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Sodium chloride vs Sodium lactate

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

Sodium chloride was dispensed 5,750.0× as often as Sodium lactate in March 2026 — 11,500 items versus 2 in England.

11,500items

Sodium chloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

2items

Sodium lactate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Sodium chloride   ·   ╌ Sodium lactate

Sodium lactate 11,500

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Sodium chloride versus Sodium lactate, March 2026
Measure Sodium chloride Sodium lactate
Items, March 2026 11,500 2
Items, last 12 months 131,303 37
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £343,015 £106

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