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Sodium bicarbonate vs Gelatin

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

Sodium bicarbonate was dispensed 54,107.0× as often as Gelatin in May 2026 — 54,107 items versus 1 in England.

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Sodium bicarbonate · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Gelatin · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Sodium bicarbonate versus Gelatin: national items dispensed by month

▬ Sodium bicarbonate   ·   ╌ Gelatin

0 29k 58k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 Jun 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Gelatin 54,107 Jan 2021: 38k Feb 2021: 36k Mar 2021: 40k Apr 2021: 39k May 2021: 37k Jun 2021: 40k Jul 2021: 40k Aug 2021: 39k Sep 2021: 40k Oct 2021: 39k Nov 2021: 40k Dec 2021: 42k Jan 2022: 40k Feb 2022: 37k Mar 2022: 41k Apr 2022: 40k May 2022: 41k Jun 2022: 41k Jul 2022: 41k Aug 2022: 42k Sep 2022: 42k Oct 2022: 42k Nov 2022: 43k Dec 2022: 43k Jan 2023: 43k Feb 2023: 40k Mar 2023: 45k Apr 2023: 41k May 2023: 44k Jun 2023: 44k Jul 2023: 44k Aug 2023: 46k Oct 2023: 45k Nov 2023: 46k Dec 2023: 46k Jan 2024: 47k Feb 2024: 45k Mar 2024: 45k Apr 2024: 47k May 2024: 48k Jun 2024: 45k Jul 2024: 50k Aug 2024: 49k Sep 2024: 47k Oct 2024: 50k Nov 2024: 49k Dec 2024: 50k Jan 2025: 51k Feb 2025: 46k Mar 2025: 49k Apr 2025: 50k May 2025: 52k Jun 2025: 51k Jul 2025: 56k Aug 2025: 52k Sep 2025: 55k Oct 2025: 56k Nov 2025: 53k Dec 2025: 58k Jan 2026: 56k Feb 2026: 52k Mar 2026: 56k Apr 2026: 55k May 2026: 54k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Sodium bicarbonate versus Gelatin, May 2026
Measure Sodium bicarbonate Gelatin
Items, May 2026 54,107 1
Items, last 12 months 654,059 15
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £488,777 £243

See the full profile for Sodium bicarbonate or Gelatin.