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Sodium benzoate vs Sacrosidase

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

Sodium benzoate was dispensed 10.0× as often as Sacrosidase in May 2026 — 20 items versus 2 in England.

20items

Sodium benzoate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

2items

Sacrosidase · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Sodium benzoate versus Sacrosidase: national items dispensed by month

▬ Sodium benzoate   ·   ╌ Sacrosidase

0 26.5 53 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Sacrosidase 20 Jan 2021: 53 Feb 2021: 40 Mar 2021: 46 Apr 2021: 51 May 2021: 39 Jun 2021: 40 Jul 2021: 52 Aug 2021: 46 Sep 2021: 39 Oct 2021: 45 Nov 2021: 41 Dec 2021: 49 Jan 2022: 38 Feb 2022: 36 Mar 2022: 43 Apr 2022: 31 May 2022: 32 Jun 2022: 47 Jul 2022: 45 Aug 2022: 28 Sep 2022: 30 Oct 2022: 35 Nov 2022: 37 Dec 2022: 32 Jan 2023: 37 Feb 2023: 31 Mar 2023: 33 Apr 2023: 25 May 2023: 33 Jun 2023: 28 Jul 2023: 40 Aug 2023: 21 Sep 2023: 27 Oct 2023: 37 Nov 2023: 33 Dec 2023: 27 Jan 2024: 39 Feb 2024: 31 Mar 2024: 28 Apr 2024: 28 May 2024: 43 Jun 2024: 26 Jul 2024: 25 Aug 2024: 26 Sep 2024: 26 Oct 2024: 30 Nov 2024: 25 Dec 2024: 22 Jan 2025: 21 Feb 2025: 21 Mar 2025: 23 Apr 2025: 19 May 2025: 23 Jun 2025: 20 Jul 2025: 23 Aug 2025: 15 Sep 2025: 23 Oct 2025: 27 Nov 2025: 24 Dec 2025: 27 Jan 2026: 22 Feb 2026: 27 Mar 2026: 30 Apr 2026: 14 May 2026: 20

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Sodium benzoate versus Sacrosidase, May 2026
Measure Sodium benzoate Sacrosidase
Items, May 2026 20 2
Items, last 12 months 272 15
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £4,698 £6,661

See the full profile for Sodium benzoate or Sacrosidase.