Sodium benzoate
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Metabolic disorders
Sodium benzoate was ranked 1386th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 30 items, up 30.4% on a year earlier.
30items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£10,484
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
280items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Sodium benzoate: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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A lower-volume medicine: under 1,000 items in the last 12 months.
Top presentations, March 2026
The individual products dispensed under Sodium benzoate, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Sodium benzoate 500mg/5ml oral solution | 16 | £2,168 |
| Sodium benzoate 1g/5ml oral solution | 9 | £4,852 |
| Sodium benzoate 500mg tablets | 3 | £2,743 |
| Sodium benzoate 1.5g/5ml oral solution | 1 | £29 |
| Sodium benzoate 2g/5ml oral solution | 1 | £692 |
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