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Ursodeoxycholic acid

Gastro-Intestinal System Drugs affecting intestinal secretions BNF 0109010U0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Ursodeoxycholic acid was ranked 304th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 36,502 items, little changed on a year earlier.

36,502items +0.3%

Dispensed in May 2026

437,277items

Rolling 12 months

£1,613,565

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Ursodeoxycholic acid: 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 intestinal secretions
  • Presentations 13 shown
  • Average cost / item £44.20
  • Year on year Little changed 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 Ursodeoxycholic acid this month.

Presentations of Ursodeoxycholic acid, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Ursodeoxycholic acid 250mg capsules 0109010U0AAABAB 21,533 £485,256
Ursodeoxycholic acid 500mg tablets 0109010U0AABKBK 5,174 £239,834
Ursodeoxycholic acid 300mg tablets 0109010U0AAAYAY 2,325 £288,499
Cholurso 250mg tablets 0109010U0BFABBL 2,264 £66,221
Ursodeoxycholic acid 150mg tablets 0109010U0AAAAAA 2,079 £409,298
Ursodeoxycholic acid 500mg capsules 0109010U0AABMBM 1,289 £33,000
Ursofalk 250mg/5ml oral suspension 0109010U0BCABBE 1,092 £49,659
Ursofalk 250mg capsules 0109010U0BCAAAB 339 £19,932
Ursofalk 500mg tablets 0109010U0BCACBK 288 £15,886
Cholurso 500mg tablets 0109010U0BFAABK 72 £3,296
Ursonorm 250mg capsules 0109010U0BGAAAB 27 £1,449
Ursonorm 500mg tablets 0109010U0BGABBK 17 £1,155
Deoxxa 250mg/5ml oral suspension 0109010U0BHAABE 3 £81

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

Where Ursodeoxycholic acid is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Ursodeoxycholic acid volumes.

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

Compare Ursodeoxycholic acid with

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