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RtS 1.4 - 2 kcal/g dessert style (milk based) (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 2.7× as often as RtS 1.4 - 2 kcal/g dessert style (milk based) (0913011) in May 2026 — 42,152 items versus 15,404 in England.

15,404items

RtS 1.4 - 2 kcal/g dessert style (milk based) (0913011) · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

42,152items

Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. RtS 1.4 - 2 kcal/g dessert style (milk based) (0913011) versus Powder thickener - gum based (0913161): national items dispensed by month

▬ RtS 1.4 - 2 kcal/g dessert style (milk based) (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… 15,404 Jan 2023: 14k Feb 2023: 13k Mar 2023: 14k Apr 2023: 13k May 2023: 14k Jun 2023: 14k Jul 2023: 14k Aug 2023: 14k Sep 2023: 15k Oct 2023: 14k Nov 2023: 15k Dec 2023: 14k Jan 2024: 15k Feb 2024: 14k Mar 2024: 14k Apr 2024: 14k May 2024: 16k Jun 2024: 14k Jul 2024: 16k Aug 2024: 15k Sep 2024: 15k Oct 2024: 16k Nov 2024: 15k Dec 2024: 16k Jan 2025: 16k Feb 2025: 14k Mar 2025: 15k Apr 2025: 15k May 2025: 16k Jun 2025: 15k Jul 2025: 17k Aug 2025: 15k Sep 2025: 16k Oct 2025: 16k Nov 2025: 15k Dec 2025: 16k Jan 2026: 16k Feb 2026: 15k Mar 2026: 16k Apr 2026: 16k May 2026: 15k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

RtS 1.4 - 2 kcal/g dessert style (milk based) (0913011) versus Powder thickener - gum based (0913161), May 2026
Measure RtS 1.4 - 2 kcal/g dessert style (milk based) (0913011) Powder thickener - gum based (0913161)
Items, May 2026 15,404 42,152
Items, last 12 months 188,327 533,448
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £1,095,194 £1,380,774

See the full profile for RtS 1.4 - 2 kcal/g dessert style (milk based) (0913011) or Powder thickener - gum based (0913161).