Sennosides
Gastro-Intestinal System
Laxatives
BNF 0106020V0
Data updated April 2026
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Sennosides was ranked 362nd of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 24,898 items, up 32.4% on a year earlier.
24,898items
+32.4%
Dispensed in April 2026
247,538items
Rolling 12 months
£191,071
Net ingredient cost · April 2026
Figure 1. Sennosides: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Laxatives
- Presentations 7 shown
- Average cost / item £7.67
- Year on year Up 32.4% 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, April 2026
The individual products dispensed under Sennosides this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senokot 7.5mg/5ml Syrup 12 Years Plus (Reckitt) | 0106020V0BCABAB | 23,279 | £189,063 |
| Cenlax 7.5mg tablets 12 Years Plus | 0106020V0BBAAAA | 754 | £696 |
| Sennosides 7.5mg tablets | 0106020V0AAAAAA | 571 | £753 |
| Senease Twelve Years Plus 7.5mg tablets | 0106020V0BDABAA | 239 | £476 |
| Senease Eighteen Years Plus 7.5mg tablets | 0106020V0BDAAAA | 49 | £50 |
| Senease Twelve Years Plus 7.5mg/5ml syrup | 0106020V0BDACAB | 5 | £28 |
| Senokot 7.5mg/5ml Syrup 12 Years Plus (Forum) | 0106020V0BCAAAB | 1 | £6 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to April 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Sennosides is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Sennosides volumes.
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Top dispensing practices
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Sennosides with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.