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Other food for special diet preparations vs Gluten free mixes

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

Gluten free mixes was dispensed 715.7× as often as Other food for special diet preparations in December 2024 — 7,157 items versus 10 in England.

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Other food for special diet preparations · December 2024

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Gluten free mixes · December 2024

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Other food for special diet preparations versus Gluten free mixes: national items dispensed by month

▬ Other food for special diet preparations   ·   ╌ Gluten free mixes

0 40k 80k Jan 2021 Aug 2021 Mar 2022 Oct 2022 May 2023 Dec 2023 Dec 2024 Gluten free mixe… 10 Jan 2021: 69k Feb 2021: 65k Mar 2021: 72k Apr 2021: 71k May 2021: 68k Jun 2021: 72k Jul 2021: 72k Aug 2021: 67k Sep 2021: 70k Oct 2021: 67k Nov 2021: 72k Dec 2021: 75k Jan 2022: 71k Feb 2022: 71k Mar 2022: 80k Apr 2022: 74k May 2022: 77k Jun 2022: 74k Jul 2022: 74k Aug 2022: 72k Sep 2022: 70k Oct 2022: 70k Nov 2022: 73k Dec 2022: 70k Jan 2023: 10 Feb 2023: 12 Mar 2023: 13 Apr 2023: 18 May 2023: 16 Jun 2023: 14 Jul 2023: 12 Aug 2023: 7 Sep 2023: 18 Oct 2023: 13 Nov 2023: 14 Dec 2023: 20 Jan 2024: 5 Feb 2024: 4 Mar 2024: 11 Apr 2024: 13 May 2024: 5 Jun 2024: 9 Jul 2024: 9 Aug 2024: 9 Oct 2024: 10 Nov 2024: 6 Dec 2024: 10

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to December 2024

Other food for special diet preparations versus Gluten free mixes, December 2024
Measure Other food for special diet preparations Gluten free mixes
Items, December 2024 10 7,157
Items, last 12 months 111 84,318
Net ingredient cost, December 2024 £7,801 £154,395

See the full profile for Other food for special diet preparations or Gluten free mixes.