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Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) vs Specialist food replacer milk (0913261)

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

Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) was dispensed 32.2× as often as Specialist food replacer milk (0913261) in March 2026 — 43,774 items versus 1,359 in England.

43,774items

Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1,359items

Specialist food replacer milk (0913261) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) versus Specialist food replacer milk (0913261): national items dispensed by month

▬ Powder thickener - gum based (0913161)   ·   ╌ Specialist food replacer milk (0913261)

Specialist food… 43,774

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) versus Specialist food replacer milk (0913261), March 2026
Measure Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) Specialist food replacer milk (0913261)
Items, March 2026 43,774 1,359
Items, last 12 months 538,123 14,965
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £1,428,243 £114,282

See the full profile for Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) or Specialist food replacer milk (0913261).