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Powder OTC or discontinued soup (0913311)

Nutrition and Blood Oral nutrition BNF 0913311B0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Powder OTC or discontinued soup (0913311) was ranked 967th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 585 items, up 18.4% on a year earlier.

585items +18.4%

Dispensed in April 2026

5,962items

Rolling 12 months

£24,192

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Powder OTC or discontinued soup (0913311): national items dispensed by month

0 310.5 621 Jan 2023 Jul 2023 Jan 2024 Jul 2024 Jan 2025 Jul 2025 Apr 2026 585 Jan 2023: 381 Feb 2023: 323 Mar 2023: 431 Apr 2023: 338 May 2023: 383 Jun 2023: 414 Jul 2023: 424 Aug 2023: 384 Sep 2023: 403 Oct 2023: 420 Nov 2023: 450 Dec 2023: 412 Jan 2024: 452 Feb 2024: 389 Mar 2024: 413 Apr 2024: 423 May 2024: 451 Jun 2024: 383 Jul 2024: 425 Aug 2024: 413 Sep 2024: 456 Oct 2024: 472 Nov 2024: 504 Dec 2024: 500 Jan 2025: 542 Feb 2025: 392 Mar 2025: 449 Apr 2025: 494 May 2025: 496 Jun 2025: 449 Jul 2025: 497 Aug 2025: 464 Sep 2025: 546 Oct 2025: 577 Nov 2025: 542 Dec 2025: 621 Jan 2026: 587 Feb 2026: 521 Mar 2026: 573 Apr 2026: 585

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 £41.35
  • Year on year Up 18.4% 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 or discontinued soup (0913311) this month.

Presentations of Powder OTC or discontinued soup (0913311), April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Meritene Energis Soup oral powder 50g sachets chicken 0913311B0BBAAAA 392 £16,623
Meritene Energis Soup oral powder 50g sachets vegetable 0913311B0BBABAA 193 £7,569

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

Where Powder OTC or discontinued soup (0913311) is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Powder OTC or discontinued soup (0913311) volumes.

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

Compare Powder OTC or discontinued soup (0913311) with

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