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Magnesium aspartate vs Lanthanum carbonate

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

Magnesium aspartate was dispensed 11.1× as often as Lanthanum carbonate in March 2026 — 7,457 items versus 674 in England.

7,457items

Magnesium aspartate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

674items

Lanthanum carbonate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Magnesium aspartate versus Lanthanum carbonate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Magnesium aspartate   ·   ╌ Lanthanum carbonate

Lanthanum carbon… 7,457

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Magnesium aspartate versus Lanthanum carbonate, March 2026
Measure Magnesium aspartate Lanthanum carbonate
Items, March 2026 7,457 674
Items, last 12 months 90,012 7,880
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £291,600 £104,808

See the full profile for Magnesium aspartate or Lanthanum carbonate.