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Potassium chloride vs Sodium lactate

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

Potassium chloride was dispensed 5,146.0× as often as Sodium lactate in March 2026 — 10,292 items versus 2 in England.

10,292items

Potassium chloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

2items

Sodium lactate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Potassium chloride versus Sodium lactate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Potassium chloride   ·   ╌ Sodium lactate

Sodium lactate 10,292

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Potassium chloride versus Sodium lactate, March 2026
Measure Potassium chloride Sodium lactate
Items, March 2026 10,292 2
Items, last 12 months 147,921 37
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £291,511 £106

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