Top dispensed minerals in England by item number 2021

This statistic displays the leading ten minerals dispensed in England in 2021, by number of items dispensed. In this year, sodium fluoride was the top dispensed mineral at approximately 1.27 million items.

Leading 10 dispensed minerals in England in 2021, by number of items

Characteristic	Number of items
Sodium fluoride	1,266,570
Calcium carbonate	398,058
Sevelamer	75,541
Calcium acetate	69,482
Magnesium aspartate	63,016
Cinacalcet hydrochloride	61,150
Magnesium glycerophosphate	48,378
Zinc sulfate monohydrate	24,576
Other phosphate supplement preparations	18,854
Other calcium supplement preparations	13,789

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Release date

June 2022

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Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

2021

Supplementary notes

Includes mineral supplements given where there is a specific deficiency caused by a condition, or where additional amounts are needed, such as during pregnancy.
The statistic shows the number of prescription items dispensed. 'Items' is the number of times a product appears on a prescription form. Prescription forms include both paper prescriptions and electronic messages.

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