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Potassium bicarbonate

Nutrition and Blood Fluids and electrolytes BNF 0902013P0
Data updated March 2026 Download CSV
2items

Dispensed in March 2026

8items

Rolling 12 months

£1,490

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

Figure 1. Potassium bicarbonate: national items dispensed by month

0 6 12 Jan 2021 Jul 2021 Jan 2022 Aug 2022 Feb 2023 Dec 2023 Mar 2026 2 Jan 2021: 12 Feb 2021: 5 Mar 2021: 6 Apr 2021: 1 May 2021: 5 Jun 2021: 6 Jul 2021: 6 Aug 2021: 5 Sep 2021: 7 Oct 2021: 8 Nov 2021: 8 Dec 2021: 4 Jan 2022: 12 Feb 2022: 4 Mar 2022: 9 May 2022: 9 Jun 2022: 6 Jul 2022: 2 Aug 2022: 2 Sep 2022: 2 Oct 2022: 4 Nov 2022: 2 Dec 2022: 1 Jan 2023: 5 Feb 2023: 1 Apr 2023: 1 Jun 2023: 3 Aug 2023: 2 Oct 2023: 4 Nov 2023: 2 Dec 2023: 1 Jan 2024: 2 May 2024: 3 Jul 2024: 3 Aug 2025: 2 Sep 2025: 1 Oct 2025: 1 Jan 2026: 1 Feb 2026: 1 Mar 2026: 2

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Fluids and electrolytes
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £745.00
What this is
Net ingredient cost is the list price before discounts and dispensing fees, not what the NHS finally pays.

Top presentations, March 2026

The individual products dispensed under Potassium bicarbonate this month.

Presentations of Potassium bicarbonate, March 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Potassium bicarbonate 500mg/5ml oral liquid 0902013P0AAAJAJ 2 £1,490

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

Where Potassium bicarbonate is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Potassium bicarbonate volumes.

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

Compare Potassium bicarbonate with

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