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Other food for special diet preparations vs Gluten free/low protein cooking aids

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

Other food for special diet preparations was dispensed 10.0× as often as Gluten free/low protein cooking aids 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

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Gluten free/low protein cooking aids · December 2024

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Other food for special diet preparations versus Gluten free/low protein cooking aids: national items dispensed by month

▬ Other food for special diet preparations   ·   ╌ Gluten free/low protein cooking aids

0 40k 80k Jan 2021 Aug 2021 Mar 2022 Oct 2022 May 2023 Dec 2023 Dec 2024 Gluten free/low… 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 Sep 2024: 5 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/low protein cooking aids, December 2024
Measure Other food for special diet preparations Gluten free/low protein cooking aids
Items, December 2024 10 1
Items, last 12 months 96 3
Net ingredient cost, December 2024 £7,801 £20

See the full profile for Other food for special diet preparations or Gluten free/low protein cooking aids.