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

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

Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) was dispensed 7.6× as often as Tablets OTC glucose for diabetic hypo treatment (0913541) in April 2026 — 44,246 items versus 5,803 in England.

44,246items

Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

5,803items

Tablets OTC glucose for diabetic hypo treatment (0913541) · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

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

0 24k 48k Jan 2023 Jul 2023 Jan 2024 Jul 2024 Jan 2025 Jul 2025 Apr 2026 Tablets OTC gluc… 44,246 Jan 2023: 39k Feb 2023: 35k Mar 2023: 40k Apr 2023: 35k May 2023: 39k Jun 2023: 40k Jul 2023: 39k Aug 2023: 39k Sep 2023: 39k Oct 2023: 39k Nov 2023: 40k Dec 2023: 38k Jan 2024: 39k Feb 2024: 37k Mar 2024: 37k Apr 2024: 39k May 2024: 39k Jun 2024: 37k Jul 2024: 40k Aug 2024: 39k Sep 2024: 38k Oct 2024: 40k Nov 2024: 38k Dec 2024: 39k Jan 2025: 46k Feb 2025: 41k Mar 2025: 43k Apr 2025: 44k May 2025: 47k Jun 2025: 45k Jul 2025: 48k Aug 2025: 43k Sep 2025: 46k Oct 2025: 46k Nov 2025: 43k Dec 2025: 46k Jan 2026: 44k Feb 2026: 41k Mar 2026: 44k Apr 2026: 44k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) versus Tablets OTC glucose for diabetic hypo treatment (0913541), April 2026
Measure Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) Tablets OTC glucose for diabetic hypo treatment (0913541)
Items, April 2026 44,246 5,803
Items, last 12 months 537,971 67,725
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £1,444,921 £16,978

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