Magnesium citrate
Magnesium citrate was ranked 834th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 1,330 items, up 3.6% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Magnesium citrate: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Minerals
- Presentations 15 shown
- Average cost / item £77.84
- Year on year Up 3.6% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Magnesium citrate this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magnesium citrate (magnesium 97.2mg (4mmol)) tablets | 0905013F0AAAGAG | 485 | £14,994 |
| 100 M-Trate capsules | 0905013F0BLAAAB | 163 | £15,111 |
| Magnesium citrate 100mg capsules | 0905013F0AAABAB | 158 | £11,071 |
| Magnesium citrate 200mg tablets | 0905013F0AAADAD | 132 | £28,338 |
| Acitra 100mg capsules | 0905013F0BKABAB | 110 | £8,087 |
| MagnaTrate 150mg tablets | 0905013F0BJAAAC | 79 | £7,483 |
| Acitra 150mg tablets | 0905013F0BKACAC | 78 | £6,435 |
| Lamberts MagAsorb 150mg tablets | 0905013F0BHAAAC | 46 | £418 |
| MagCit 150mg tablets | 0905013F0BBAAAC | 32 | £5,941 |
| Solgar Magnesium Citrate 200mg tablets | 0905013F0BIAAAD | 21 | £332 |
| Magnesium citrate 150mg tablets | 0905013F0AAACAC | 15 | £4,807 |
| BioCare Magnesium citrate 100mg capsules | 0905013F0BFAAAB | 6 | £92 |
| MagCit 200mg tablets | 0905013F0BBABAD | 1 | £180 |
| Magnesium Diasporal 300 granules for oral solution sachets | 0905013F0BCAAAE | 1 | £4 |
| G & G Magnesium citrate 100mg capsules | 0905013F0BEAAAB | 1 | £2 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Magnesium citrate is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Magnesium citrate volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Magnesium citrate with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
Download this data
The monthly series for Magnesium citrate 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.