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Other food for special diet preparations vs Low protein meals

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

Low protein meals was dispensed 34.1× as often as Other food for special diet preparations in December 2024 — 341 items versus 10 in England.

10items

Other food for special diet preparations · December 2024

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

341items

Low protein meals · December 2024

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Other food for special diet preparations versus Low protein meals: national items dispensed by month

▬ Other food for special diet preparations   ·   ╌ Low protein meals

Low protein meal… 10

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to December 2024

Other food for special diet preparations versus Low protein meals, December 2024
Measure Other food for special diet preparations Low protein meals
Items, December 2024 10 341
Items, last 12 months 96 4,160
Net ingredient cost, December 2024 £7,801 £8,573

See the full profile for Other food for special diet preparations or Low protein meals.