Calcium carbonate
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Minerals
Calcium carbonate was ranked 313th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 36,530 items, up 4.8% on a year earlier.
36,530items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£205,253
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
436,397items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Calcium carbonate: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Calcium carbonate, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Adcal 1500mg chewable tablets | 19,447 | £92,117 |
| Calcium carbonate 1.25g chewable tablets sugar free | 8,261 | £43,529 |
| Calcichew 500mg chewable tablets | 6,379 | £39,395 |
| Calcichew Forte chewable tablets | 1,952 | £24,530 |
| A1-Cal 500mg effervescent tablets | 198 | £1,878 |
| AaceCa 500mg effervescent tablets | 183 | £1,675 |
| Cacit 500mg effervescent tablets | 31 | £275 |
| A1-Cal 500mg chewable tablets | 20 | £47 |
| A1-Cal 250mg effervescent tablets | 20 | £1,409 |
| Calcium 500 tablets | 13 | £54 |
| Calcium carbonate 1.25g effervescent tablets sugar free | 10 | £90 |
| SunVit-Pro Calcium carbonate 1.25g chewable tablets | 10 | £37 |
| SunVit-Pro Calcium carbonate 1.5g chewable tablets | 3 | £7 |
| AaceCa 250mg dispersible tablets | 2 | £208 |
| AaceCa 1250mg chewable tablets | 1 | £2 |
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