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Ready to serve 1.5 kcal/ml milkshake (0913091) vs Powder thickener - gum based (0913161)

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

Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) was dispensed 309.9× as often as Ready to serve 1.5 kcal/ml milkshake (0913091) in May 2026 — 42,152 items versus 136 in England.

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Ready to serve 1.5 kcal/ml milkshake (0913091) · 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 milkshake (0913091) versus Powder thickener - gum based (0913161): national items dispensed by month

▬ Ready to serve 1.5 kcal/ml milkshake (0913091)   ·   ╌ Powder thickener - gum based (0913161)

0 24k 48k Jan 2023 Jul 2023 Jan 2024 Jul 2024 Jan 2025 Jul 2025 May 2026 Powder thickener… 136 Jan 2023: 112 Feb 2023: 94 Mar 2023: 113 Apr 2023: 96 May 2023: 90 Jun 2023: 104 Jul 2023: 100 Aug 2023: 106 Sep 2023: 113 Oct 2023: 115 Nov 2023: 116 Dec 2023: 123 Jan 2024: 112 Feb 2024: 123 Mar 2024: 167 Apr 2024: 164 May 2024: 140 Jun 2024: 151 Jul 2024: 154 Aug 2024: 126 Sep 2024: 149 Oct 2024: 136 Nov 2024: 143 Dec 2024: 141 Jan 2025: 170 Feb 2025: 132 Mar 2025: 139 Apr 2025: 158 May 2025: 156 Jun 2025: 152 Jul 2025: 192 Aug 2025: 157 Sep 2025: 163 Nov 2025: 147 Dec 2025: 146 Jan 2026: 150 Feb 2026: 136 Mar 2026: 135 Apr 2026: 152 May 2026: 136

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Ready to serve 1.5 kcal/ml milkshake (0913091) versus Powder thickener - gum based (0913161), May 2026
Measure Ready to serve 1.5 kcal/ml milkshake (0913091) Powder thickener - gum based (0913161)
Items, May 2026 136 42,152
Items, last 12 months 1,822 533,744
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £46,554 £1,380,774

See the full profile for Ready to serve 1.5 kcal/ml milkshake (0913091) or Powder thickener - gum based (0913161).