What Royal Surrey Foundation Trust sold

Prices cited are those currently listed in the British National Formulary*

Imatinib 400mg Tablets

Used to treat a wide range of cancers and leukaemias. Also known as Glivec

BNF unit price: £1,604

Total units sold: 240

Indicative minimal income from sales: £384,979

Listed as in shortage since first published alert in November 2009. Royal Surrey ceased trading end of October 2009

Cetuximab 100mg in 20ml Injection

Used to treat metastatic colorectal cancer and head and neck cancer. Also known as Erbitux

BNF unit price: £178

Total units sold: 840

Indicative minimal income from sales: £149,604

Cetuximab 500mg in 100ml Injection

BNF unit price: £891

Total units sold: 440

Indicative minimal income from sales: £391,820

Pemetrexed 500mg Injection

Chemotherapy drug. Used to treat mesothelioma and lung cancer. Also known as Alimta

BNF unit price: £800

Total units sold: 395

Indicative minimal income from sales: £316,000

Bortezomib 3.5mg Injection

Used to treat multiple myeloma (blood cancer) and lymphoma. Also known as Velcade

BNF unit price: £762

Total units sold: 368

Indicative minimal income from sales: £280,556

Sunitinib 12.5 mg Capsules

Used to treat a number of cancers, including kidney cancer. Also known as Sutent

BNF unit price: £785

Total units sold: 90

Indicative minimal income from sales: £70,623

Sunitinib 25 mg Capsules

BNF unit price: £1,569

Total units sold: 128

Indicative minimal income from sales: £200,883

Sunitinib 50 mg Capsules

BNF unit price: £3,139

Total units sold: 98

Indicative minimal income from sales: £307,602

Alemtuzumab 30mg Injection

Used to treat chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, blood and bone marrow cancers and lymphomas. Also known as Campath, MabCampath or Campath-1H

BNF unit price: £264

Total units sold: 30

Indicative minimal income from sales: £7,923

Lenograstim (263mcg) 33.6 million units per ml Injection

Used to treat patients undergoing bone marrow transplant. Also known as Graslopin

BNF unit price: £65

Total units sold: 100

Indicative minimal income from sales: £6,447

Medroxyprogesterone acetate (Depo Provera) 150 mg in 1ml Injection

Used as a contraceptive pill but also for the treatment of some cancers

BNF unit price: £6

Total units sold: 1150

Indicative minimal income from sales: £6,912

Zoledronic Acid 4mg Injection

Used to treat bone disorders in cancer patients. Also known as Zometa, Zomera, Aclasta and Reclast

BNF unit price: £195

Total units sold: 770

Indicative minimal income from sales: £150,150

Zoledronic Acid 5mg Injection

BNF unit price: £195 (price of a 4mg dose. 5mg not available)

Total units sold: 330

Indicative minimal income from sales: £64,350

Atazanavir 300mg Capsules

Used to treat HIV. Also known as Reyataz

BNF unit price: £303

Total units sold: 50

Indicative minimal income from sales: £15,169

Efavirenz 600mg, Emtricitabine 200mg & Tenofovir 245mg Tablets

HIV combination therapies. Also known as Sustiva, Stocrin, Emtriva, Coviracil, Truvada and Viread.

BNF unit price: £619 (£220 for Efavirenz plus £164 for Emtricitabine plus £255 for Tenofovir)

Total units sold: 350

Indicative minimal income from sales: £216,570

Emtricitabine 200mg & Tenofovir Disoproxil 245mg (Truvada) Tablets

HIV combination drug therapies. Also known as Emtriva and Truvada

BNF unit price: £419 (£164 for Emtricitabine plus £255 for Truvada)

Total units sold: 515

Indicative minimal income from sales: £215,528

Nevirapine 200 mg Tablets

Used to treat HIV. Also known as Viramune

BNF unit price: £170

Total units sold: 700

Indicative minimal income from sales: £119,000

Lansoprazole 15mg Fastabs

Used to treat peptic ulcers. Inhibits development of gastric acid. Also known as Zoton FasTab and Prevacid

BNF unit price: £2.99

Total units sold: 300

Indicative minimal income from sales: £897

Listed as in shortage since first published alert in November 2009. Royal Surrey ceased trading end of August 2009

Lansoprazole 30mg Fastabs

BNF unit price: £5.50

Total units sold: 800

Indicative minimal income from sales: £4,400

Listed as in shortage since first published alert in November 2009. Royal Surrey ceased trading end of August 2009

Adefovir 10mg Tablets

Used for treatment of hepititis B. Also known as Preveon or Hepsea

BNF unit price: £303

Total units sold: 402

Indicative minimal income from sales: £121,689

Clopidogrel 75mg Tablets

Used to prevent blood clots in at-risk patients. Also known as Plavix, Clopilet, Ceruvin and Clavix

BNF unit price: £36

Total units sold: 100

Indicative minimal income from sales: £3,635

Desogestrel 75mcg tablets

Also known as Cerazette. A contraceptive pill

BNF unit price: £8.68

Total units sold: 400

Indicative minimal income from sales: £3,472

Listed as in shortage since first published alert in November 2009. Royal Surrey ceased trading end of June 2009

Tacrolimus 1mg Capsules

Immunosuppressant. Used in organ transplants, including heart, liver and kidney

BNF unit price: £82

Total units sold: 150

Indicative minimal income from sales: £12,285

Infliximab 100mg Injection

Used to treat autoimmune diseases, including Crohn’s disease, arthritis, colitis and ankylosing spondylitis. Also known as Remicade

BNF unit price: £420

Total units sold: 670

Indicative minimal income from sales: £281,145

Esomeprazole 20mg Tablets

Used to treat gastrointestinal ulcers. Also known as Nexium

BNF unit price: £18.50

Total units sold: 50

Indicative minimal income from sales: £925

Estradiol 25mcg vaginal tablets

Used in hormone replacement therapy and for preventing post-menopausal osteoporosis

BNF price unknown

Units sold: 800

Fortisip (three flavours: Banana, Strawberry and Chocolate)

Liquid nutrition. Used for treating disease related malnutrition

BNF unit price: £18.50 (price per 10 x 200ml pack)

Total units sold: 1200

Indicative minimal income from sales: £12,200

Microgynon 30 Tablets

Contraceptive pill. Also used to treat endometriosis

BNF price not known

Total units sold: 1600

Sildenafil 100mg Tablets

Used to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension and impotence. Also known as Viagra and Revatio

BNF unit price: £23.50

Total units sold: 900

Indicative minimal income from sales: £21,150

Tadalafil 20mg Tablets

Used to treat impotence. Also known as Cialis

BNF unit price: £26

Total units sold: 650

Indicative minimal income from sales: £17,544

*Indicative minimal income from sales is based on the BNF price multiplied by the volume of units sold. The BNF price indicates the usual price paid by primary care trusts for the drugs and reflects bulk-purchase discounts available to the NHS.

Information on drug uses from the Department of Health-backed http://www.medicines.org.uk/Guides and BNF