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Lanthanum carbonate

Nutrition and Blood Minerals BNF 0905022T0
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Lanthanum carbonate was ranked 956th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 629 items, down 4.1% on a year earlier.

629items -4.1%

Dispensed in April 2026

7,192items

Rolling 12 months

£96,529

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Lanthanum carbonate: national items dispensed by month

0 525.5 1k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 629 Jan 2021: 1k Feb 2021: 916 Mar 2021: 1k Apr 2021: 1k May 2021: 927 Jun 2021: 960 Jul 2021: 964 Aug 2021: 904 Sep 2021: 977 Oct 2021: 938 Nov 2021: 922 Dec 2021: 994 Jan 2022: 873 Feb 2022: 859 Mar 2022: 961 Apr 2022: 907 May 2022: 942 Jun 2022: 883 Jul 2022: 866 Aug 2022: 875 Sep 2022: 894 Oct 2022: 829 Nov 2022: 895 Dec 2022: 805 Jan 2023: 823 Feb 2023: 807 Mar 2023: 813 Apr 2023: 747 May 2023: 819 Jun 2023: 782 Jul 2023: 742 Aug 2023: 788 Sep 2023: 747 Oct 2023: 791 Nov 2023: 805 Dec 2023: 794 Jan 2024: 780 Feb 2024: 759 Mar 2024: 765 Apr 2024: 778 May 2024: 791 Jun 2024: 746 Jul 2024: 803 Aug 2024: 741 Sep 2024: 714 Oct 2024: 786 Nov 2024: 737 Dec 2024: 707 Jan 2025: 701 Feb 2025: 681 Mar 2025: 657 Apr 2025: 656 May 2025: 661 Jun 2025: 670 Jul 2025: 713 Aug 2025: 640 Sep 2025: 649 Oct 2025: 666 Nov 2025: 637 Dec 2025: 661 Jan 2026: 643 Feb 2026: 610 Mar 2026: 674 Apr 2026: 629

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Minerals
  • Presentations 8 shown
  • Average cost / item £153.46
  • Year on year Down 4.1% 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 Lanthanum carbonate this month.

Presentations of Lanthanum carbonate, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Lanthanum carbonate 500mg chewable tablets 0905022T0AAAAAA 197 £21,654
Lanthanum carbonate 750mg chewable tablets 0905022T0AAABAB 149 £23,710
Lanthanum carbonate 1g chewable tablets 0905022T0AAACAC 148 £24,711
Fosrenol 1000mg oral powder sachets 0905022T0BBADAD 41 £8,527
Fosrenol 1000mg chewable tablets 0905022T0BBACAC 36 £7,524
Fosrenol 750mg oral powder sachets 0905022T0BBAEAE 28 £4,535
Fosrenol 500mg chewable tablets 0905022T0BBAAAA 23 £4,348
Fosrenol 750mg chewable tablets 0905022T0BBABAB 7 £1,522

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

Where Lanthanum carbonate is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Lanthanum carbonate volumes.

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

Compare Lanthanum carbonate with

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