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Strontium ranelate

Endocrine System Drugs affecting bone metabolism BNF 0606020X0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Strontium ranelate was ranked 1705th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 1 items, down 92.9% on a year earlier.

1items -92.9%

Dispensed in May 2026

23items

Rolling 12 months

£450

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Strontium ranelate: 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 Drugs affecting bone metabolism
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £449.73
  • Year on year Down 92.9% 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 Strontium ranelate this month.

Presentations of Strontium ranelate, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Strontium ranelate 2g gran for susp sachets sugar free 0606020X0AAAAAA 1 £450

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

Where Strontium ranelate is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Strontium ranelate volumes.

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

Compare Strontium ranelate with

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

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The monthly series for Strontium ranelate 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.