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Tube feed 1.5 kcal/ml higher protein (0914011) 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 7.9× as often as Tube feed 1.5 kcal/ml higher protein (0914011) in May 2026 — 3,096 items versus 392 in England.

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Tube feed 1.5 kcal/ml higher protein (0914011) · 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 1.5 kcal/ml higher protein (0914011) versus Tube feed additive 0.5 kcal/ml high fibre liquid (0914052): national items dispensed by month

▬ Tube feed 1.5 kcal/ml higher protein (0914011)   ·   ╌ 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… 392 Jan 2023: 322 Feb 2023: 311 Mar 2023: 346 Apr 2023: 244 May 2023: 323 Jun 2023: 355 Jul 2023: 278 Aug 2023: 326 Sep 2023: 318 Oct 2023: 328 Nov 2023: 329 Dec 2023: 381 Jan 2024: 423 Feb 2024: 362 Mar 2024: 337 Apr 2024: 353 May 2024: 369 Jun 2024: 298 Jul 2024: 361 Aug 2024: 323 Sep 2024: 302 Oct 2024: 358 Nov 2024: 333 Dec 2024: 346 Jan 2025: 342 Feb 2025: 265 Mar 2025: 284 Apr 2025: 331 May 2025: 359 Jun 2025: 356 Jul 2025: 513 Aug 2025: 336 Sep 2025: 429 Oct 2025: 513 Nov 2025: 411 Dec 2025: 434 Jan 2026: 358 Feb 2026: 402 Mar 2026: 415 Apr 2026: 396 May 2026: 392

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Tube feed 1.5 kcal/ml higher protein (0914011) versus Tube feed additive 0.5 kcal/ml high fibre liquid (0914052), May 2026
Measure Tube feed 1.5 kcal/ml higher protein (0914011) Tube feed additive 0.5 kcal/ml high fibre liquid (0914052)
Items, May 2026 392 3,096
Items, last 12 months 4,955 36,475
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £148,812 £153,386

See the full profile for Tube feed 1.5 kcal/ml higher protein (0914011) or Tube feed additive 0.5 kcal/ml high fibre liquid (0914052).