Sodium picosulfate
Sodium picosulfate was ranked 391st of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 20,149 items, down 1.5% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Sodium picosulfate: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Laxatives
- Presentations 5 shown
- Average cost / item £15.77
- Year on year Down 1.5% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Sodium picosulfate this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sodium picosulfate 5mg/5ml oral solution sugar free | 0106020P0AAABAB | 18,184 | £299,457 |
| Dulcolax Pico Adult 5mg/5ml liquid | 0106020P0BDACAB | 1,637 | £15,685 |
| Dulcolax Pico Twelve 5mg/5ml liquid | 0106020P0BDADAB | 326 | £2,704 |
| Dulcolax Pico 2.5mg Perles | 0106020P0BDABAF | 1 | £3 |
| Crescent Pharma Liquid Laxative 5mg/5ml oral solution | 0106020P0BFAAAB | 1 | £1 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Sodium picosulfate is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Sodium picosulfate volumes.
Top regions
- NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board 2,056
- NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board 1,776
- NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board 1,733
- NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board 1,489
- NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board 1,115
- NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board 881
Top dispensing practices
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Sodium picosulfate with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
Download this data
The monthly series for Sodium picosulfate is in this page's CSV. For the ranked national series across every medicine, with the method and caveats documented, see the most-prescribed medicines dataset in our open data catalogue.