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Lanthanum carbonate vs Sodium fluoride

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

Sodium fluoride was dispensed 198.7× as often as Lanthanum carbonate in May 2026 — 117,261 items versus 590 in England.

590items

Lanthanum carbonate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

117,261items

Sodium fluoride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Lanthanum carbonate versus Sodium fluoride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Lanthanum carbonate   ·   ╌ Sodium fluoride

0 68k 135k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Sodium fluoride 590 Jan 2021: 1k Feb 2021: 916 Mar 2021: 1k Apr 2021: 1k May 2021: 927 Jun 2021: 960 Jul 2021: 964 Aug 2021: 904 Sep 2021: 977 Oct 2021: 938 Nov 2021: 922 Dec 2021: 994 Jan 2022: 873 Feb 2022: 859 Mar 2022: 961 Apr 2022: 907 May 2022: 942 Jun 2022: 883 Jul 2022: 866 Aug 2022: 875 Sep 2022: 894 Oct 2022: 829 Nov 2022: 895 Dec 2022: 805 Jan 2023: 823 Feb 2023: 807 Mar 2023: 813 Apr 2023: 747 May 2023: 819 Jun 2023: 782 Jul 2023: 742 Aug 2023: 788 Sep 2023: 747 Oct 2023: 791 Nov 2023: 805 Dec 2023: 794 Jan 2024: 780 Feb 2024: 759 Mar 2024: 765 Apr 2024: 778 May 2024: 791 Jun 2024: 746 Jul 2024: 803 Aug 2024: 741 Sep 2024: 714 Oct 2024: 786 Nov 2024: 737 Dec 2024: 707 Jan 2025: 701 Feb 2025: 681 Mar 2025: 657 Apr 2025: 656 May 2025: 661 Jun 2025: 670 Jul 2025: 713 Aug 2025: 640 Sep 2025: 649 Oct 2025: 666 Nov 2025: 637 Dec 2025: 661 Jan 2026: 643 Feb 2026: 610 Mar 2026: 674 Apr 2026: 629 May 2026: 590

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Lanthanum carbonate versus Sodium fluoride, May 2026
Measure Lanthanum carbonate Sodium fluoride
Items, May 2026 590 117,261
Items, last 12 months 7,782 1,474,213
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £87,431 £2,766,449

See the full profile for Lanthanum carbonate or Sodium fluoride.