Low protein pastas
Low protein pastas was dispensed in England in December 2022, with 820 items, down 12.9% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in December 2022
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · December 2022
Figure 1. Low protein pastas: 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 8 shown
- Average cost / item £18.36
- Year on year Down 12.9% on a year earlier
Top presentations, December 2022
The individual products dispensed under Low protein pastas this month.
| 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.
Top regions
- NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board 553
- NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board 44
- NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board 37
- NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board 25
- NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board 13
- NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board 13
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
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Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
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The monthly series for Low protein pastas 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.