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Magnesium sulphate vs Sodium bicarbonate

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

Sodium bicarbonate was dispensed 503.0× as often as Magnesium sulphate in August 2023 — 503 items versus 1 in England.

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Magnesium sulphate · August 2023

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

503items

Sodium bicarbonate · August 2023

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Magnesium sulphate versus Sodium bicarbonate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Magnesium sulphate   ·   ╌ Sodium bicarbonate

0 363.5 727 Mar 2021 Dec 2022 Mar 2023 Aug 2023 Sodium bicarbona… 1 Mar 2021: 1 Dec 2022: 1 Mar 2023: 1 Aug 2023: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to August 2023

Magnesium sulphate versus Sodium bicarbonate, August 2023
Measure Magnesium sulphate Sodium bicarbonate
Items, August 2023 1 503
Items, last 12 months 4 6,745
Net ingredient cost, August 2023 £9 £132,692

See the full profile for Magnesium sulphate or Sodium bicarbonate.