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Powder thickener - gum based (0913161)

Nutrition and Blood Oral nutrition BNF 0913161A0
Data updated April 2026 Download CSV

Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) was ranked 270th of 1,792 medicines by items in April 2026, with 44,246 items, little changed on a year earlier.

44,246items -0.3%

Dispensed in April 2026

491,296items

Rolling 12 months

£1,444,921

Net ingredient cost · April 2026

Figure 1. Powder thickener - gum based (0913161): national items dispensed by month

0 24k 48k Jan 2023 Jul 2023 Jan 2024 Jul 2024 Jan 2025 Jul 2025 Apr 2026 44,246 Jan 2023: 39k Feb 2023: 35k Mar 2023: 40k Apr 2023: 35k May 2023: 39k Jun 2023: 40k Jul 2023: 39k Aug 2023: 39k Sep 2023: 39k Oct 2023: 39k Nov 2023: 40k Dec 2023: 38k Jan 2024: 39k Feb 2024: 37k Mar 2024: 37k Apr 2024: 39k May 2024: 39k Jun 2024: 37k Jul 2024: 40k Aug 2024: 39k Sep 2024: 38k Oct 2024: 40k Nov 2024: 38k Dec 2024: 39k Jan 2025: 46k Feb 2025: 41k Mar 2025: 43k Apr 2025: 44k May 2025: 47k Jun 2025: 45k Jul 2025: 48k Aug 2025: 43k Sep 2025: 46k Oct 2025: 46k Nov 2025: 43k Dec 2025: 46k Jan 2026: 44k Feb 2026: 41k Mar 2026: 44k Apr 2026: 44k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Oral nutrition
  • Presentations 10 shown
  • Average cost / item £32.66
  • Year on year Little changed 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 thickener - gum based (0913161) this month.

Presentations of Powder thickener - gum based (0913161), April 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Nutilis Clear powder 0913161A0BCAAAC 16,633 £570,372
Resource ThickenUp Clear powder 0913161A0BEAAAA 15,277 £669,467
Instant Carobel powder 0913161A0BGAAAG 6,979 £70,286
Thick & Easy Clear powder 0913161A0BBABAE 4,765 £122,380
Swalloweze Clear Instant Food & Fluid Thickener powder 0913161A0BFAAAB 265 £4,994
Resource ThickenUp Clear powder 1.2g sachets 0913161A0BEABAA 172 £2,960
Nutilis Clear powder 1.25g sachets 0913161A0BCABAC 142 £4,097
Swalloweze Clear Instant Food & Fluid Thickener pdr 1.6g 0913161A0BFABAB 8 £259
Thick & Easy Clear powder 1.4g sachets 0913161A0BBAAAD 4 £101
Osmosip Clear & Thick Instant Thickener powder 0913161A0BDAAAF 1 £4

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

Where Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) volumes.

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

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