Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate vs Sodium bicarbonate

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Sodium bicarbonate was dispensed 17.8× as often as Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate in March 2026 — 56,139 items versus 3,146 in England.

3,146items

Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

56,139items

Sodium bicarbonate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate · ╌ Sodium bicarbonate

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate versus Sodium bicarbonate, March 2026
Measure	Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate	Sodium bicarbonate
Items, March 2026	3,146	56,139
Items, last 12 months	30,521	646,801
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£652,413	£514,563