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Magnesium sulphate vs Calcium carbonate

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated August 2023

Calcium carbonate was dispensed 890.0× as often as Magnesium sulphate in August 2023 — 890 items versus 1 in England.

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Magnesium sulphate · August 2023

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

890items

Calcium carbonate · August 2023

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Magnesium sulphate versus Calcium carbonate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Magnesium sulphate   ·   ╌ Calcium carbonate

0 504 1k Mar 2021 Dec 2022 Mar 2023 Aug 2023 Calcium carbonat… 1 Mar 2021: 1 Dec 2022: 1 Mar 2023: 1 Aug 2023: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to August 2023

Magnesium sulphate versus Calcium carbonate, August 2023
Measure Magnesium sulphate Calcium carbonate
Items, August 2023 1 890
Items, last 12 months 4 11,270
Net ingredient cost, August 2023 £9 £16,910

See the full profile for Magnesium sulphate or Calcium carbonate.