Magnesium citrate
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Minerals
Magnesium citrate was ranked 853rd of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 1,309 items, up 24.2% on a year earlier.
1,309items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£87,984
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
15,341items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Magnesium citrate: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Magnesium citrate, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Magnesium citrate (magnesium 97.2mg (4mmol)) tablets | 507 | £15,961 |
| 100 M-Trate capsules | 167 | £14,457 |
| Magnesium citrate 100mg capsules | 137 | £2,092 |
| Magnesium citrate 200mg tablets | 133 | £24,981 |
| Acitra 100mg capsules | 115 | £8,800 |
| Acitra 150mg tablets | 76 | £5,628 |
| MagnaTrate 150mg tablets | 59 | £5,476 |
| Lamberts MagAsorb 150mg tablets | 49 | £458 |
| MagCit 150mg tablets | 34 | £6,155 |
| Solgar Magnesium Citrate 200mg tablets | 9 | £196 |
| Magnesium citrate 150mg tablets | 8 | £2,554 |
| BioCare Magnesium citrate 100mg capsules | 4 | £48 |
| Acitra 200mg tablets | 4 | £414 |
| MagnaTrate 200mg tablets | 3 | £477 |
| Magnesium Diasporal 300 granules for oral solution sachets | 2 | £285 |
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