Powder thickener - gum based (0913161)
Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) was ranked 276th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 42,152 items, down 9.7% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Powder thickener - gum based (0913161): national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Oral nutrition
- Presentations 10 shown
- Average cost / item £32.76
- Year on year Down 9.7% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nutilis Clear powder | 0913161A0BCAAAC | 15,770 | £539,528 |
| Resource ThickenUp Clear powder | 0913161A0BEAAAA | 14,719 | £647,112 |
| Instant Carobel powder | 0913161A0BGAAAG | 6,554 | £64,403 |
| Thick & Easy Clear powder | 0913161A0BBABAE | 4,527 | £117,818 |
| Swalloweze Clear Instant Food & Fluid Thickener powder | 0913161A0BFAAAB | 247 | £4,384 |
| Resource ThickenUp Clear powder 1.2g sachets | 0913161A0BEABAA | 182 | £3,263 |
| Nutilis Clear powder 1.25g sachets | 0913161A0BCABAC | 145 | £4,134 |
| Thick & Easy Clear powder 1.4g sachets | 0913161A0BBAAAD | 4 | £101 |
| Swalloweze Clear Instant Food & Fluid Thickener pdr 1.6g | 0913161A0BFABAB | 3 | £29 |
| Osmosip Clear & Thick Instant Thickener powder | 0913161A0BDAAAF | 1 | £4 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 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.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
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.
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The monthly series for Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) is in this page's CSV. For the ranked national series across every medicine, with the method and caveats documented, see the most-prescribed medicines dataset in our open data catalogue.