Magnesium aspartate
Magnesium aspartate was ranked 547th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 7,243 items, down 2.4% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Magnesium aspartate: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Minerals
- Presentations 7 shown
- Average cost / item £39.17
- Year on year Down 2.4% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Magnesium aspartate this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magnaspartate 243mg (magnesium 10mmol) oral powder sachets | 0905013A0BDABAH | 6,815 | £238,028 |
| AsparMag 243mg (magnesium 10mmol) oral powder sachets | 0905013A0BFAAAH | 229 | £4,803 |
| Mag-A (magnesium 10mmol) granules sachets | 0905013A0BEAAAE | 132 | £35,101 |
| AsparDose 243mg (magnesium 10mmol) oral powder sachets | 0905013A0BGAAAJ | 33 | £994 |
| Magnesium aspartate (magnesium 10mmol) gran for soln sachets | 0905013A0AAAEAE | 21 | £2,791 |
| Magnaspartate (magnesium 10mmol) granules sachets | 0905013A0BDAAAE | 11 | £595 |
| Magnesiocard (magnesium 2.5mmol) tablets | 0905013A0BBAAAF | 2 | £1,429 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Magnesium aspartate is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Magnesium aspartate volumes.
Top regions
- NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board 690
- NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board 606
- NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board 546
- NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board 448
- NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board 384
- NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-trent Integrated Care Board 346
Top dispensing practices
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Magnesium aspartate with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
Download this data
The monthly series for Magnesium aspartate 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.