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Magnesium aspartate vs Zinc sulfate

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

Magnesium aspartate was dispensed 9.0× as often as Zinc sulfate in March 2026 — 7,457 items versus 831 in England.

7,457items

Magnesium aspartate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

831items

Zinc sulfate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Magnesium aspartate versus Zinc sulfate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Magnesium aspartate   ·   ╌ Zinc sulfate

Zinc sulfate 7,457

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Magnesium aspartate versus Zinc sulfate, March 2026
Measure Magnesium aspartate Zinc sulfate
Items, March 2026 7,457 831
Items, last 12 months 90,012 10,495
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £291,600 £7,660

See the full profile for Magnesium aspartate or Zinc sulfate.