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Sodium polystyrene sulfonate vs Oral rehydration salts

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

Oral rehydration salts was dispensed 1,217.1× as often as Sodium polystyrene sulfonate in March 2026 — 17,040 items versus 14 in England.

14items

Sodium polystyrene sulfonate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

17,040items

Oral rehydration salts · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Sodium polystyrene sulfonate versus Oral rehydration salts: national items dispensed by month

▬ Sodium polystyrene sulfonate   ·   ╌ Oral rehydration salts

Oral rehydration… 14

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Sodium polystyrene sulfonate versus Oral rehydration salts, March 2026
Measure Sodium polystyrene sulfonate Oral rehydration salts
Items, March 2026 14 17,040
Items, last 12 months 147 192,074
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £3,393 £241,345

See the full profile for Sodium polystyrene sulfonate or Oral rehydration salts.