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RtS 2.5 kcal/ml energy (carbohydrate) liquid (0913142)

Nutrition and Blood Oral nutrition BNF 0913142A0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

RtS 2.5 kcal/ml energy (carbohydrate) liquid (0913142) was ranked 1266th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 90 items, up 2.3% on a year earlier.

90items +2.3%

Dispensed in May 2026

1,041items

Rolling 12 months

£5,734

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. RtS 2.5 kcal/ml energy (carbohydrate) liquid (0913142): national items dispensed by month

0 59 118 Jan 2023 Jul 2023 Jan 2024 Jul 2024 Jan 2025 Jul 2025 May 2026 90 Jan 2023: 77 Feb 2023: 100 Mar 2023: 111 Apr 2023: 99 May 2023: 102 Jun 2023: 85 Jul 2023: 94 Aug 2023: 101 Sep 2023: 118 Oct 2023: 112 Nov 2023: 103 Dec 2023: 86 Jan 2024: 86 Feb 2024: 91 Mar 2024: 78 Apr 2024: 90 May 2024: 83 Jun 2024: 80 Jul 2024: 95 Aug 2024: 83 Sep 2024: 90 Oct 2024: 94 Nov 2024: 77 Dec 2024: 91 Jan 2025: 81 Feb 2025: 66 Mar 2025: 96 Apr 2025: 71 May 2025: 88 Jun 2025: 79 Jul 2025: 113 Aug 2025: 58 Sep 2025: 88 Oct 2025: 113 Nov 2025: 82 Dec 2025: 99 Jan 2026: 88 Feb 2026: 83 Mar 2026: 74 Apr 2026: 74 May 2026: 90

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Oral nutrition
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £63.71
  • Year on year Up 2.3% 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 RtS 2.5 kcal/ml energy (carbohydrate) liquid (0913142) this month.

Presentations of RtS 2.5 kcal/ml energy (carbohydrate) liquid (0913142), May 2026
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Polycal liquid neutral 0913142A0BBAAAA 90 £5,734

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

Where RtS 2.5 kcal/ml energy (carbohydrate) liquid (0913142) is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest RtS 2.5 kcal/ml energy (carbohydrate) liquid (0913142) volumes.

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

Compare RtS 2.5 kcal/ml energy (carbohydrate) liquid (0913142) with

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