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Ready to serve 1.8 kcal/ml milkshake (0913081) vs Powder thickener - gum based (0913161)

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

Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) was dispensed 714.4× as often as Ready to serve 1.8 kcal/ml milkshake (0913081) in May 2026 — 42,152 items versus 59 in England.

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Ready to serve 1.8 kcal/ml milkshake (0913081) · 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 1.8 kcal/ml milkshake (0913081) versus Powder thickener - gum based (0913161): national items dispensed by month

▬ Ready to serve 1.8 kcal/ml milkshake (0913081)   ·   ╌ Powder thickener - gum based (0913161)

0 24k 48k Jan 2023 Jul 2023 Jan 2024 Jul 2024 Jan 2025 Jul 2025 May 2026 Powder thickener… 59 Jan 2023: 117 Feb 2023: 106 Mar 2023: 130 Apr 2023: 98 May 2023: 103 Jun 2023: 126 Jul 2023: 112 Aug 2023: 117 Sep 2023: 119 Oct 2023: 117 Nov 2023: 104 Dec 2023: 123 Jan 2024: 113 Feb 2024: 107 Mar 2024: 113 Apr 2024: 103 May 2024: 113 Jun 2024: 111 Jul 2024: 107 Aug 2024: 116 Sep 2024: 103 Oct 2024: 94 Nov 2024: 98 Dec 2024: 105 Jan 2025: 86 Feb 2025: 66 Mar 2025: 81 Apr 2025: 71 May 2025: 84 Jun 2025: 93 Jul 2025: 85 Aug 2025: 92 Sep 2025: 73 Oct 2025: 71 Nov 2025: 76 Dec 2025: 74 Jan 2026: 74 Feb 2026: 53 Mar 2026: 69 Apr 2026: 55 May 2026: 59

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Ready to serve 1.8 kcal/ml milkshake (0913081) versus Powder thickener - gum based (0913161), May 2026
Measure Ready to serve 1.8 kcal/ml milkshake (0913081) Powder thickener - gum based (0913161)
Items, May 2026 59 42,152
Items, last 12 months 874 533,448
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £13,037 £1,380,774

See the full profile for Ready to serve 1.8 kcal/ml milkshake (0913081) or Powder thickener - gum based (0913161).