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Ready to serve 3.3 kcal/ml higher protein dessert (0913141) vs Powder thickener - gum based (0913161)

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

Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) was dispensed 83.3× as often as Ready to serve 3.3 kcal/ml higher protein dessert (0913141) in May 2026 — 42,152 items versus 506 in England.

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Ready to serve 3.3 kcal/ml higher protein dessert (0913141) · 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 3.3 kcal/ml higher protein dessert (0913141) versus Powder thickener - gum based (0913161): national items dispensed by month

▬ Ready to serve 3.3 kcal/ml higher protein dessert (0913141)   ·   ╌ Powder thickener - gum based (0913161)

0 24k 48k Jan 2023 Jul 2023 Jan 2024 Jul 2024 Jan 2025 Jul 2025 May 2026 Powder thickener… 506 Jan 2023: 559 Feb 2023: 535 Mar 2023: 674 Apr 2023: 572 May 2023: 641 Jun 2023: 682 Jul 2023: 645 Aug 2023: 621 Sep 2023: 607 Oct 2023: 626 Nov 2023: 588 Dec 2023: 590 Jan 2024: 648 Feb 2024: 647 Mar 2024: 613 Apr 2024: 649 May 2024: 615 Jun 2024: 623 Jul 2024: 648 Aug 2024: 617 Sep 2024: 599 Oct 2024: 635 Nov 2024: 551 Dec 2024: 533 Jan 2025: 543 Feb 2025: 455 Mar 2025: 501 Apr 2025: 534 May 2025: 517 Jun 2025: 566 Jul 2025: 520 Aug 2025: 561 Sep 2025: 513 Oct 2025: 482 Nov 2025: 475 Dec 2025: 524 Jan 2026: 479 Feb 2026: 461 Mar 2026: 499 Apr 2026: 468 May 2026: 506

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Ready to serve 3.3 kcal/ml higher protein dessert (0913141) versus Powder thickener - gum based (0913161), May 2026
Measure Ready to serve 3.3 kcal/ml higher protein dessert (0913141) Powder thickener - gum based (0913161)
Items, May 2026 506 42,152
Items, last 12 months 6,054 533,448
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £39,935 £1,380,774

See the full profile for Ready to serve 3.3 kcal/ml higher protein dessert (0913141) or Powder thickener - gum based (0913161).