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Co-magaldrox (Magnesium/aluminium hydroxide) vs Simeticone

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

Simeticone was dispensed 1.6× as often as Co-magaldrox (Magnesium/aluminium hydroxide) in March 2026 — 1,121 items versus 714 in England.

714items

Co-magaldrox (Magnesium/aluminium hydroxide) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1,121items

Simeticone · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Co-magaldrox (Magnesium/aluminium hydroxide) versus Simeticone: national items dispensed by month

▬ Co-magaldrox (Magnesium/aluminium hydroxide)   ·   ╌ Simeticone

Simeticone 714

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Co-magaldrox (Magnesium/aluminium hydroxide) versus Simeticone, March 2026
Measure Co-magaldrox (Magnesium/aluminium hydroxide) Simeticone
Items, March 2026 714 1,121
Items, last 12 months 15,225 13,862
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £2,568 £10,268

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