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Oral rehydration salts vs Gelatin

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

Oral rehydration salts was dispensed 16,090.0× as often as Gelatin in May 2026 — 16,090 items versus 1 in England.

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Oral rehydration salts · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Gelatin · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Oral rehydration salts versus Gelatin: national items dispensed by month

▬ Oral rehydration salts   ·   ╌ Gelatin

0 11k 22k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Gelatin 16,090 Jan 2021: 14k Feb 2021: 12k Mar 2021: 12k Apr 2021: 12k May 2021: 13k Jun 2021: 16k Jul 2021: 18k Aug 2021: 17k Sep 2021: 18k Oct 2021: 19k Nov 2021: 20k Dec 2021: 20k Jan 2022: 15k Feb 2022: 17k Mar 2022: 22k Apr 2022: 18k May 2022: 18k Jun 2022: 18k Jul 2022: 17k Aug 2022: 13k Sep 2022: 10k Oct 2022: 11k Nov 2022: 12k Dec 2022: 11k Jan 2023: 11k Feb 2023: 11k Mar 2023: 15k Apr 2023: 11k May 2023: 13k Jun 2023: 16k Jul 2023: 15k Aug 2023: 13k Sep 2023: 14k Oct 2023: 15k Nov 2023: 16k Dec 2023: 16k Jan 2024: 16k Feb 2024: 15k Mar 2024: 16k Apr 2024: 16k May 2024: 17k Jun 2024: 17k Jul 2024: 18k Aug 2024: 15k Sep 2024: 15k Oct 2024: 16k Nov 2024: 14k Dec 2024: 16k Jan 2025: 18k Feb 2025: 17k Mar 2025: 19k Apr 2025: 18k May 2025: 18k Jun 2025: 17k Jul 2025: 18k Aug 2025: 14k Sep 2025: 15k Oct 2025: 16k Nov 2025: 14k Dec 2025: 15k Jan 2026: 16k Feb 2026: 14k Mar 2026: 17k Apr 2026: 16k May 2026: 16k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Oral rehydration salts versus Gelatin, May 2026
Measure Oral rehydration salts Gelatin
Items, May 2026 16,090 1
Items, last 12 months 187,805 15
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £210,668 £243

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