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Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) vs Liquid OTC glucose for diabetic hypo treatment (0913541)

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

Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) was dispensed 3.8× as often as Liquid OTC glucose for diabetic hypo treatment (0913541) in March 2026 — 43,774 items versus 11,601 in England.

43,774items

Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

11,601items

Liquid OTC glucose for diabetic hypo treatment (0913541) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) versus Liquid OTC glucose for diabetic hypo treatment (0913541): national items dispensed by month

▬ Powder thickener - gum based (0913161)   ·   ╌ Liquid OTC glucose for diabetic hypo treatment (0913541)

Liquid OTC gluco… 43,774

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) versus Liquid OTC glucose for diabetic hypo treatment (0913541), March 2026
Measure Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) Liquid OTC glucose for diabetic hypo treatment (0913541)
Items, March 2026 43,774 11,601
Items, last 12 months 538,123 119,498
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £1,428,243 £142,330

See the full profile for Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) or Liquid OTC glucose for diabetic hypo treatment (0913541).