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Sodium lactate vs Water for injection

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated January 2025

Water for injection was dispensed 9,366.0× as often as Sodium lactate in January 2025 — 18,732 items versus 2 in England.

2items

Sodium lactate · January 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

18,732items

Water for injection · January 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Sodium lactate versus Water for injection: national items dispensed by month

▬ Sodium lactate   ·   ╌ Water for injection

0 11k 22k Apr 2021 Nov 2021 Nov 2022 Jun 2023 Feb 2024 Aug 2024 Jan 2025 Water for inject… 2 Apr 2021: 1 Jul 2021: 1 Aug 2021: 1 Sep 2021: 1 Oct 2021: 1 Nov 2021: 1 Dec 2021: 1 May 2022: 2 Jun 2022: 1 Aug 2022: 1 Nov 2022: 2 Dec 2022: 2 Feb 2023: 1 Mar 2023: 1 May 2023: 1 Jun 2023: 1 Jul 2023: 2 Oct 2023: 2 Nov 2023: 1 Dec 2023: 5 Feb 2024: 4 Mar 2024: 2 Apr 2024: 5 May 2024: 3 Jun 2024: 3 Aug 2024: 2 Sep 2024: 3 Oct 2024: 3 Nov 2024: 2 Dec 2024: 3 Jan 2025: 2

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to January 2025

Sodium lactate versus Water for injection, January 2025
Measure Sodium lactate Water for injection
Items, January 2025 2 18,732
Items, last 12 months 37 233,590
Net ingredient cost, January 2025 £106 £157,351

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