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Other amino acidandnutritional agent preparations

Nutrition and Blood Health supplements BNF 091101000
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Other amino acidandnutritional agent preparations was ranked 1369th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 31 items, down 6.1% on a year earlier.

31items -6.1%

Dispensed in April 2026

417items

Rolling 12 months

£3,767

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Other amino acidandnutritional agent preparations: national items dispensed by month

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Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Health supplements
  • Presentations 11 shown
  • Average cost / item £121.52
  • Year on year Down 6.1% 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, April 2026

The individual products dispensed under Other amino acidandnutritional agent preparations this month.

Presentations of Other amino acidandnutritional agent preparations, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Arginine 500mg/5ml oral solution 091101000AAELEL 11 £1,255
Glycine powder (Nutricia) 091101000BBURER 7 £857
Arginine 1g tablets 091101000AAFVFV 2 £48
Solgar L-Glutamine 500mg capsules 091101000BBQPFF 2 £29
GTO Oil Module 091101000BBUNFU 2 £45
L-Serine powder 091101000BBUYGB 2 £656
Glycine 500mg capsules 091101000AAEYEY 1 £282
Arginine 2g/5ml oral solution 091101000AAFSFS 1 £412
G & G L-Arginine 500mg capsules 091101000BBHWCS 1 £13
HealthAid L-Arginine 500mg tablets 091101000BBRVDQ 1 £163
SynBio L-Arginine 500mg capsules 091101000BBUUCS 1 £7

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to April 2026 OGL v3.0

Where Other amino acidandnutritional agent preparations is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Other amino acidandnutritional agent preparations volumes.

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

Compare Other amino acidandnutritional agent preparations with

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