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Calcium lactate vs Magnesium aspartate

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

Magnesium aspartate was dispensed 3,793.5× as often as Calcium lactate in September 2025 — 7,587 items versus 2 in England.

2items

Calcium lactate · September 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

7,587items

Magnesium aspartate · September 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Calcium lactate   ·   ╌ Magnesium aspartate

0 4k 8k Feb 2021 May 2021 Aug 2021 Nov 2021 Nov 2022 Aug 2023 Sep 2025 Magnesium aspart… 2 Feb 2021: 1 Mar 2021: 21 Apr 2021: 10 May 2021: 4 Jun 2021: 8 Jul 2021: 4 Aug 2021: 3 Sep 2021: 1 Oct 2021: 1 Nov 2021: 3 Jul 2022: 2 Aug 2022: 1 Nov 2022: 2 Feb 2023: 2 May 2023: 1 Aug 2023: 5 Jan 2024: 2 Mar 2024: 1 Dec 2024: 2 Feb 2025: 1 Sep 2025: 2

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to September 2025

Calcium lactate versus Magnesium aspartate, September 2025
Measure Calcium lactate Magnesium aspartate
Items, September 2025 2 7,587
Items, last 12 months 24 90,309
Net ingredient cost, September 2025 £5 £301,367

See the full profile for Calcium lactate or Magnesium aspartate.