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Oral rehydration salts vs Sodium bicarbonate

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

Oral rehydration salts was dispensed 501.2× as often as Sodium bicarbonate in March 2026 — 17,040 items versus 34 in England.

17,040items

Oral rehydration salts · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

34items

Sodium bicarbonate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Oral rehydration salts   ·   ╌ Sodium bicarbonate

Sodium bicarbona… 17,040

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Oral rehydration salts versus Sodium bicarbonate, March 2026
Measure Oral rehydration salts Sodium bicarbonate
Items, March 2026 17,040 34
Items, last 12 months 192,074 367
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £241,345 £3,072

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