Senna
Gastro-Intestinal System
Laxatives
BNF 0106020M0
Data updated May 2026
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Senna was ranked 60th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 389,942 items, little changed on a year earlier.
389,942items
+0.4%
Dispensed in May 2026
4,750,042items
Rolling 12 months
£383,435
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Senna: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Laxatives
- Presentations 9 shown
- Average cost / item £0.98
- Year on year Little changed 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 Senna this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senna 7.5mg tablets | 0106020M0AAACAC | 381,768 | £324,498 |
| Senokot Max Strength tablet 12 Years Plus | 0106020M0BBAFAP | 3,420 | £16,823 |
| Senokot Max Strength tablets Adult | 0106020M0BBAIAP | 2,754 | £15,916 |
| Manevac granules | 0106020M0BFAAAJ | 1,646 | £24,533 |
| Senokot 7.5mg tablets 12 Years Plus (Reckitt) | 0106020M0BBAKAC | 282 | £1,260 |
| Senokot 7.5mg/5ml syrup | 0106020M0BBABAE | 56 | £361 |
| Senokot 7.5mg tablets Adult | 0106020M0BBAJAC | 10 | £28 |
| Senokot 7.5mg tablets 12 Years Plus (Forum) | 0106020M0BBAEAC | 5 | £11 |
| Sure-Lax Senna 15mg chewable tablets | 0106020M0BJAAAQ | 1 | £6 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Senna is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Senna volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
- Modality Partnership (awc) 8,280
- Beacon Medical Practice 4,171
- Alnwick Medical Group 3,835
- Granta Medical Practices 3,728
- Swan Medical Group 3,634
- The Atherstone Surgery 3,623
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Senna with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.