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Calcium acetate/magnesium carbonate vs Sodium fluoride

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

Sodium fluoride was dispensed 117,261.0× as often as Calcium acetate/magnesium carbonate in May 2026 — 117,261 items versus 1 in England.

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Calcium acetate/magnesium carbonate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

117,261items

Sodium fluoride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Calcium acetate/magnesium carbonate versus Sodium fluoride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Calcium acetate/magnesium carbonate   ·   ╌ Sodium fluoride

0 68k 135k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Sodium fluoride 1 Jan 2021: 701 Feb 2021: 693 Mar 2021: 681 Apr 2021: 732 May 2021: 652 Jun 2021: 699 Jul 2021: 713 Aug 2021: 671 Sep 2021: 677 Oct 2021: 686 Nov 2021: 692 Dec 2021: 723 Jan 2022: 668 Feb 2022: 736 Mar 2022: 697 Apr 2022: 710 May 2022: 773 Jun 2022: 786 Jul 2022: 738 Aug 2022: 796 Sep 2022: 777 Oct 2022: 795 Nov 2022: 784 Dec 2022: 724 Jan 2023: 780 Feb 2023: 699 Mar 2023: 741 Apr 2023: 719 May 2023: 790 Jun 2023: 836 Jul 2023: 815 Aug 2023: 796 Sep 2023: 805 Oct 2023: 810 Nov 2023: 817 Dec 2023: 811 Jan 2024: 847 Feb 2024: 818 Mar 2024: 807 Apr 2024: 864 May 2024: 900 Jun 2024: 844 Jul 2024: 934 Aug 2024: 889 Sep 2024: 794 Oct 2024: 913 Nov 2024: 869 Dec 2024: 833 Jan 2025: 942 Feb 2025: 814 Mar 2025: 855 Apr 2025: 688 May 2025: 553 Jun 2025: 363 Jul 2025: 188 Aug 2025: 130 Sep 2025: 93 Oct 2025: 65 Nov 2025: 46 Dec 2025: 18 Jan 2026: 11 Feb 2026: 2 Mar 2026: 6 Apr 2026: 2 May 2026: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Calcium acetate/magnesium carbonate versus Sodium fluoride, May 2026
Measure Calcium acetate/magnesium carbonate Sodium fluoride
Items, May 2026 1 117,261
Items, last 12 months 925 1,474,213
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £15 £2,766,449

See the full profile for Calcium acetate/magnesium carbonate or Sodium fluoride.