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Sodium fluoride vs Other zinc preparations

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

Sodium fluoride was dispensed 1,065.3× as often as Other zinc preparations in March 2026 — 129,961 items versus 122 in England.

129,961items

Sodium fluoride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

122items

Other zinc preparations · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Sodium fluoride   ·   ╌ Other zinc preparations

Other zinc prepa… 129,961

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Sodium fluoride versus Other zinc preparations, March 2026
Measure Sodium fluoride Other zinc preparations
Items, March 2026 129,961 122
Items, last 12 months 1,474,874 1,220
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £2,983,164 £2,205

See the full profile for Sodium fluoride or Other zinc preparations.