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Calcium carbonate

Calcium carbonate

Nutrition and Blood Minerals BNF 0905011D0

Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Calcium carbonate was ranked 311th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 34,267 items, down 7.3% on a year earlier.

34,267items -7.3%

Dispensed in May 2026

433,772items

Rolling 12 months

£191,991

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 Minerals
Presentations 15 shown
Average cost / item £5.60
Year on year Down 7.3% 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, May 2026

The individual products dispensed under Calcium carbonate this month.

Presentations of Calcium carbonate, May 2026
Presentation	BNF code	Items	Net ingredient cost
Adcal 1500mg chewable tablets	0905011D0BHAAAK	17,728	£82,632
Calcium carbonate 1.25g chewable tablets sugar free	0905011D0AAAJAJ	8,116	£42,182
Calcichew 500mg chewable tablets	0905011D0BCAAAJ	5,951	£37,309
Calcichew Forte chewable tablets	0905011D0BCABAG	1,897	£23,319
Calcium carbonate 1.25g effervescent tablets sugar free	0905011D0AAADAD	56	£500
A1-Cal 500mg effervescent tablets	0905011D0BIACAD	257	£2,267
AaceCa 500mg effervescent tablets	0905011D0BJACAD	165	£1,560
Cacit 500mg effervescent tablets	0905011D0BDAAAD	35	£316
A1-Cal 250mg effervescent tablets	0905011D0BIADAN	20	£1,487
A1-Cal 500mg chewable tablets	0905011D0BIAAAJ	16	£33
Calcium 500 tablets	0905011D0BEAAAE	9	£34
AaceCa 250mg dispersible tablets	0905011D0BJABAP	5	£305
SunVit-Pro Calcium carbonate 1.25g chewable tablets	0905011D0BKAAAJ	5	£28
AaceCa 1500mg chewable tablets	0905011D0BJAAAK	3	£10
A1-Cal Max 1500mg chewable tablets	0905011D0BIABAK	2	£8

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.

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Top dispensing practices

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

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