Sodium fluoride
National NHS prescribing (Prescription Cost Analysis) · Minerals
Sodium fluoride was ranked 159th of 1,794 medicines by items in March 2026, with 129,961 items, up 6.3% on a year earlier.
129,961items
Dispensed in March 2026
NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis
£2,983,164
Net ingredient cost · March 2026
NHSBSA PCA
1,474,874items
Dispensed in the last 12 months
NHSBSA PCA
Figure 1. Sodium fluoride: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026
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The individual products dispensed under Sodium fluoride, by items this month.
| Presentation | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|
| Colgate Duraphat 5000ppm fluoride toothpaste | 82,711 | £2,158,449 |
| Colgate Duraphat 2800ppm fluoride toothpaste | 18,987 | £223,535 |
| Sodium fluoride 1.1% dental paste sugar free | 18,962 | £539,586 |
| Sodium fluoride 0.619% dental paste sugar free | 5,963 | £40,737 |
| Sodium fluoride 0.05% mouthwash sugar free | 2,576 | £16,620 |
| Colgate FluoriGard 0.05% daily dental rinse | 331 | £1,974 |
| Colgate Fluorigard Fluoride Rinse Mouthwash Alcohol Free | 275 | £1,333 |
| Endekay 0.05% daily fluoride mouthrinse | 106 | £406 |
| Fluoritop HF 5000ppm fluoride toothpaste | 25 | £184 |
| Colgate Duraphat Protify 5000ppm fluoride toothpaste | 14 | £273 |
| Fluoritop LF 2800ppm fluoride toothpaste | 7 | £24 |
| Endekay 0.05% fluoride mouthrinse alcohol free | 3 | £24 |
| Colgate Duraphat 50mg/ml dental suspension | 1 | £18 |
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