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Aluminium hydroxide vs Calcium carbonate

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated December 2023

Calcium carbonate was dispensed 931.0× as often as Aluminium hydroxide in December 2023 — 931 items versus 1 in England.

1items

Aluminium hydroxide · December 2023

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

931items

Calcium carbonate · December 2023

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Aluminium hydroxide versus Calcium carbonate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Aluminium hydroxide   ·   ╌ Calcium carbonate

0 504 1k Jan 2021 Mar 2021 May 2021 Jul 2022 Dec 2023 Calcium carbonat… 1 Jan 2021: 3 Feb 2021: 5 Mar 2021: 5 Apr 2021: 4 May 2021: 4 May 2022: 3 Jul 2022: 1 Aug 2022: 3 Sep 2022: 2 Dec 2023: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to December 2023

Aluminium hydroxide versus Calcium carbonate, December 2023
Measure Aluminium hydroxide Calcium carbonate
Items, December 2023 1 931
Items, last 12 months 31 11,298
Net ingredient cost, December 2023 £14 £22,433

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