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Other digestive aid preparations

Nutrition and Blood Health supplements BNF 091104000
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Other digestive aid preparations was ranked 1072nd of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 299 items, down 12.6% on a year earlier.

299items -12.6%

Dispensed in April 2026

3,494items

Rolling 12 months

£3,692

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Other digestive aid preparations: national items dispensed by month

0 542.5 1k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 299 Jan 2021: 1k Feb 2021: 1k Mar 2021: 1k Apr 2021: 1k May 2021: 962 Jun 2021: 1k Jul 2021: 1k Aug 2021: 947 Sep 2021: 1k Oct 2021: 1k Nov 2021: 1k Dec 2021: 990 Jan 2022: 943 Feb 2022: 934 Mar 2022: 1k Apr 2022: 1k May 2022: 1k Jun 2022: 1k Jul 2022: 959 Aug 2022: 984 Sep 2022: 1k Oct 2022: 943 Nov 2022: 970 Dec 2022: 943 Jan 2023: 299 Feb 2023: 297 Mar 2023: 323 Apr 2023: 268 May 2023: 316 Jun 2023: 360 Jul 2023: 330 Aug 2023: 318 Sep 2023: 335 Oct 2023: 326 Nov 2023: 325 Dec 2023: 291 Jan 2024: 340 Feb 2024: 328 Mar 2024: 334 Apr 2024: 347 May 2024: 342 Jun 2024: 313 Jul 2024: 358 Aug 2024: 293 Sep 2024: 324 Oct 2024: 357 Nov 2024: 333 Dec 2024: 348 Jan 2025: 393 Feb 2025: 308 Mar 2025: 328 Apr 2025: 342 May 2025: 359 Jun 2025: 350 Jul 2025: 373 Aug 2025: 302 Sep 2025: 338 Oct 2025: 331 Nov 2025: 314 Dec 2025: 326 Jan 2026: 286 Feb 2026: 275 Mar 2026: 300 Apr 2026: 299

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Health supplements
  • Presentations 6 shown
  • Average cost / item £12.35
  • Year on year Down 12.6% 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 digestive aid preparations this month.

Presentations of Other digestive aid preparations, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Bio-Kult capsules 091104000BBNTA0 255 £2,872
Lepicol powder 091104000BBKVA0 24 £508
HealthAid Acidophilus Plus 4 Billion capsules 091104000BBMUA0 7 £98
Lepicol Plus+ powder 091104000BBNSA0 7 £137
Quest Acidophilus Plus capsules 091104000BBBHA0 5 £72
Megadophilus capsules 091104000BBNQA0 1 £5

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

Where Other digestive aid preparations is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Other digestive aid preparations volumes.

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

Compare Other digestive aid preparations with

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