Other amino acidandnutritional agent preparations vs Taurine

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Taurine was dispensed 1.9× as often as Other amino acidandnutritional agent preparations in March 2026 — 100 items versus 53 in England.

53items

Other amino acidandnutritional agent preparations · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

100items

Taurine · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Other amino acidandnutritional agent preparations versus Taurine: national items dispensed by month

▬ Other amino acidandnutritional agent preparations · ╌ Taurine

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Other amino acidandnutritional agent preparations versus Taurine, March 2026
Measure	Other amino acidandnutritional agent preparations	Taurine
Items, March 2026	53	100
Items, last 12 months	465	1,119
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£10,726	£6,241