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Ready to serve 1.5 kcal/ml smoothie (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 106.2× as often as Ready to serve 1.5 kcal/ml smoothie (0913021) in May 2026 — 42,152 items versus 397 in England.

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Ready to serve 1.5 kcal/ml smoothie (0913021) · 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 smoothie (0913021) versus Powder thickener - gum based (0913161): national items dispensed by month

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

0 24k 48k Jan 2023 Jul 2023 Jan 2024 Jul 2024 Jan 2025 Jul 2025 May 2026 Powder thickener… 397 Jan 2023: 509 Feb 2023: 428 Mar 2023: 485 Apr 2023: 387 May 2023: 401 Jun 2023: 460 Jul 2023: 454 Aug 2023: 316 Sep 2023: 324 Oct 2023: 371 Nov 2023: 252 Dec 2023: 380 Jan 2024: 400 Feb 2024: 414 Mar 2024: 394 Apr 2024: 408 May 2024: 416 Jun 2024: 434 Jul 2024: 457 Aug 2024: 414 Sep 2024: 419 Oct 2024: 457 Nov 2024: 468 Dec 2024: 425 Jan 2025: 463 Feb 2025: 413 Mar 2025: 437 Apr 2025: 414 May 2025: 455 Jun 2025: 493 Jul 2025: 479 Aug 2025: 392 Sep 2025: 448 Oct 2025: 489 Nov 2025: 408 Dec 2025: 385 Jan 2026: 494 Feb 2026: 421 Mar 2026: 426 Apr 2026: 352 May 2026: 397

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Ready to serve 1.5 kcal/ml smoothie (0913021) versus Powder thickener - gum based (0913161), May 2026
Measure Ready to serve 1.5 kcal/ml smoothie (0913021) Powder thickener - gum based (0913161)
Items, May 2026 397 42,152
Items, last 12 months 5,184 533,448
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £74,941 £1,380,774

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