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Powder 4:1 formula (0913181)

Nutrition and Blood Oral nutrition BNF 0913181L0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Powder 4:1 formula (0913181) was ranked 1189th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 127 items, down 29.1% on a year earlier.

127items -29.1%

Dispensed in May 2026

1,565items

Rolling 12 months

£32,264

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Powder 4:1 formula (0913181): national items dispensed by month

0 225 450 Jan 2023 Aug 2023 Mar 2024 Oct 2024 May 2025 Dec 2025 Jul 2026 450 Jan 2023: 155 Feb 2023: 158 Mar 2023: 184 Apr 2023: 155 May 2023: 176 Jun 2023: 184 Jul 2023: 160 Aug 2023: 178 Sep 2023: 190 Oct 2023: 159 Nov 2023: 162 Dec 2023: 156 Jan 2024: 166 Feb 2024: 158 Mar 2024: 135 Apr 2024: 147 May 2024: 195 Jun 2024: 152 Jul 2024: 189 Aug 2024: 171 Sep 2024: 140 Oct 2024: 162 Nov 2024: 171 Dec 2024: 180 Jan 2025: 154 Feb 2025: 110 Mar 2025: 176 Apr 2025: 159 May 2025: 179 Jun 2025: 116 Jul 2025: 268 Aug 2025: 146 Sep 2025: 168 Oct 2025: 188 Nov 2025: 145 Dec 2025: 161 Jan 2026: 172 Feb 2026: 155 Mar 2026: 152 Apr 2026: 151 May 2026: 127 Jun 2026: 163 Jul 2026: 450

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Oral nutrition
  • Presentations 2 shown
  • Average cost / item £254.05
  • Year on year Down 29.1% 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, May 2026

The individual products dispensed under Powder 4:1 formula (0913181) this month.

Presentations of Powder 4:1 formula (0913181), May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
KetoCal 4:1 powder unflavoured 0913181L0BBAAAA 93 £27,382
KetoCal 4:1 powder vanilla 0913181L0BBABAA 34 £4,883

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

Where Powder 4:1 formula (0913181) is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Powder 4:1 formula (0913181) volumes.

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

Compare Powder 4:1 formula (0913181) with

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

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The monthly series for Powder 4:1 formula (0913181) 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.