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Calcium carbonate vs Dibasic potassium phosphate

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

Calcium carbonate was dispensed 36,530.0× as often as Dibasic potassium phosphate in March 2026 — 36,530 items versus 1 in England.

36,530items

Calcium carbonate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1items

Dibasic potassium phosphate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Calcium carbonate versus Dibasic potassium phosphate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Calcium carbonate   ·   ╌ Dibasic potassium phosphate

Dibasic potassiu… 36,530

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Calcium carbonate versus Dibasic potassium phosphate, March 2026
Measure Calcium carbonate Dibasic potassium phosphate
Items, March 2026 36,530 1
Items, last 12 months 436,397 1
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £205,253 £380

See the full profile for Calcium carbonate or Dibasic potassium phosphate.