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Sodium chloride vs Sodium chloride

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

Sodium chloride was dispensed 4.0× as often as Sodium chloride in March 2026 — 11,500 items versus 2,851 in England.

11,500items

Sodium chloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

2,851items

Sodium chloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Sodium chloride versus Sodium chloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Sodium chloride   ·   ╌ Sodium chloride

Sodium chloride 11,500

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Sodium chloride versus Sodium chloride, March 2026
Measure Sodium chloride Sodium chloride
Items, March 2026 11,500 2,851
Items, last 12 months 131,303 34,349
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £343,015 £56,795

See the full profile for Sodium chloride or Sodium chloride.