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Sodium chloride

National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Fluids and electrolytes
Data updated March 2026

Sodium chloride was ranked 702nd of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 2,851 items, up 0.6% on a year earlier.

2,851items

Dispensed in March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

£56,795

Net ingredient cost · March 2026

NHSBSA PCA

34,349items

Dispensed in the last 12 months

NHSBSA PCA

Figure 1. Sodium chloride: national items dispensed by month

2,851

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

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The individual products dispensed under Sodium chloride, by items this month.

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