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Powder delisted probiotic (0913531)

Nutrition and Blood Oral nutrition BNF 0913531C0
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Powder delisted probiotic (0913531) was ranked 1002nd of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 446 items, down 22.2% on a year earlier.

446items -22.2%

Dispensed in May 2026

4,924items

Rolling 12 months

£30,045

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Powder delisted probiotic (0913531): national items dispensed by month

0 469 938 Jan 2023 Aug 2023 Mar 2024 Oct 2024 May 2025 Dec 2025 Jul 2026 938 Jan 2023: 678 Feb 2023: 588 Mar 2023: 678 Apr 2023: 602 May 2023: 636 Jun 2023: 639 Jul 2023: 614 Aug 2023: 636 Sep 2023: 645 Oct 2023: 632 Nov 2023: 655 Dec 2023: 661 Jan 2024: 677 Feb 2024: 561 Mar 2024: 606 Apr 2024: 590 May 2024: 606 Jun 2024: 599 Jul 2024: 643 Aug 2024: 573 Sep 2024: 582 Oct 2024: 622 Nov 2024: 583 Dec 2024: 590 Jan 2025: 608 Feb 2025: 506 Mar 2025: 567 Apr 2025: 522 May 2025: 573 Jun 2025: 494 Jul 2025: 553 Aug 2025: 487 Sep 2025: 524 Oct 2025: 522 Nov 2025: 474 Dec 2025: 527 Jan 2026: 503 Feb 2026: 453 Mar 2026: 492 Apr 2026: 496 May 2026: 446 Jun 2026: 492 Jul 2026: 938

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 £67.37
  • Year on year Down 22.2% 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 delisted probiotic (0913531) this month.

Presentations of Powder delisted probiotic (0913531), May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
VSL#3 Probiotic Food Supplement oral powder 4.4g sachets 0913531C0BCAAAB 442 £29,908
Vivomixx oral powder 4.4g sachets 0913531C0BBAAAA 4 £137

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

Where Powder delisted probiotic (0913531) is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Powder delisted probiotic (0913531) volumes.

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

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

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The monthly series for Powder delisted probiotic (0913531) 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.