Low protein meals
Low protein meals was dispensed in England in December 2022, with 341 items, up 3.6% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in December 2022
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · December 2022
Figure 1. Low protein meals: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to December 2022
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Oral nutrition (OLD - DO NOT USE)
- Presentations 12 shown
- Average cost / item £25.14
- Year on year Up 3.6% on a year earlier
Top presentations, December 2022
The individual products dispensed under Low protein meals this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Promin low protein pasta in sauce 66g sach cheese & broccoli | 0904010ALBBALAA | 71 | £1,119 |
| Promin low protein pasta in sauce 72g sach tom, pep, herb | 0904010ALBBAAAA | 52 | £726 |
| Promin low protein X-Pot chip shop curry | 0904010ALBBAEAA | 47 | £2,067 |
| Promin low protein X-Pot beef & tomato | 0904010ALBBACAA | 29 | £813 |
| Promin low protein Mac Pot cheese | 0904010ALBBAGAA | 27 | £736 |
| Promin low protein X-Pot all day scramble | 0904010ALBBADAA | 23 | £956 |
| Promin low protein X-Pot rogan style curry | 0904010ALBBAFAA | 21 | £621 |
| Promin low protein Mac Pot tomato | 0904010ALBBAHAA | 20 | £509 |
| Promin low protein pasta spirals in Moroccan type sauce 72g | 0904010ALBBABAA | 17 | £222 |
| Promin low protein potato pot with croutons cabbage & bacon | 0904010ALBBAIAA | 16 | £328 |
| Promin low protein potato pot with croutons sausage | 0904010ALBBAKAA | 12 | £304 |
| Promin low protein potato pot with croutons onion | 0904010ALBBAJAA | 6 | £171 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to December 2022 OGL v3.0
Where Low protein meals is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Low protein meals volumes.
Top regions
- NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board 243
- NHS Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board 12
- NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board 8
- NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Integrated Care Board 7
- NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board 7
- NHS South East London Integrated Care Board 6
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
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The monthly series for Low protein meals 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.