Sodium bicarbonate
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Dyspepsia and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
Sodium bicarbonate was ranked 974th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 558 items, up 1.3% on a year earlier.
558items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£135,512
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
6,733items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Sodium bicarbonate: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Sodium bicarbonate, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Sodium bicarbonate 420mg/5ml (1mmol/ml) soln sugar free | 478 | £118,607 |
| SodiBic 420mg/5ml (1mmol/ml) oral solution | 36 | £7,806 |
| S-Bicarb 420mg/5ml (1mmol/ml) oral solution | 15 | £2,619 |
| Thamicarb 84mg/1ml oral solution | 13 | £3,976 |
| EssCarb 84mg/1ml oral solution | 10 | £1,519 |
| Sodium bicarbonate 420mg/5ml (1mmol/ml) oral liquid | 3 | £677 |
| Sodium bicarbonate powder | 2 | £6 |
| BiCarb 84mg/1ml oral solution | 1 | £304 |
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