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Magnesium aspartate vs Calcium acetate/magnesium carbonate

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

Magnesium aspartate was dispensed 3,651.0× as often as Calcium acetate/magnesium carbonate in April 2026 — 7,302 items versus 2 in England.

7,302items

Magnesium aspartate · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

2items

Calcium acetate/magnesium carbonate · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Magnesium aspartate versus Calcium acetate/magnesium carbonate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Magnesium aspartate   ·   ╌ Calcium acetate/magnesium carbonate

0 4k 8k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Calcium acetate/… 7,302 Jan 2021: 5k Feb 2021: 5k Mar 2021: 5k Apr 2021: 5k May 2021: 5k Jun 2021: 5k Jul 2021: 6k Aug 2021: 5k Sep 2021: 5k Oct 2021: 5k Nov 2021: 5k Dec 2021: 6k Jan 2022: 5k Feb 2022: 5k Mar 2022: 6k Apr 2022: 6k May 2022: 6k Jun 2022: 6k Jul 2022: 6k Aug 2022: 6k Sep 2022: 6k Oct 2022: 6k Nov 2022: 6k Dec 2022: 6k Jan 2023: 6k Feb 2023: 5k Mar 2023: 6k Apr 2023: 6k May 2023: 6k Jun 2023: 6k Jul 2023: 6k Aug 2023: 6k Sep 2023: 6k Oct 2023: 7k Nov 2023: 7k Dec 2023: 7k Jan 2024: 7k Feb 2024: 6k Mar 2024: 7k Apr 2024: 7k May 2024: 7k Jun 2024: 7k Jul 2024: 7k Aug 2024: 7k Sep 2024: 7k Oct 2024: 7k Nov 2024: 7k Dec 2024: 7k Jan 2025: 7k Feb 2025: 7k Mar 2025: 7k Apr 2025: 7k May 2025: 7k Jun 2025: 7k Jul 2025: 8k Aug 2025: 7k Sep 2025: 8k Oct 2025: 8k Nov 2025: 7k Dec 2025: 8k Jan 2026: 8k Feb 2026: 7k Mar 2026: 7k Apr 2026: 7k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Magnesium aspartate versus Calcium acetate/magnesium carbonate, April 2026
Measure Magnesium aspartate Calcium acetate/magnesium carbonate
Items, April 2026 7,302 2
Items, last 12 months 90,280 1,477
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £285,649 £19

See the full profile for Magnesium aspartate or Calcium acetate/magnesium carbonate.