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Aluminium and magnesium and activated simeticone vs Calcium carbonate

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated March 2026

Calcium carbonate was dispensed 10.2× as often as Aluminium and magnesium and activated simeticone in March 2026 — 1,005 items versus 99 in England.

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Aluminium and magnesium and activated simeticone · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Calcium carbonate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Aluminium and magnesium and activated simeticone versus Calcium carbonate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Aluminium and magnesium and activated simeticone   ·   ╌ Calcium carbonate

Calcium carbonat… 99

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Aluminium and magnesium and activated simeticone versus Calcium carbonate, March 2026
Measure Aluminium and magnesium and activated simeticone Calcium carbonate
Items, March 2026 99 1,005
Items, last 12 months 1,500 11,263
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £693 £23,502

See the full profile for Aluminium and magnesium and activated simeticone or Calcium carbonate.