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Powder infant formula (0913251)

Nutrition and Blood Oral nutrition BNF 0913251A0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Powder infant formula (0913251) was ranked 1231st of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 99 items, up 12.5% on a year earlier.

99items +12.5%

Dispensed in April 2026

1,038items

Rolling 12 months

£35,918

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Powder infant formula (0913251): national items dispensed by month

0 58 116 Jan 2023 Jul 2023 Jan 2024 Jul 2024 Jan 2025 Jul 2025 Apr 2026 99 Jan 2023: 78 Feb 2023: 69 Mar 2023: 85 Apr 2023: 78 May 2023: 96 Jun 2023: 89 Jul 2023: 72 Aug 2023: 80 Sep 2023: 90 Oct 2023: 82 Nov 2023: 80 Dec 2023: 106 Jan 2024: 107 Feb 2024: 93 Mar 2024: 79 Apr 2024: 80 May 2024: 89 Jun 2024: 66 Jul 2024: 90 Aug 2024: 82 Sep 2024: 77 Oct 2024: 85 Nov 2024: 92 Dec 2024: 75 Jan 2025: 88 Feb 2025: 58 Mar 2025: 86 Apr 2025: 88 May 2025: 101 Jun 2025: 91 Jul 2025: 116 Aug 2025: 82 Sep 2025: 93 Oct 2025: 90 Nov 2025: 78 Dec 2025: 100 Jan 2026: 95 Feb 2026: 93 Mar 2026: 101 Apr 2026: 99

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Oral nutrition
  • Presentations 2 shown
  • Average cost / item £362.81
  • Year on year Up 12.5% 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 Powder infant formula (0913251) this month.

Presentations of Powder infant formula (0913251), April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Monogen powder 0913251A0BCAAAB 98 £35,535
Lipistart powder 0913251A0BBAAAA 1 £383

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

Where Powder infant formula (0913251) is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Powder infant formula (0913251) 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.