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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 March 2026

Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) was dispensed 7.4× as often as Tablets OTC glucose for diabetic hypo treatment (0913541) in March 2026 — 43,774 items versus 5,922 in England.

43,774items

Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

5,922items

Tablets OTC glucose for diabetic hypo treatment (0913541) · March 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)

Tablets OTC gluc… 43,774

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) versus Tablets OTC glucose for diabetic hypo treatment (0913541), March 2026
Measure Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) Tablets OTC glucose for diabetic hypo treatment (0913541)
Items, March 2026 43,774 5,922
Items, last 12 months 538,123 67,197
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £1,428,243 £18,178

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