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Sodium citrate

Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Urinary-Tract Disorders Drugs for genito-urinary disorders BNF 0704030J0
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Sodium citrate was ranked 1241st of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 99 items, down 29.8% on a year earlier.

99items -29.8%

Dispensed in May 2026

1,380items

Rolling 12 months

£718

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Sodium citrate: national items dispensed by month

0 76 152 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 99 Jan 2021: 118 Feb 2021: 95 Mar 2021: 106 Apr 2021: 103 May 2021: 97 Jun 2021: 102 Jul 2021: 93 Aug 2021: 100 Sep 2021: 99 Oct 2021: 100 Nov 2021: 95 Dec 2021: 97 Jan 2022: 114 Feb 2022: 90 Mar 2022: 126 Apr 2022: 95 May 2022: 106 Jun 2022: 68 Jul 2022: 103 Aug 2022: 92 Sep 2022: 98 Oct 2022: 103 Nov 2022: 136 Dec 2022: 93 Jan 2023: 116 Feb 2023: 87 Mar 2023: 93 Apr 2023: 85 May 2023: 115 Jun 2023: 126 Jul 2023: 125 Aug 2023: 129 Sep 2023: 105 Oct 2023: 123 Nov 2023: 99 Dec 2023: 77 Jan 2024: 77 Feb 2024: 114 Mar 2024: 100 Apr 2024: 99 May 2024: 106 Jun 2024: 102 Jul 2024: 115 Aug 2024: 112 Sep 2024: 100 Oct 2024: 123 Nov 2024: 100 Dec 2024: 91 Jan 2025: 101 Feb 2025: 91 Mar 2025: 126 Apr 2025: 116 May 2025: 141 Jun 2025: 116 Jul 2025: 152 Aug 2025: 114 Sep 2025: 124 Oct 2025: 129 Nov 2025: 110 Dec 2025: 123 Jan 2026: 114 Feb 2026: 106 Mar 2026: 101 Apr 2026: 92 May 2026: 99

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Drugs for genito-urinary disorders
  • Presentations 3 shown
  • Average cost / item £7.26
  • Year on year Down 29.8% 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 citrate this month.

Presentations of Sodium citrate, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Cystitis Relief 4g gran for soln sachets (Thornton & Ross) 0704030J0BLAAAI 59 £510
Numark cystitis treatment 4g oral powder sachets 0704030J0BFAAAH 38 £188
Cystocalm 4g granules for oral solution sachets 0704030J0BGAAAI 2 £20

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

Where Sodium citrate is dispensed

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

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

Compare Sodium citrate with

Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.