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Ready to serve 1.5 kcal/ml juice style (0913021) vs Powder thickener - gum based (0913161)

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

Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) was dispensed 95.2× as often as Ready to serve 1.5 kcal/ml juice style (0913021) in May 2026 — 42,152 items versus 443 in England.

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Ready to serve 1.5 kcal/ml juice style (0913021) · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Ready to serve 1.5 kcal/ml juice style (0913021) versus Powder thickener - gum based (0913161): national items dispensed by month

▬ Ready to serve 1.5 kcal/ml juice style (0913021)   ·   ╌ Powder thickener - gum based (0913161)

0 24k 48k Jan 2023 Jul 2023 Jan 2024 Aug 2024 Feb 2025 Aug 2025 May 2026 Powder thickener… 443 Jan 2023: 505 Feb 2023: 427 Mar 2023: 493 Apr 2023: 388 May 2023: 456 Jun 2023: 503 Jul 2023: 465 Aug 2023: 425 Sep 2023: 480 Oct 2023: 482 Nov 2023: 466 Dec 2023: 449 Jan 2024: 489 Feb 2024: 480 Mar 2024: 459 May 2024: 365 Jun 2024: 477 Jul 2024: 487 Aug 2024: 422 Sep 2024: 461 Oct 2024: 464 Nov 2024: 459 Dec 2024: 404 Jan 2025: 466 Feb 2025: 437 Mar 2025: 430 Apr 2025: 418 May 2025: 451 Jun 2025: 463 Jul 2025: 497 Aug 2025: 455 Sep 2025: 478 Oct 2025: 502 Nov 2025: 433 Dec 2025: 470 Jan 2026: 518 Feb 2026: 418 Mar 2026: 485 Apr 2026: 448 May 2026: 443

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Ready to serve 1.5 kcal/ml juice style (0913021) versus Powder thickener - gum based (0913161), May 2026
Measure Ready to serve 1.5 kcal/ml juice style (0913021) Powder thickener - gum based (0913161)
Items, May 2026 443 42,152
Items, last 12 months 5,610 533,448
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £91,178 £1,380,774

See the full profile for Ready to serve 1.5 kcal/ml juice style (0913021) or Powder thickener - gum based (0913161).