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

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

Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) was dispensed 17.7× as often as Ready to serve 1.5 kcal/ml milkshake (0913021) in March 2026 — 43,774 items versus 2,473 in England.

2,473items

Ready to serve 1.5 kcal/ml milkshake (0913021) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

43,774items

Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

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

Powder thickener… 2,473

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Ready to serve 1.5 kcal/ml milkshake (0913021) versus Powder thickener - gum based (0913161), March 2026
Measure Ready to serve 1.5 kcal/ml milkshake (0913021) Powder thickener - gum based (0913161)
Items, March 2026 2,473 43,774
Items, last 12 months 29,492 538,123
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £632,040 £1,428,243

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