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Calcium gluconate vs Cinacalcet hydrochloride

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

Cinacalcet hydrochloride was dispensed 111.9× as often as Calcium gluconate in May 2026 — 9,062 items versus 81 in England.

81items

Calcium gluconate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

9,062items

Cinacalcet hydrochloride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Calcium gluconate versus Cinacalcet hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Calcium gluconate   ·   ╌ Cinacalcet hydrochloride

0 5k 9k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Cinacalcet hydro… 81 Jan 2021: 124 Feb 2021: 91 Mar 2021: 123 Apr 2021: 89 May 2021: 104 Jun 2021: 128 Jul 2021: 134 Aug 2021: 105 Sep 2021: 128 Oct 2021: 106 Nov 2021: 106 Dec 2021: 66 Jan 2022: 66 Feb 2022: 41 Mar 2022: 41 Apr 2022: 42 May 2022: 31 Jun 2022: 64 Jul 2022: 67 Aug 2022: 97 Sep 2022: 104 Oct 2022: 76 Nov 2022: 79 Dec 2022: 84 Jan 2023: 87 Feb 2023: 84 Mar 2023: 106 Apr 2023: 94 May 2023: 83 Jun 2023: 97 Jul 2023: 76 Aug 2023: 89 Sep 2023: 92 Oct 2023: 88 Nov 2023: 92 Dec 2023: 94 Jan 2024: 95 Feb 2024: 77 Mar 2024: 103 Apr 2024: 90 May 2024: 96 Jun 2024: 82 Jul 2024: 95 Aug 2024: 98 Sep 2024: 84 Oct 2024: 108 Nov 2024: 82 Dec 2024: 106 Jan 2025: 88 Feb 2025: 81 Mar 2025: 93 Apr 2025: 88 May 2025: 97 Jun 2025: 85 Jul 2025: 96 Aug 2025: 89 Sep 2025: 103 Oct 2025: 89 Nov 2025: 87 Dec 2025: 93 Jan 2026: 94 Feb 2026: 81 Mar 2026: 96 Apr 2026: 95 May 2026: 81

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Calcium gluconate versus Cinacalcet hydrochloride, May 2026
Measure Calcium gluconate Cinacalcet hydrochloride
Items, May 2026 81 9,062
Items, last 12 months 1,089 105,979
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £2,835 £103,979

See the full profile for Calcium gluconate or Cinacalcet hydrochloride.