Water for injection
Water for injection was ranked 403rd of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 18,732 items, up 0.7% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Water for injection: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Fluids and electrolytes
- Presentations 14 shown
- Average cost / item £8.40
- Year on year Up 0.7% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Water for injection this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water for injections 10ml ampoules | 0902021X0AAADAD | 15,627 | £82,317 |
| Water for injections 5ml ampoules | 0902021X0AAACAC | 1,104 | £8,349 |
| Water for injections 10ml vials | 0902021X0AAAPAP | 905 | £29,448 |
| Water for injections 20ml ampoules | 0902021X0AAAEAE | 492 | £10,879 |
| Water for injections 2ml ampoules | 0902021X0AAABAB | 456 | £1,911 |
| Polyfusor W water for injections 500ml bottles | 0902021X0BDAAAU | 42 | £15,240 |
| Water for infusion 1litre bags | 0902021X0AAAZAZ | 24 | £4,860 |
| Water for injections 10ml Mini-Plasco ampoules | 0902021X0BCAAAD | 24 | £516 |
| Water for injections 5ml Mini-Plasco ampoules | 0902021X0BCACAC | 18 | £184 |
| Water for injections 100ml vials | 0902021X0AAAQAQ | 13 | £884 |
| Water for injections 500ml bottles | 0902021X0AAAUAU | 12 | £748 |
| Water for injections 100ml bottles | 0902021X0AABBBB | 7 | £596 |
| Polyfusor W water for injections 1litre bottles | 0902021X0BDACBA | 7 | £1,397 |
| Water for injections 1litre bottles | 0902021X0AABABA | 1 | £22 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Water for injection is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Water for injection volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Water for injection with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
Download this data
The monthly series for Water for injection 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.