Calcium carbonate
Calcium carbonate was ranked 902nd of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 890 items, down 5.9% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Calcium carbonate: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Dyspepsia and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
- Presentations 13 shown
- Average cost / item £19.00
- Year on year Down 5.9% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Calcium carbonate this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rennie Orange 500mg chewable tablets | 0101021C0BIABAF | 606 | £3,157 |
| Galpharm Peppermint Antacid tablets | 0101021C0BNAAAF | 127 | £131 |
| Calcium carbonate 500mg/5ml oral suspension | 0101021C0AACYCY | 50 | £4,094 |
| Setlers Antacid peppermint chewable tablets | 0101021C0BJABAF | 32 | £133 |
| Calcium carbonate 600mg/5ml oral suspension | 0101021C0AACXCX | 22 | £795 |
| Rennie Fruit 500mg tablets | 0101021C0BEABAF | 18 | £57 |
| Setlers Antacid spearmint chewable tablets | 0101021C0BJAAAF | 11 | £67 |
| Calcium carbonate 300mg tablets | 0101021C0AAATAT | 7 | £2,777 |
| Calconate 250mg dispersible tablets | 0101021C0BKAACI | 7 | £1,380 |
| Calcium carbonate 250mg dispersible tablets | 0101021C0AACICI | 5 | £4,006 |
| Tums Assorted Fruit Antacid tablets | 0101021C0BBAAAF | 3 | £11 |
| Calcium carbonate 250mg/5ml oral suspension | 0101021C0AACECE | 1 | £58 |
| Calcium carbonate 120mg/5ml oral suspension | 0101021C0AACWCW | 1 | £243 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Calcium carbonate is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Calcium carbonate volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Calcium carbonate with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
Download this data
The monthly series for Calcium carbonate is in this page's CSV. For the ranked national series across every medicine, with the method and caveats documented, see the most-prescribed medicines dataset in our open data catalogue.