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Sodium benzoate

Ear, Nose and Oropharynx Drugs acting on the oropharynx BNF 1203040N0
Data updated March 2025 Download CSV
1items

Dispensed in March 2025

0items

Rolling 12 months

£31

Net ingredient cost · March 2025

Figure 1. Sodium benzoate: national items dispensed by month

0 10.5 21 Jan 2021 Jun 2021 Nov 2021 May 2022 Jan 2023 Jun 2024 Mar 2025 1 Jan 2021: 21 Feb 2021: 11 Mar 2021: 16 Apr 2021: 9 May 2021: 11 Jun 2021: 8 Jul 2021: 7 Aug 2021: 15 Sep 2021: 8 Oct 2021: 5 Nov 2021: 8 Dec 2021: 6 Feb 2022: 2 Mar 2022: 6 Apr 2022: 1 May 2022: 3 Jun 2022: 2 Aug 2022: 1 Nov 2022: 1 Dec 2022: 1 Jan 2023: 3 Jul 2023: 3 Dec 2023: 1 Jan 2024: 1 May 2024: 3 Jun 2024: 2 Jul 2024: 1 Aug 2024: 2 Sep 2024: 1 Oct 2024: 1 Dec 2024: 2 Jan 2025: 1 Mar 2025: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2025

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At a glance

  • Therapeutic class Drugs acting on the oropharynx
  • Presentations 1 shown
  • Average cost / item £31.30
What this is
Net ingredient cost is the list price before discounts and dispensing fees, not what the NHS finally pays.

Top presentations, March 2025

The individual products dispensed under Sodium benzoate this month.

Presentations of Sodium benzoate, March 2025
Presentation BNF code Items Net ingredient cost
Mouthwash solution tablets 1203040N0AAAAAA 1 £31

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to March 2025 OGL v3.0

Where Sodium benzoate is dispensed

The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Sodium benzoate volumes.

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

Compare Sodium benzoate with

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