Sodium fluoride
Sodium fluoride was ranked 162nd of 1,796 medicines by items in May 2026, with 117,261 items, down 4.6% on a year earlier.
Dispensed in May 2026
Rolling 12 months
Net ingredient cost · May 2026
Figure 1. Sodium fluoride: national items dispensed by month
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026
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At a glance
- Therapeutic class Minerals
- Presentations 12 shown
- Average cost / item £23.59
- Year on year Down 4.6% on a year earlier
Top presentations, May 2026
The individual products dispensed under Sodium fluoride this month.
| Presentation | BNF code | Items | Net ingredient cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colgate Duraphat 5000ppm fluoride toothpaste | 0905030G0BPACBY | 74,366 | £1,940,809 |
| Sodium fluoride 1.1% dental paste sugar free | 0905030G0AABYBY | 17,452 | £569,969 |
| Colgate Duraphat 2800ppm fluoride toothpaste | 0905030G0BPABBX | 16,661 | £195,988 |
| Sodium fluoride 0.619% dental paste sugar free | 0905030G0AABXBX | 5,640 | £40,460 |
| Sodium fluoride 0.05% mouthwash sugar free | 0905030G0AABCBC | 2,470 | £15,688 |
| Colgate FluoriGard 0.05% daily dental rinse | 0905030G0BEAFBC | 269 | £1,510 |
| Colgate Fluorigard Fluoride Rinse Mouthwash Alcohol Free | 0905030G0BEAIBC | 263 | £1,304 |
| Endekay 0.05% daily fluoride mouthrinse | 0905030G0BCAFBC | 101 | £412 |
| Fluoritop HF 5000ppm fluoride toothpaste | 0905030G0BQAABY | 29 | £223 |
| Endekay 0.05% fluoride mouthrinse alcohol free | 0905030G0BCAGBC | 4 | £23 |
| Colgate Duraphat 50mg/ml dental suspension | 0905030G0BPAECA | 3 | £54 |
| Fluoritop LF 2800ppm fluoride toothpaste | 0905030G0BQABBX | 3 | £8 |
Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis · to May 2026 OGL v3.0
Where Sodium fluoride is dispensed
The regions and dispensing practices with the highest Sodium fluoride volumes.
Top regions
Top dispensing practices
Regional volumes from NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis; practice volumes from NHS dispensing data.
Compare Sodium fluoride with
Other medicines in the same BNF section, by prescribing volume.
Download this data
The monthly series for Sodium fluoride is in this page's CSV. For the ranked national series across every medicine, with the method and caveats documented, see the most-prescribed medicines dataset in our open data catalogue.