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Other food for special diet preparations vs Enteral nutrition

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated December 2024

Other food for special diet preparations was dispensed 10.0× as often as Enteral nutrition in December 2024 — 10 items versus 1 in England.

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Other food for special diet preparations · December 2024

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1items

Enteral nutrition · December 2024

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Other food for special diet preparations versus Enteral nutrition: national items dispensed by month

▬ Other food for special diet preparations   ·   ╌ Enteral nutrition

Enteral nutritio… 10

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to December 2024

Other food for special diet preparations versus Enteral nutrition, December 2024
Measure Other food for special diet preparations Enteral nutrition
Items, December 2024 10 1
Items, last 12 months 96 8,508
Net ingredient cost, December 2024 £7,801 £83

See the full profile for Other food for special diet preparations or Enteral nutrition.