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Ready to serve 4.5 - 5 kcal/ml energy (fat) liquid (0913142) vs Powder thickener - gum based (0913161)

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

Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) was dispensed 13.2× as often as Ready to serve 4.5 - 5 kcal/ml energy (fat) liquid (0913142) in May 2026 — 42,152 items versus 3,186 in England.

3,186items

Ready to serve 4.5 - 5 kcal/ml energy (fat) liquid (0913142) · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

42,152items

Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Ready to serve 4.5 - 5 kcal/ml energy (fat) liquid (0913142) versus Powder thickener - gum based (0913161): national items dispensed by month

▬ Ready to serve 4.5 - 5 kcal/ml energy (fat) liquid (0913142)   ·   ╌ Powder thickener - gum based (0913161)

0 24k 48k Jan 2023 Jul 2023 Jan 2024 Jul 2024 Jan 2025 Jul 2025 May 2026 Powder thickener… 3,186 Jan 2023: 4k Feb 2023: 4k Mar 2023: 4k Apr 2023: 4k May 2023: 4k Jun 2023: 4k Jul 2023: 4k Aug 2023: 4k Sep 2023: 4k Oct 2023: 4k Nov 2023: 4k Dec 2023: 4k Jan 2024: 4k Feb 2024: 4k Mar 2024: 3k Apr 2024: 4k May 2024: 4k Jun 2024: 3k Jul 2024: 4k Aug 2024: 4k Sep 2024: 3k Oct 2024: 4k Nov 2024: 3k Dec 2024: 3k Jan 2025: 3k Feb 2025: 3k Mar 2025: 3k Apr 2025: 3k May 2025: 3k Jun 2025: 3k Jul 2025: 4k Aug 2025: 3k Sep 2025: 3k Oct 2025: 4k Nov 2025: 3k Dec 2025: 4k Jan 2026: 3k Feb 2026: 3k Mar 2026: 3k Apr 2026: 3k May 2026: 3k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Ready to serve 4.5 - 5 kcal/ml energy (fat) liquid (0913142) versus Powder thickener - gum based (0913161), May 2026
Measure Ready to serve 4.5 - 5 kcal/ml energy (fat) liquid (0913142) Powder thickener - gum based (0913161)
Items, May 2026 3,186 42,152
Items, last 12 months 40,976 533,448
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £264,435 £1,380,774

See the full profile for Ready to serve 4.5 - 5 kcal/ml energy (fat) liquid (0913142) or Powder thickener - gum based (0913161).