Skip to content
Independent analysis of NHS open data
PharmaInsight

Powder 1.6 kcal/ml milkshake (0913011) vs Specialist food replacer ready meals (0913261)

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

Powder 1.6 kcal/ml milkshake (0913011) was dispensed 96.1× as often as Specialist food replacer ready meals (0913261) in March 2026 — 39,891 items versus 415 in England.

39,891items

Powder 1.6 kcal/ml milkshake (0913011) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

415items

Specialist food replacer ready meals (0913261) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Powder 1.6 kcal/ml milkshake (0913011) versus Specialist food replacer ready meals (0913261): national items dispensed by month

▬ Powder 1.6 kcal/ml milkshake (0913011)   ·   ╌ Specialist food replacer ready meals (0913261)

0 21k 43k Jan 2023 Jul 2023 Jan 2024 Jul 2024 Jan 2025 Jul 2025 Mar 2026 Specialist food… 39,891 Jan 2023: 39k Feb 2023: 36k Mar 2023: 40k Apr 2023: 36k May 2023: 39k Jun 2023: 40k Jul 2023: 40k Aug 2023: 41k Sep 2023: 40k Oct 2023: 40k Nov 2023: 40k Dec 2023: 38k Jan 2024: 40k Feb 2024: 37k Mar 2024: 37k Apr 2024: 39k May 2024: 39k Jun 2024: 38k Jul 2024: 41k Aug 2024: 40k Sep 2024: 39k Oct 2024: 41k Nov 2024: 39k Dec 2024: 38k Jan 2025: 40k Feb 2025: 36k Mar 2025: 38k Apr 2025: 38k May 2025: 39k Jun 2025: 39k Jul 2025: 43k Aug 2025: 39k Sep 2025: 42k Oct 2025: 42k Nov 2025: 39k Dec 2025: 41k Jan 2026: 40k Feb 2026: 37k Mar 2026: 40k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Powder 1.6 kcal/ml milkshake (0913011) versus Specialist food replacer ready meals (0913261), March 2026
Measure Powder 1.6 kcal/ml milkshake (0913011) Specialist food replacer ready meals (0913261)
Items, March 2026 39,891 415
Items, last 12 months 479,017 4,788
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £791,055 £13,041

See the full profile for Powder 1.6 kcal/ml milkshake (0913011) or Specialist food replacer ready meals (0913261).