Medicines
Nutrition and Blood
Fluids and electrolytes
Sodium chloride

Sodium chloride

Nutrition and Blood Fluids and electrolytes BNF 0902021S0

Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Sodium chloride was ranked 708th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 2,708 items, down 4.5% on a year earlier.

2,708items -4.5%

Dispensed in May 2026

34,374items

Rolling 12 months

£55,913

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Sodium chloride: national items dispensed by month

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

Therapeutic class Fluids and electrolytes
Presentations 15 shown
Average cost / item £20.65
Year on year Down 4.5% 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 Sodium chloride this month.

Presentations of Sodium chloride, May 2026
Presentation	BNF code	Items	Net ingredient cost
Sodium chloride 0.9% solution for injection 10ml ampoules	0902021S0AAACAC	1,655	£20,416
Sodium chloride 0.9% solution for injection 5ml ampoules	0902021S0AAABAB	693	£22,797
Sodium chloride 0.9% solution for injection 2ml ampoules	0902021S0AAAAAA	163	£1,516
Sodium chloride 0.9% solution for injection 20ml ampoules	0902021S0AAADAD	98	£3,619
Sodium chloride 0.9% inj 5ml Mini-Plasco ampoules	0902021S0BFADAB	18	£805
Sodium chloride 0.9% inj 10ml Mini-Plasco ampoules	0902021S0BFABAC	16	£797
Sodium chloride 0.9% solution for injection 50ml vials	0902021S0AABEBE	10	£1,496
Sodium chloride 0.9% infusion 500ml bags	0902021S0AAAYAY	7	£464
Sodium chloride 0.9% infusion 1litre bags	0902021S0AAAZAZ	7	£189
Sodium chloride 0.9% inf 100ml Mini-Bag Plus Viaflex bags	0902021S0BBAVCJ	6	£194
Sodium chloride 0.9% infusion 100ml	0902021S0AACJCJ	5	£456
Sodium chloride 0.9% infusion 1litre Freeflex bags	0902021S0BNAEAZ	5	£55
Sodium chloride 30% solution for injection 10ml ampoules	0902021S0AAAQAQ	3	£452
Polyfusor S sodium chloride 0.9% infusion 500ml bottles	0902021S0BCAUDQ	3	£585
Sodium chloride 0.9% infusion 250ml bags	0902021S0AAA2A2	2	£120

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

Where Sodium chloride is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Sodium chloride volumes.

Top regions

Top dispensing practices

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

Compare Sodium chloride with

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