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Potassium chloride

Nutrition and Blood Fluids and electrolytes BNF 0902011U0
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Potassium chloride was ranked 491st of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 10,752 items, up 7.9% on a year earlier.

10,752items +7.9%

Dispensed in April 2026

136,367items

Rolling 12 months

£290,845

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Potassium chloride: national items dispensed by month

0 10k 20k Jan 2021 Oct 2021 Aug 2022 May 2023 Feb 2024 Nov 2024 Apr 2026 10,752 Jan 2021: 8k Feb 2021: 8k Mar 2021: 9k Apr 2021: 9k May 2021: 9k Jun 2021: 12k Jul 2021: 15k Aug 2021: 12k Sep 2021: 11k Oct 2021: 9k Nov 2021: 9k Dec 2021: 9k Jan 2022: 8k Feb 2022: 8k Mar 2022: 9k May 2022: 11k Jun 2022: 12k Jul 2022: 16k Aug 2022: 18k Sep 2022: 13k Oct 2022: 10k Nov 2022: 10k Dec 2022: 8k Jan 2023: 9k Feb 2023: 8k Mar 2023: 9k Apr 2023: 8k May 2023: 10k Jun 2023: 14k Jul 2023: 13k Aug 2023: 14k Sep 2023: 14k Oct 2023: 11k Nov 2023: 9k Dec 2023: 8k Jan 2024: 8k Feb 2024: 9k Mar 2024: 10k Apr 2024: 10k May 2024: 11k Jun 2024: 11k Jul 2024: 15k Aug 2024: 16k Sep 2024: 12k Oct 2024: 11k Nov 2024: 9k Dec 2024: 9k Jan 2025: 9k Feb 2025: 8k Mar 2025: 9k Apr 2025: 10k May 2025: 12k Jun 2025: 15k Jul 2025: 20k Aug 2025: 17k Sep 2025: 14k Oct 2025: 12k Nov 2025: 10k Dec 2025: 10k Jan 2026: 9k Feb 2026: 9k Mar 2026: 10k Apr 2026: 11k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Fluids and electrolytes
  • Presentations 13 shown
  • Average cost / item £27.05
  • Year on year Up 7.9% 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 Potassium chloride this month.

Presentations of Potassium chloride, April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Sando-K effervescent tablets 0902011U0BIAAAF 9,929 £152,489
Aad K 600mg (8mmol) Slow Release tablets 0902011U0BQAAAH 360 £42,450
PotaChlor 600mg (8mmol) modified-release tablets 0902011U0BPAAAH 334 £44,122
Potassium chloride 600mg (potassium 8mmol) MR tab 0902011U0AAAHAH 37 £9,950
Potassium chloride 375mg/5ml oral solution 0902011U0AAARAR 23 £20,908
Slow-K 600mg tablets 0902011U0BGAAAH 18 £6,668
Kay-Cee-L syrup 0902011U0BBABAB 16 £242
Potassium chloride 375mg/5ml (potassium 5mmol/5ml) soln SF 0902011U0AAABAB 15 £2,944
Potassium chloride 750mg/5ml oral solution 0902011U0AAASAS 9 £9,618
Duro-K 600mg tablets 0902011U0BMAAAH 5 £126
Aace K effervescent tablets 0902011U0BRAABK 3 £5
Potassium chloride 1g/5ml oral solution 0902011U0AAAYAY 2 £1,311
Potassium chloride 600mg (potassium 8mmol) MR caps 0902011U0AABJBJ 1 £12

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

Where Potassium chloride is dispensed

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

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

Compare Potassium chloride with

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