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Sodium chloride vs Sodium chloride

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

Sodium chloride was dispensed 4.5× as often as Sodium chloride in June 2026 — 12,188 items versus 2,727 in England.

12,188items

Sodium chloride · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

2,727items

Sodium chloride · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Sodium chloride   ·   ╌ Sodium chloride

0 6k 12k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2026 Sodium chloride 12,188 Jan 2021: 8k Feb 2021: 8k Mar 2021: 9k Apr 2021: 8k May 2021: 8k Jun 2021: 9k Jul 2021: 9k Aug 2021: 9k Sep 2021: 9k Oct 2021: 9k Nov 2021: 9k Dec 2021: 9k Jan 2022: 9k Feb 2022: 8k Mar 2022: 9k Apr 2022: 9k May 2022: 9k Jun 2022: 9k Jul 2022: 10k Aug 2022: 10k Sep 2022: 10k Oct 2022: 9k Nov 2022: 10k Dec 2022: 9k Jan 2023: 10k Feb 2023: 9k Mar 2023: 10k Apr 2023: 9k May 2023: 10k Jun 2023: 10k Jul 2023: 10k Aug 2023: 10k Sep 2023: 10k Oct 2023: 10k Nov 2023: 9k Dec 2023: 10k Jan 2024: 10k Feb 2024: 10k Mar 2024: 10k Apr 2024: 10k May 2024: 10k Jun 2024: 9k Jul 2024: 11k Aug 2024: 10k Sep 2024: 10k Oct 2024: 10k Nov 2024: 10k Dec 2024: 10k Jan 2025: 10k Feb 2025: 9k Mar 2025: 10k Apr 2025: 10k May 2025: 11k Jun 2025: 11k Jul 2025: 12k Aug 2025: 11k Sep 2025: 11k Oct 2025: 11k Nov 2025: 10k Dec 2025: 12k Jan 2026: 11k Feb 2026: 10k Mar 2026: 12k Apr 2026: 11k May 2026: 11k Jun 2026: 12k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to June 2026

Sodium chloride versus Sodium chloride, June 2026
Measure Sodium chloride Sodium chloride
Items, June 2026 12,188 2,727
Items, last 12 months 134,458 34,195
Net ingredient cost, June 2026 £361,554 £59,034

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