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Ready to serve 0.9 kcal/ml juice style liquid (0913061) vs Powder thickener - gum based (0913161)

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

Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) was dispensed 186.7× as often as Ready to serve 0.9 kcal/ml juice style liquid (0913061) in June 2026 — 45,002 items versus 241 in England.

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Ready to serve 0.9 kcal/ml juice style liquid (0913061) · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Ready to serve 0.9 kcal/ml juice style liquid (0913061) versus Powder thickener - gum based (0913161): national items dispensed by month

▬ Ready to serve 0.9 kcal/ml juice style liquid (0913061)   ·   ╌ Powder thickener - gum based (0913161)

0 24k 48k Jan 2025 Apr 2025 Jul 2025 Oct 2025 Jan 2026 Jun 2026 Powder thickener… 241 Jan 2025: 250 Feb 2025: 280 Mar 2025: 260 Apr 2025: 269 May 2025: 297 Jun 2025: 280 Jul 2025: 317 Aug 2025: 233 Sep 2025: 260 Oct 2025: 329 Nov 2025: 261 Dec 2025: 325 Jan 2026: 249 Feb 2026: 124 Mar 2026: 278 Apr 2026: 252 May 2026: 241 Jun 2026: 241

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to June 2026

Ready to serve 0.9 kcal/ml juice style liquid (0913061) versus Powder thickener - gum based (0913161), June 2026
Measure Ready to serve 0.9 kcal/ml juice style liquid (0913061) Powder thickener - gum based (0913161)
Items, June 2026 241 45,002
Items, last 12 months 3,110 533,207
Net ingredient cost, June 2026 £123,921 £1,483,765

See the full profile for Ready to serve 0.9 kcal/ml juice style liquid (0913061) or Powder thickener - gum based (0913161).