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Calcium acetate/magnesium carbonate

Nutrition and Blood Minerals BNF 0905022U0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Calcium acetate/magnesium carbonate was ranked 1652nd of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 2 items, down 99.7% on a year earlier.

2items -99.7%

Dispensed in April 2026

924items

Rolling 12 months

£19

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Calcium acetate/magnesium carbonate: national items dispensed by month

0 471 942 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 2 Jan 2021: 701 Feb 2021: 693 Mar 2021: 681 Apr 2021: 732 May 2021: 652 Jun 2021: 699 Jul 2021: 713 Aug 2021: 671 Sep 2021: 677 Oct 2021: 686 Nov 2021: 692 Dec 2021: 723 Jan 2022: 668 Feb 2022: 736 Mar 2022: 697 Apr 2022: 710 May 2022: 773 Jun 2022: 786 Jul 2022: 738 Aug 2022: 796 Sep 2022: 777 Oct 2022: 795 Nov 2022: 784 Dec 2022: 724 Jan 2023: 780 Feb 2023: 699 Mar 2023: 741 Apr 2023: 719 May 2023: 790 Jun 2023: 836 Jul 2023: 815 Aug 2023: 796 Sep 2023: 805 Oct 2023: 810 Nov 2023: 817 Dec 2023: 811 Jan 2024: 847 Feb 2024: 818 Mar 2024: 807 Apr 2024: 864 May 2024: 900 Jun 2024: 844 Jul 2024: 934 Aug 2024: 889 Sep 2024: 794 Oct 2024: 913 Nov 2024: 869 Dec 2024: 833 Jan 2025: 942 Feb 2025: 814 Mar 2025: 855 Apr 2025: 688 May 2025: 553 Jun 2025: 363 Jul 2025: 188 Aug 2025: 130 Sep 2025: 93 Oct 2025: 65 Nov 2025: 46 Dec 2025: 18 Jan 2026: 11 Feb 2026: 2 Mar 2026: 6 Apr 2026: 2

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Minerals
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £9.34
  • Year on year Down 99.7% on a year earlier
What this is
Net ingredient cost is the list price before discounts and dispensing fees, not what the NHS finally pays.

Top presentations, April 2026

The individual products dispensed under Calcium acetate/magnesium carbonate this month.

Presentations of Calcium acetate/magnesium carbonate, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Osvaren 435mg/235mg tablets 0905022U0BBAAAA 2 £19

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to April 2026 OGL v3.0

Where Calcium acetate/magnesium carbonate is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Calcium acetate/magnesium carbonate volumes.

Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.

Compare Calcium acetate/magnesium carbonate with

Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.