Sennosides
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Laxatives
Sennosides was ranked 374th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 24,007 items, up 28.6% on a year earlier.
24,007items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£184,457
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
261,414items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Sennosides: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Sennosides, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Senokot 7.5mg/5ml Syrup 12 Years Plus (Reckitt) | 22,444 | £182,579 |
| Cenlax 7.5mg tablets 12 Years Plus | 689 | £621 |
| Sennosides 7.5mg tablets | 537 | £631 |
| Senease Twelve Years Plus 7.5mg tablets | 275 | £540 |
| Senease Eighteen Years Plus 7.5mg tablets | 57 | £48 |
| Senease Twelve Years Plus 7.5mg/5ml syrup | 5 | £38 |
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