905050A0BBABAB 4 £750
Selenase 500micrograms/10ml solution for injection vials 0905050A0BBADAD 1 £9

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

Where Selenium is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Selenium volumes.

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

Compare Selenium with

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