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Taurine vs Other digestive aid preparations

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

Other digestive aid preparations was dispensed 3.5× as often as Taurine in May 2026 — 304 items versus 87 in England.

87items

Taurine · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

304items

Other digestive aid preparations · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Taurine versus Other digestive aid preparations: national items dispensed by month

▬ Taurine   ·   ╌ Other digestive aid preparations

0 542.5 1k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Apr 2025 May 2026 Other digestive… 87 Jan 2021: 132 Feb 2021: 96 Mar 2021: 94 Apr 2021: 125 May 2021: 118 Jun 2021: 97 Jul 2021: 127 Aug 2021: 113 Sep 2021: 114 Oct 2021: 112 Nov 2021: 121 Dec 2021: 89 Jan 2022: 112 Feb 2022: 113 Mar 2022: 101 Apr 2022: 99 May 2022: 118 Jun 2022: 111 Jul 2022: 103 Aug 2022: 100 Sep 2022: 109 Oct 2022: 105 Nov 2022: 94 Dec 2022: 100 Jan 2023: 100 Feb 2023: 83 Mar 2023: 108 Apr 2023: 87 May 2023: 102 Jun 2023: 99 Jul 2023: 103 Aug 2023: 119 Sep 2023: 115 Oct 2023: 115 Nov 2023: 92 Dec 2023: 117 Jan 2024: 118 Feb 2024: 91 Mar 2024: 99 Apr 2024: 115 May 2024: 101 Jun 2024: 86 Jul 2024: 118 Aug 2024: 84 Sep 2024: 99 Oct 2024: 101 Nov 2024: 102 Dec 2024: 124 Feb 2025: 82 Mar 2025: 100 Apr 2025: 94 May 2025: 84 Jun 2025: 95 Jul 2025: 96 Aug 2025: 87 Sep 2025: 89 Oct 2025: 100 Nov 2025: 87 Dec 2025: 88 Jan 2026: 100 Feb 2026: 99 Mar 2026: 100 Apr 2026: 116 May 2026: 87

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Taurine versus Other digestive aid preparations, May 2026
Measure Taurine Other digestive aid preparations
Items, May 2026 87 304
Items, last 12 months 1,144 3,798
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £5,061 £3,962

See the full profile for Taurine or Other digestive aid preparations.