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Ready to serve 2.4 kcal/ml milkshake higher volume (0913011) vs Powder thickener - gum based (0913161)

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

Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) was dispensed 3.5× as often as Ready to serve 2.4 kcal/ml milkshake higher volume (0913011) in May 2026 — 42,152 items versus 11,945 in England.

11,945items

Ready to serve 2.4 kcal/ml milkshake higher volume (0913011) · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

42,152items

Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Ready to serve 2.4 kcal/ml milkshake higher volume (0913011) versus Powder thickener - gum based (0913161): national items dispensed by month

▬ Ready to serve 2.4 kcal/ml milkshake higher volume (0913011)   ·   ╌ Powder thickener - gum based (0913161)

0 24k 48k Jan 2023 Jul 2023 Jan 2024 Jul 2024 Jan 2025 Jul 2025 May 2026 Powder thickener… 11,945 Jan 2023: 3k Feb 2023: 3k Mar 2023: 4k Apr 2023: 3k May 2023: 4k Jun 2023: 4k Jul 2023: 4k Aug 2023: 5k Sep 2023: 4k Oct 2023: 5k Nov 2023: 5k Dec 2023: 5k Jan 2024: 5k Feb 2024: 5k Mar 2024: 5k Apr 2024: 6k May 2024: 6k Jun 2024: 6k Jul 2024: 7k Aug 2024: 7k Sep 2024: 7k Oct 2024: 8k Nov 2024: 8k Dec 2024: 8k Jan 2025: 8k Feb 2025: 8k Mar 2025: 9k Apr 2025: 9k May 2025: 9k Jun 2025: 10k Jul 2025: 10k Aug 2025: 10k Sep 2025: 11k Oct 2025: 11k Nov 2025: 11k Dec 2025: 12k Jan 2026: 11k Feb 2026: 11k Mar 2026: 12k Apr 2026: 12k May 2026: 12k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Ready to serve 2.4 kcal/ml milkshake higher volume (0913011) versus Powder thickener - gum based (0913161), May 2026
Measure Ready to serve 2.4 kcal/ml milkshake higher volume (0913011) Powder thickener - gum based (0913161)
Items, May 2026 11,945 42,152
Items, last 12 months 132,207 533,448
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £479,956 £1,380,774

See the full profile for Ready to serve 2.4 kcal/ml milkshake higher volume (0913011) or Powder thickener - gum based (0913161).