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Ready to serve 1 kcal/ml milkshake (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 625.0× as often as Ready to serve 1 kcal/ml milkshake (0913061) in June 2026 — 45,002 items versus 72 in England.

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Ready to serve 1 kcal/ml milkshake (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 1 kcal/ml milkshake (0913061) versus Powder thickener - gum based (0913161): national items dispensed by month

▬ Ready to serve 1 kcal/ml milkshake (0913061)   ·   ╌ Powder thickener - gum based (0913161)

0 24k 48k Jan 2023 Jul 2023 Jan 2024 Jul 2024 Jan 2025 Jul 2025 Jun 2026 Powder thickener… 72 Jan 2023: 67 Feb 2023: 70 Mar 2023: 85 Apr 2023: 80 May 2023: 78 Jun 2023: 67 Jul 2023: 79 Aug 2023: 81 Sep 2023: 75 Oct 2023: 88 Nov 2023: 79 Dec 2023: 88 Jan 2024: 82 Feb 2024: 69 Mar 2024: 60 Apr 2024: 59 May 2024: 79 Jun 2024: 69 Jul 2024: 71 Aug 2024: 78 Sep 2024: 92 Oct 2024: 67 Nov 2024: 69 Dec 2024: 80 Jan 2025: 68 Feb 2025: 73 Mar 2025: 74 Apr 2025: 75 May 2025: 53 Jun 2025: 58 Jul 2025: 90 Aug 2025: 67 Sep 2025: 95 Oct 2025: 88 Nov 2025: 82 Dec 2025: 94 Jan 2026: 68 Feb 2026: 71 Mar 2026: 73 Apr 2026: 74 May 2026: 62 Jun 2026: 72

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to June 2026

Ready to serve 1 kcal/ml milkshake (0913061) versus Powder thickener - gum based (0913161), June 2026
Measure Ready to serve 1 kcal/ml milkshake (0913061) Powder thickener - gum based (0913161)
Items, June 2026 72 45,002
Items, last 12 months 936 533,207
Net ingredient cost, June 2026 £25,631 £1,483,765

See the full profile for Ready to serve 1 kcal/ml milkshake (0913061) or Powder thickener - gum based (0913161).