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Powder OTC ONS (0913311)

Nutrition and Blood Oral nutrition BNF 0913311A0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Powder OTC ONS (0913311) was ranked 1055th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 335 items, down 7.7% on a year earlier.

335items -7.7%

Dispensed in April 2026

4,144items

Rolling 12 months

£18,377

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Powder OTC ONS (0913311): national items dispensed by month

0 225.5 451 Jan 2023 Jul 2023 Jan 2024 Jul 2024 Jan 2025 Jul 2025 Apr 2026 335 Jan 2023: 434 Feb 2023: 350 Mar 2023: 405 Apr 2023: 379 May 2023: 421 Jun 2023: 451 Jul 2023: 415 Aug 2023: 403 Sep 2023: 361 Oct 2023: 410 Nov 2023: 412 Dec 2023: 371 Jan 2024: 369 Feb 2024: 355 Mar 2024: 360 Apr 2024: 384 May 2024: 384 Jun 2024: 348 Jul 2024: 381 Aug 2024: 396 Sep 2024: 369 Oct 2024: 392 Nov 2024: 417 Dec 2024: 358 Jan 2025: 395 Feb 2025: 357 Mar 2025: 359 Apr 2025: 363 May 2025: 357 Jun 2025: 355 Jul 2025: 420 Aug 2025: 356 Sep 2025: 355 Oct 2025: 439 Nov 2025: 362 Dec 2025: 403 Jan 2026: 359 Feb 2026: 366 Mar 2026: 394 Apr 2026: 335

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Oral nutrition
  • Presentations 3 shown
  • Average cost / item £54.86
  • Year on year Down 7.7% 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 OTC ONS (0913311) this month.

Presentations of Powder OTC ONS (0913311), April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Meritene Energis oral powder 30g sachets chocolate 0913311A0BCAAAB 171 £10,111
Meritene Energis oral powder 30g sachets strawberry 0913311A0BCABAB 98 £4,992
Meritene Energis oral powder 30g sachets vanilla 0913311A0BCACAB 66 £3,274

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

Where Powder OTC ONS (0913311) is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Powder OTC ONS (0913311) volumes.

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

Compare Powder OTC ONS (0913311) with

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