Co-magaldrox (Magnesium/aluminium hydroxide) vs Sodium bicarbonate

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Co-magaldrox (Magnesium/aluminium hydroxide) was dispensed 1.3× as often as Sodium bicarbonate in March 2026 — 714 items versus 558 in England.

714items

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

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

558items

Sodium bicarbonate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

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

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Co-magaldrox (Magnesium/aluminium hydroxide) versus Sodium bicarbonate, March 2026
Measure	Co-magaldrox (Magnesium/aluminium hydroxide)	Sodium bicarbonate
Items, March 2026	714	558
Items, last 12 months	15,225	6,733
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£2,568	£135,512