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Magnesium sulphate vs Sodium bicarbonate

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

Sodium bicarbonate was dispensed 558.0× as often as Magnesium sulphate in August 2023 — 558 items versus 1 in England.

1items

Magnesium sulphate · August 2023

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

558items

Sodium bicarbonate · August 2023

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Magnesium sulphate   ·   ╌ Sodium bicarbonate

Sodium bicarbona… 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to August 2023

Magnesium sulphate versus Sodium bicarbonate, August 2023
Measure Magnesium sulphate Sodium bicarbonate
Items, August 2023 1 558
Items, last 12 months 4 6,733
Net ingredient cost, August 2023 £9 £135,512

See the full profile for Magnesium sulphate or Sodium bicarbonate.