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Sodium fluoride vs Other selenium preparations

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

Sodium fluoride was dispensed 90.8× as often as Other selenium preparations in April 2026 — 122,645 items versus 1,350 in England.

122,645items

Sodium fluoride · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1,350items

Other selenium preparations · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Sodium fluoride versus Other selenium preparations: national items dispensed by month

▬ Sodium fluoride   ·   ╌ Other selenium preparations

0 68k 135k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Other selenium p… 122,645 Jan 2021: 93k Feb 2021: 104k Mar 2021: 111k Apr 2021: 104k May 2021: 104k Jun 2021: 111k Jul 2021: 106k Aug 2021: 98k Sep 2021: 105k Oct 2021: 111k Nov 2021: 117k Dec 2021: 102k Jan 2022: 109k Feb 2022: 116k Mar 2022: 129k Apr 2022: 106k May 2022: 119k Jun 2022: 113k Jul 2022: 110k Aug 2022: 114k Sep 2022: 116k Oct 2022: 122k Nov 2022: 127k Dec 2022: 105k Jan 2023: 124k Feb 2023: 123k Mar 2023: 135k Apr 2023: 106k May 2023: 116k Jun 2023: 122k Jul 2023: 117k Aug 2023: 116k Sep 2023: 117k Oct 2023: 125k Nov 2023: 124k Dec 2023: 107k Jan 2024: 129k Feb 2024: 128k Mar 2024: 124k Apr 2024: 123k May 2024: 124k Jun 2024: 120k Jul 2024: 128k Aug 2024: 118k Sep 2024: 121k Oct 2024: 133k Nov 2024: 127k Dec 2024: 110k Jan 2025: 126k Feb 2025: 123k Mar 2025: 122k Apr 2025: 118k May 2025: 123k Jun 2025: 121k Jul 2025: 127k Aug 2025: 113k Sep 2025: 126k Oct 2025: 131k Nov 2025: 122k Dec 2025: 115k Jan 2026: 125k Feb 2026: 124k Mar 2026: 130k Apr 2026: 123k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Sodium fluoride versus Other selenium preparations, April 2026
Measure Sodium fluoride Other selenium preparations
Items, April 2026 122,645 1,350
Items, last 12 months 1,479,912 15,293
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £2,881,418 £16,149

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