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Zinc sulfate

Nutrition and Blood Minerals BNF 0905041Q0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Zinc sulfate was ranked 915th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 808 items, down 11.1% on a year earlier.

808items -11.1%

Dispensed in May 2026

8,532items

Rolling 12 months

£7,067

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Zinc sulfate: national items dispensed by month

0 579.5 1k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jul 2026 549 Jan 2021: 1k Feb 2021: 1k Mar 2021: 1k Apr 2021: 1k May 2021: 1k Jun 2021: 1k Jul 2021: 1k Aug 2021: 1k Sep 2021: 1k Oct 2021: 1k Nov 2021: 1k Dec 2021: 1k Jan 2022: 1k Feb 2022: 1k Mar 2022: 1k Apr 2022: 1k May 2022: 1k Jun 2022: 969 Jul 2022: 971 Aug 2022: 994 Sep 2022: 939 Oct 2022: 932 Nov 2022: 954 Dec 2022: 1k Jan 2023: 973 Feb 2023: 907 Mar 2023: 1k Apr 2023: 918 May 2023: 974 Jun 2023: 1k Jul 2023: 1k Aug 2023: 1k Sep 2023: 978 Oct 2023: 954 Nov 2023: 1k Dec 2023: 958 Jan 2024: 1k Feb 2024: 977 Mar 2024: 954 Apr 2024: 1k May 2024: 979 Jun 2024: 971 Jul 2024: 1k Aug 2024: 876 Sep 2024: 954 Oct 2024: 967 Nov 2024: 1k Dec 2024: 894 Jan 2025: 918 Feb 2025: 799 Mar 2025: 880 Apr 2025: 837 May 2025: 909 Jun 2025: 888 Jul 2025: 878 Aug 2025: 830 Sep 2025: 904 Oct 2025: 832 Nov 2025: 879 Dec 2025: 960 Jan 2026: 903 Feb 2026: 844 Mar 2026: 831 Apr 2026: 741 May 2026: 808 Jun 2026: 812 Jul 2026: 549

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Minerals
  • Presentations 6 shown
  • Average cost / item £8.75
  • Year on year Down 11.1% 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 Zinc sulfate this month.

Presentations of Zinc sulfate, May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
ZincoPhate 220mg capsules 0905041Q0BGAAAA 288 £1,936
Zincomed 220mg capsules 0905041Q0BCAAAA 112 £1,024
Zindole 220mg capsules 0905041Q0BFAAAA 201 £1,560
Zinc sulfate 220mg capsules 0905041Q0AAAAAA 135 £1,600
Zing 220mg capsules 0905041Q0BEAAAA 71 £516
Zinc sulfate 44mg/5ml oral solution 0905041Q0AAA9A9 1 £430

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

Where Zinc sulfate is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Zinc sulfate volumes.

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

Compare Zinc sulfate with

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

Download this data

The monthly series for Zinc sulfate 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.