Calcium carbonate vs Calcium acetate/magnesium carbonate

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Calcium carbonate was dispensed 6,088.3× as often as Calcium acetate/magnesium carbonate in March 2026 — 36,530 items versus 6 in England.

36,530items

Calcium carbonate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

6items

Calcium acetate/magnesium carbonate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Calcium carbonate · ╌ Calcium acetate/magnesium carbonate

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Calcium carbonate versus Calcium acetate/magnesium carbonate, March 2026
Measure	Calcium carbonate	Calcium acetate/magnesium carbonate
Items, March 2026	36,530	6
Items, last 12 months	436,397	2,163
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£205,253	£54