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Pdr 3.8 - 4.9 kcal/g energy (carbohyd) fortifier (0913142) vs Powder thickener - gum based (0913161)

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

Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) was dispensed 22.7× as often as Pdr 3.8 - 4.9 kcal/g energy (carbohyd) fortifier (0913142) in March 2026 — 43,774 items versus 1,928 in England.

1,928items

Pdr 3.8 - 4.9 kcal/g energy (carbohyd) fortifier (0913142) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

43,774items

Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Pdr 3.8 - 4.9 kcal/g energy (carbohyd) fortifier (0913142) versus Powder thickener - gum based (0913161): national items dispensed by month

▬ Pdr 3.8 - 4.9 kcal/g energy (carbohyd) fortifier (0913142)   ·   ╌ Powder thickener - gum based (0913161)

Powder thickener… 1,928

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Pdr 3.8 - 4.9 kcal/g energy (carbohyd) fortifier (0913142) versus Powder thickener - gum based (0913161), March 2026
Measure Pdr 3.8 - 4.9 kcal/g energy (carbohyd) fortifier (0913142) Powder thickener - gum based (0913161)
Items, March 2026 1,928 43,774
Items, last 12 months 23,385 538,123
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £84,683 £1,428,243

See the full profile for Pdr 3.8 - 4.9 kcal/g energy (carbohyd) fortifier (0913142) or Powder thickener - gum based (0913161).