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Sodium fluoride

Nutrition and Blood Minerals BNF 0905030G0
Data updated May 2026 Download CSV

Sodium fluoride was ranked 160th of 1,792 medicines by items in May 2026, with 117,261 items, down 4.6% on a year earlier.

117,261items -4.6%

Dispensed in May 2026

1,474,213items

Rolling 12 months

£2,766,449

Net ingredient cost · May 2026

Figure 1. Sodium fluoride: national items dispensed by month

0 68k 135k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 117,261 Jan 2021: 93k Feb 2021: 104k Mar 2021: 111k Apr 2021: 104k May 2021: 104k Jun 2021: 111k Jul 2021: 106k Aug 2021: 98k Sep 2021: 105k Oct 2021: 111k Nov 2021: 117k Dec 2021: 102k Jan 2022: 109k Feb 2022: 116k Mar 2022: 129k Apr 2022: 106k May 2022: 119k Jun 2022: 113k Jul 2022: 110k Aug 2022: 114k Sep 2022: 116k Oct 2022: 122k Nov 2022: 127k Dec 2022: 105k Jan 2023: 124k Feb 2023: 123k Mar 2023: 135k Apr 2023: 106k May 2023: 116k Jun 2023: 122k Jul 2023: 117k Aug 2023: 116k Sep 2023: 117k Oct 2023: 125k Nov 2023: 124k Dec 2023: 107k Jan 2024: 129k Feb 2024: 128k Mar 2024: 124k Apr 2024: 123k May 2024: 124k Jun 2024: 120k Jul 2024: 128k Aug 2024: 118k Sep 2024: 121k Oct 2024: 133k Nov 2024: 127k Dec 2024: 110k Jan 2025: 126k Feb 2025: 123k Mar 2025: 122k Apr 2025: 118k May 2025: 123k Jun 2025: 121k Jul 2025: 127k Aug 2025: 113k Sep 2025: 126k Oct 2025: 131k Nov 2025: 122k Dec 2025: 115k Jan 2026: 125k Feb 2026: 124k Mar 2026: 130k Apr 2026: 123k May 2026: 117k

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
What this is
Net ingredient cost is the list price before discounts and dispensing fees, not what the NHS finally pays.

Top presentations, May 2026

The individual products dispensed under Sodium fluoride this month.

Presentations of Sodium fluoride, May 2026
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.

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.