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Carmellose sodium vs Sodium chloride

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

Carmellose sodium was dispensed 22.0× as often as Sodium chloride in March 2026 — 31,670 items versus 1,440 in England.

31,670items

Carmellose sodium · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1,440items

Sodium chloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Carmellose sodium versus Sodium chloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Carmellose sodium   ·   ╌ Sodium chloride

Sodium chloride 31,670

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Carmellose sodium versus Sodium chloride, March 2026
Measure Carmellose sodium Sodium chloride
Items, March 2026 31,670 1,440
Items, last 12 months 386,963 16,595
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £343,769 £39,411

See the full profile for Carmellose sodium or Sodium chloride.