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Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate vs Oral rehydration salts

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

Oral rehydration salts was dispensed 5.4× as often as Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate in March 2026 — 17,040 items versus 3,146 in England.

3,146items

Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

17,040items

Oral rehydration salts · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate versus Oral rehydration salts: national items dispensed by month

▬ Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate   ·   ╌ Oral rehydration salts

Oral rehydration… 3,146

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate versus Oral rehydration salts, March 2026
Measure Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate Oral rehydration salts
Items, March 2026 3,146 17,040
Items, last 12 months 30,521 192,074
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £652,413 £241,345

See the full profile for Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate or Oral rehydration salts.