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Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) vs Powder thickener - starch based (0913161)

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

Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) was dispensed 31.8× as often as Powder thickener - starch based (0913161) in March 2026 — 43,774 items versus 1,375 in England.

43,774items

Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1,375items

Powder thickener - starch based (0913161) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) versus Powder thickener - starch based (0913161): national items dispensed by month

▬ Powder thickener - gum based (0913161)   ·   ╌ Powder thickener - starch based (0913161)

Powder thickener… 43,774

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) versus Powder thickener - starch based (0913161), March 2026
Measure Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) Powder thickener - starch based (0913161)
Items, March 2026 43,774 1,375
Items, last 12 months 538,123 17,827
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £1,428,243 £46,888

See the full profile for Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) or Powder thickener - starch based (0913161).