Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate vs Potassium chloride

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Potassium chloride was dispensed 3.3× as often as Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate in March 2026 — 10,292 items versus 3,146 in England.

3,146items

Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

10,292items

Potassium chloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate versus Potassium chloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate · ╌ Potassium chloride

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate versus Potassium chloride, March 2026
Measure	Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate	Potassium chloride
Items, March 2026	3,146	10,292
Items, last 12 months	30,521	147,921
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£652,413	£291,511