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Magnesium citrate vs Sodium fluoride

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

Sodium fluoride was dispensed 88.2× as often as Magnesium citrate in May 2026 — 117,261 items versus 1,330 in England.

1,330items

Magnesium citrate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

117,261items

Sodium fluoride · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Magnesium citrate versus Sodium fluoride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Magnesium citrate   ·   ╌ Sodium fluoride

0 68k 135k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Sodium fluoride 1,330 Jan 2021: 971 Feb 2021: 925 Mar 2021: 593 Apr 2021: 618 May 2021: 646 Jun 2021: 646 Jul 2021: 650 Aug 2021: 632 Sep 2021: 630 Oct 2021: 646 Nov 2021: 648 Dec 2021: 659 Jan 2022: 672 Feb 2022: 644 Mar 2022: 742 Apr 2022: 743 May 2022: 770 Jun 2022: 745 Jul 2022: 688 Aug 2022: 700 Sep 2022: 702 Oct 2022: 730 Nov 2022: 780 Dec 2022: 774 Jan 2023: 807 Feb 2023: 783 Mar 2023: 814 Apr 2023: 729 May 2023: 893 Jun 2023: 912 Jul 2023: 840 Aug 2023: 942 Sep 2023: 866 Oct 2023: 881 Nov 2023: 982 Dec 2023: 969 Jan 2024: 991 Feb 2024: 892 Mar 2024: 949 Apr 2024: 972 May 2024: 1k Jun 2024: 980 Jul 2024: 1k Aug 2024: 1k Sep 2024: 1k Oct 2024: 1k Nov 2024: 1k Dec 2024: 1k Jan 2025: 1k Feb 2025: 1k Mar 2025: 1k Apr 2025: 1k May 2025: 1k Jun 2025: 1k Jul 2025: 1k Aug 2025: 1k Sep 2025: 1k Oct 2025: 1k Nov 2025: 1k Dec 2025: 1k Jan 2026: 1k Feb 2026: 1k Mar 2026: 1k Apr 2026: 1k May 2026: 1k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Magnesium citrate versus Sodium fluoride, May 2026
Measure Magnesium citrate Sodium fluoride
Items, May 2026 1,330 117,261
Items, last 12 months 15,590 1,474,213
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £103,526 £2,766,449

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