Selenium
Selenium was ranked 1218th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 102 items, down 10.5% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Selenium: national items dispensed by month
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
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Selenium this month.
| 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.
Top regions
- NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board 16
- NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board 15
- NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board 11
- NHS South East London Integrated Care Board 6
- NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board 5
- NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board 4
Top dispensing practices
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.
Download this data
The monthly series for Selenium 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.