Other colour, flavour and sweetening preparations
Other colour, flavour and sweetening preparations was ranked 1587th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 4 items, up 33.3% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Other colour, flavour and sweetening preparations: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Colouring,flavouring and sweetening agents
- Presentations 1 shown
- Average cost / item £23.53
- Year on year Up 33.3% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Other colour, flavour and sweetening preparations this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eosin 2% solution | 190800000AABTBT | 4 | £94 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Other colour, flavour and sweetening preparations is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Other colour, flavour and sweetening preparations volumes.
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Top dispensing practices
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
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The monthly series for Other colour, flavour and sweetening preparations 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.