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Powder thickener - starch based (0913161)

Nutrition and Blood Oral nutrition BNF 0913161B0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Powder thickener - starch based (0913161) was ranked 836th of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 1,321 items, down 18.9% on a year earlier.

1,321items -18.9%

Dispensed in May 2026

14,032items

Rolling 12 months

£46,361

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

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

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Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Oral nutrition
  • Presentations 2 shown
  • Average cost / item £35.10
  • Year on year Down 18.9% 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, May 2026

The individual products dispensed under Powder thickener - starch based (0913161) this month.

Presentations of Powder thickener - starch based (0913161), May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Thick & Easy Original powder 0913161B0BFAAAD 1,288 £45,357
Thixo-D Original powder 0913161B0BGAAAE 33 £1,005

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

Where Powder thickener - starch based (0913161) is dispensed

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

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

Compare Powder thickener - starch based (0913161) with

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

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The monthly series for Powder thickener - starch 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.