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Stoma Caps/Dressings

Stoma Appliances Stoma Caps/Dressings BNF 2390
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Stoma Caps/Dressings was ranked 844th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 1,273 items, down 10.4% on a year earlier.

1,273items -10.4%

Dispensed in May 2026

13,347items

Rolling 12 months

£88,475

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Stoma Caps/Dressings: national items dispensed by month

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Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Stoma Caps/Dressings
  • Presentations 14 shown
  • Average cost / item £69.50
  • Year on year Down 10.4% 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, May 2026

The individual products dispensed under Stoma Caps/Dressings this month.

Presentations of Stoma Caps/Dressings, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Nova MiniCap 20-50mm 23900709014 387 £24,419
Pelican Select Minuet stoma cap 10-40mm 23903459000 243 £15,078
Assura Minicap opaque 20mm 23901009001 141 £11,147
Pelican Select Minuet Plus stoma cap 23903459001 128 £7,471
Welland Aura stoma cap with filter 23905609000 89 £7,043
Nova MiniCap 30mm 23900709016 77 £5,311
Option stoma cap with filter and soft covering 20-50mm opaque 23903359001 75 £7,281
Confidence Gold stoma cap with filter 23904109004 36 £1,677
Nova MiniCap 40mm 23900709017 32 £2,558
Colodress Plus stoma cap 23904809000 23 £3,101
Nova MiniCap 25mm 23900709015 21 £2,076
Nova MiniCap 50mm 23900709018 11 £497
Stoma cap 51mm 23900109005 8 £679
Stoma cap 76mm 23900109006 2 £136

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

Where Stoma Caps/Dressings is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Stoma Caps/Dressings volumes.

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

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The monthly series for Stoma Caps/Dressings 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.