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Patiromer calcium vs Oral rehydration salts

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated June 2026

Oral rehydration salts was dispensed 53.6× as often as Patiromer calcium in June 2026 — 18,016 items versus 336 in England.

336items

Patiromer calcium · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

18,016items

Oral rehydration salts · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Patiromer calcium versus Oral rehydration salts: national items dispensed by month

▬ Patiromer calcium   ·   ╌ Oral rehydration salts

0 11k 22k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2026 Oral rehydration… 336 Jan 2021: 63 Feb 2021: 67 Mar 2021: 81 Apr 2021: 66 May 2021: 55 Jun 2021: 74 Jul 2021: 68 Aug 2021: 79 Sep 2021: 94 Oct 2021: 76 Nov 2021: 97 Dec 2021: 116 Jan 2022: 98 Feb 2022: 110 Mar 2022: 136 Apr 2022: 127 May 2022: 143 Jun 2022: 142 Jul 2022: 174 Aug 2022: 163 Sep 2022: 161 Oct 2022: 197 Nov 2022: 212 Dec 2022: 209 Jan 2023: 224 Feb 2023: 190 Mar 2023: 216 Apr 2023: 195 May 2023: 232 Jun 2023: 234 Jul 2023: 229 Aug 2023: 239 Sep 2023: 228 Oct 2023: 261 Nov 2023: 243 Dec 2023: 253 Jan 2024: 244 Feb 2024: 237 Mar 2024: 244 Apr 2024: 240 May 2024: 251 Jun 2024: 269 Jul 2024: 268 Aug 2024: 279 Sep 2024: 270 Oct 2024: 273 Nov 2024: 295 Dec 2024: 300 Jan 2025: 318 Feb 2025: 260 Mar 2025: 302 Apr 2025: 303 May 2025: 322 Jun 2025: 289 Jul 2025: 345 Aug 2025: 314 Sep 2025: 320 Oct 2025: 290 Nov 2025: 274 Dec 2025: 285 Jan 2026: 274 Feb 2026: 273 Mar 2026: 292 Apr 2026: 277 May 2026: 281 Jun 2026: 336

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to June 2026

Patiromer calcium versus Oral rehydration salts, June 2026
Measure Patiromer calcium Oral rehydration salts
Items, June 2026 336 18,016
Items, last 12 months 3,561 188,518
Net ingredient cost, June 2026 £68,684 £244,252

See the full profile for Patiromer calcium or Oral rehydration salts.