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Calcium chloride vs Magnesium aspartate

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated March 2025

Magnesium aspartate was dispensed 2,529.0× as often as Calcium chloride in March 2025 — 7,587 items versus 3 in England.

3items

Calcium chloride · March 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

7,587items

Magnesium aspartate · March 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Calcium chloride versus Magnesium aspartate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Calcium chloride   ·   ╌ Magnesium aspartate

0 4k 8k Jan 2021 Mar 2022 Oct 2022 Jun 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2025 Magnesium aspart… 3 Jan 2021: 1 Apr 2021: 1 Aug 2021: 2 Sep 2021: 1 Jan 2022: 1 Feb 2022: 3 Mar 2022: 2 Apr 2022: 1 Jun 2022: 1 Jul 2022: 2 Aug 2022: 1 Sep 2022: 2 Oct 2022: 2 Nov 2022: 2 Feb 2023: 1 Mar 2023: 2 Apr 2023: 2 May 2023: 1 Jun 2023: 1 Jul 2023: 2 Aug 2023: 2 Sep 2023: 1 Oct 2023: 1 Nov 2023: 1 Dec 2023: 3 Jan 2024: 2 Feb 2024: 4 Mar 2024: 1 Apr 2024: 3 May 2024: 6 Jul 2024: 1 Aug 2024: 2 Sep 2024: 1 Oct 2024: 4 Jan 2025: 1 Mar 2025: 3

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2025

Calcium chloride versus Magnesium aspartate, March 2025
Measure Calcium chloride Magnesium aspartate
Items, March 2025 3 7,587
Items, last 12 months 31 90,309
Net ingredient cost, March 2025 £36 £301,367

See the full profile for Calcium chloride or Magnesium aspartate.