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Tube feed 1 kcal/ml peptide based (0914041) vs Tube feed additive 0.5 kcal/ml high fibre liquid (0914052)

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

Tube feed additive 0.5 kcal/ml high fibre liquid (0914052) was dispensed 3.9× as often as Tube feed 1 kcal/ml peptide based (0914041) in May 2026 — 3,096 items versus 789 in England.

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Tube feed 1 kcal/ml peptide based (0914041) · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Tube feed additive 0.5 kcal/ml high fibre liquid (0914052) · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Tube feed 1 kcal/ml peptide based (0914041) versus Tube feed additive 0.5 kcal/ml high fibre liquid (0914052): national items dispensed by month

▬ Tube feed 1 kcal/ml peptide based (0914041)   ·   ╌ Tube feed additive 0.5 kcal/ml high fibre liquid (0914052)

0 2k 3k Jan 2023 Jul 2023 Jan 2024 Jul 2024 Jan 2025 Jul 2025 May 2026 Tube feed additi… 789 Jan 2023: 893 Feb 2023: 801 Mar 2023: 983 Apr 2023: 780 May 2023: 781 Jun 2023: 964 Jul 2023: 926 Aug 2023: 792 Sep 2023: 956 Oct 2023: 846 Nov 2023: 1k Dec 2023: 811 Jan 2024: 862 Feb 2024: 737 Mar 2024: 844 Apr 2024: 785 May 2024: 934 Jun 2024: 814 Jul 2024: 951 Aug 2024: 937 Sep 2024: 850 Oct 2024: 892 Nov 2024: 793 Dec 2024: 769 Jan 2025: 812 Feb 2025: 644 Mar 2025: 736 Apr 2025: 659 May 2025: 846 Jun 2025: 753 Jul 2025: 1k Aug 2025: 763 Sep 2025: 787 Oct 2025: 882 Nov 2025: 678 Dec 2025: 787 Jan 2026: 568 Feb 2026: 838 Mar 2026: 824 Apr 2026: 616 May 2026: 789

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Tube feed 1 kcal/ml peptide based (0914041) versus Tube feed additive 0.5 kcal/ml high fibre liquid (0914052), May 2026
Measure Tube feed 1 kcal/ml peptide based (0914041) Tube feed additive 0.5 kcal/ml high fibre liquid (0914052)
Items, May 2026 789 3,096
Items, last 12 months 9,308 36,475
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £608,102 £153,386

See the full profile for Tube feed 1 kcal/ml peptide based (0914041) or Tube feed additive 0.5 kcal/ml high fibre liquid (0914052).