Powder thickener - gum based (0913161)
Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) was ranked 277th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 43,774 items, up 2.0% on a year earlier.
43,774items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£1,428,243
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
538,123items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Powder thickener - gum based (0913161): national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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Top presentations, March 2026
The individual products dispensed under Powder thickener - gum based (0913161), by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Nutilis Clear powder | 16,027 | £551,991 |
| Resource ThickenUp Clear powder | 15,151 | £670,139 |
| Instant Carobel powder | 7,352 | £72,591 |
| Thick & Easy Clear powder | 4,653 | £121,444 |
| Swalloweze Clear Instant Food & Fluid Thickener powder | 236 | £4,521 |
| Resource ThickenUp Clear powder 1.2g sachets | 194 | £2,914 |
| Nutilis Clear powder 1.25g sachets | 144 | £4,376 |
| Swalloweze Clear Instant Food & Fluid Thickener pdr 1.6g | 8 | £130 |
| Thick & Easy Clear powder 1.4g sachets | 6 | £126 |
| Osmosip Clear & Thick Instant Thickener powder | 3 | £12 |
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