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Low protein pastas

Nutrition and Blood Oral nutrition (OLD - DO NOT USE) BNF 0904010AQ
Data updated December 2022 Download CSV

Low protein pastas was dispensed in England in December 2022, with 820 items, down 12.9% on a year earlier.

820items -12.9%

Dispensed in December 2022

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Rolling 12 months

£15,059

Net ingredient cost · December 2022

Figure 1. Low protein pastas: national items dispensed by month

0 492.5 985 Jan 2021 May 2021 Sep 2021 Jan 2022 May 2022 Dec 2022 820 Jan 2021: 858 Feb 2021: 835 Mar 2021: 940 Apr 2021: 932 May 2021: 883 Jun 2021: 985 Jul 2021: 928 Aug 2021: 847 Sep 2021: 929 Oct 2021: 760 Nov 2021: 881 Dec 2021: 941 Jan 2022: 777 Feb 2022: 922 Mar 2022: 922 Apr 2022: 870 May 2022: 832 Jun 2022: 854 Jul 2022: 878 Aug 2022: 968 Sep 2022: 866 Oct 2022: 945 Nov 2022: 960 Dec 2022: 820

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to December 2022

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Oral nutrition (OLD - DO NOT USE)
  • Presentations 8 shown
  • Average cost / item £18.36
  • Year on year Down 12.9% 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, December 2022

The individual products dispensed under Low protein pastas this month.

Presentations of Low protein pastas, December 2022
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Loprofin low protein pasta penne 0904010AQBBAEAA 182 £4,284
Loprofin low protein pasta fusilli 0904010AQBBAHAA 177 £4,221
Loprofin low protein pasta spaghetti 0904010AQBBAGAA 152 £3,266
Loprofin low protein pasta macaroni 0904010AQBBADAA 83 £1,020
Loprofin low protein pasta lasagne 0904010AQBBACAA 74 £613
Loprofin low protein pasta animal shapes 0904010AQBBAKAA 70 £1,104
Loprofin low protein pasta tagliatelle 0904010AQBBAIAA 59 £455
Promin low protein lasagne sheets 0904010AQBCAAAA 23 £97

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to December 2022 OGL v3.0

Where Low protein pastas is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Low protein pastas volumes.

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

Compare Low protein pastas with

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