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Ready to serve 1.5 kcal/ml juice style (0913011) vs Powder thickener - gum based (0913161)

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

Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) was dispensed 1.3× as often as Ready to serve 1.5 kcal/ml juice style (0913011) in May 2026 — 42,152 items versus 32,564 in England.

32,564items

Ready to serve 1.5 kcal/ml juice style (0913011) · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

42,152items

Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Ready to serve 1.5 kcal/ml juice style (0913011) versus Powder thickener - gum based (0913161): national items dispensed by month

▬ Ready to serve 1.5 kcal/ml juice style (0913011)   ·   ╌ Powder thickener - gum based (0913161)

0 24k 48k Jan 2023 Jul 2023 Jan 2024 Jul 2024 Jan 2025 Jul 2025 May 2026 Powder thickener… 32,564 Jan 2023: 32k Feb 2023: 30k Mar 2023: 34k Apr 2023: 31k May 2023: 33k Jun 2023: 36k Jul 2023: 35k Aug 2023: 35k Sep 2023: 34k Oct 2023: 33k Nov 2023: 33k Dec 2023: 31k Jan 2024: 33k Feb 2024: 31k Mar 2024: 31k Apr 2024: 32k May 2024: 34k Jun 2024: 32k Jul 2024: 36k Aug 2024: 34k Sep 2024: 33k Oct 2024: 35k Nov 2024: 33k Dec 2024: 32k Jan 2025: 34k Feb 2025: 30k Mar 2025: 33k Apr 2025: 32k May 2025: 34k Jun 2025: 34k Jul 2025: 38k Aug 2025: 33k Sep 2025: 35k Oct 2025: 35k Nov 2025: 32k Dec 2025: 33k Jan 2026: 34k Feb 2026: 31k Mar 2026: 34k Apr 2026: 34k May 2026: 33k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Ready to serve 1.5 kcal/ml juice style (0913011) versus Powder thickener - gum based (0913161), May 2026
Measure Ready to serve 1.5 kcal/ml juice style (0913011) Powder thickener - gum based (0913161)
Items, May 2026 32,564 42,152
Items, last 12 months 404,856 533,448
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £1,798,348 £1,380,774

See the full profile for Ready to serve 1.5 kcal/ml juice style (0913011) or Powder thickener - gum based (0913161).