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Liquid OTC glucose for diabetic hypo treatment (0913541)

Nutrition and Blood Oral nutrition BNF 0913541B0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Liquid OTC glucose for diabetic hypo treatment (0913541) was ranked 476th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 11,937 items, up 33.6% on a year earlier.

11,937items +33.6%

Dispensed in May 2026

114,635items

Rolling 12 months

£147,127

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Liquid OTC glucose for diabetic hypo treatment (0913541): national items dispensed by month

0 6k 12k Jan 2023 Jul 2023 Jan 2024 Jul 2024 Jan 2025 Jul 2025 May 2026 11,937 Jan 2023: 6k Feb 2023: 6k Mar 2023: 7k Apr 2023: 6k May 2023: 7k Jun 2023: 8k Jul 2023: 8k Aug 2023: 7k Sep 2023: 8k Oct 2023: 8k Nov 2023: 8k Dec 2023: 8k Jan 2024: 8k Feb 2024: 8k Mar 2024: 8k Apr 2024: 9k May 2024: 9k Jun 2024: 9k Jul 2024: 10k Aug 2024: 9k Sep 2024: 9k Oct 2024: 10k Nov 2024: 10k Dec 2024: 10k Jan 2025: 10k Feb 2025: 6k Mar 2025: 8k Apr 2025: 8k May 2025: 9k Jun 2025: 9k Jul 2025: 10k Aug 2025: 9k Sep 2025: 10k Oct 2025: 10k Nov 2025: 10k Dec 2025: 11k Jan 2026: 11k Feb 2026: 10k Mar 2026: 12k May 2026: 12k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Oral nutrition
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £12.33
  • Year on year Up 33.6% 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 Liquid OTC glucose for diabetic hypo treatment (0913541) this month.

Presentations of Liquid OTC glucose for diabetic hypo treatment (0913541), May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Lift Fast Acting Glucose Shot liquid (4 flavours) 0913541B0BBAAAA 11,937 £147,127

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

Where Liquid OTC glucose for diabetic hypo treatment (0913541) is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Liquid OTC glucose for diabetic hypo treatment (0913541) volumes.

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

Compare Liquid OTC glucose for diabetic hypo treatment (0913541) with

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