Nutrition and Blood
BNF Chapter 09
Items (National)
69.7M
NHS Cost
£815.0M
Substances
437
Sections
13
The Nutrition and Blood chapter of the BNF contains 437 chemical substances prescribed across England, totalling 69,664,250 items at a cost of £814,952,305 to the NHS.
Sections
| Section | Items | Cost | Substances |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anaemias and haematological disorders | 24.7M | £54.6M | 29 |
| Fluids and electrolytes | 1.3M | £16.1M | 16 |
| Intravenous nutrition | 2 | £119 | 2 |
| Oral nutrition (OLD - DO NOT USE) | 6,146 | £3.4M | 5 |
| Minerals | 1.1M | £18.4M | 27 |
| Vitamins | 35.2M | £135.3M | 30 |
| Metabolic disorders | 2,955 | £1.8M | 16 |
| Foods | 19 | £733 | 1 |
| Compound vitamin and mineral formulations | 132.4K | £417.6K | 1 |
| Health supplements | 12.8K | £856.2K | 4 |
| Other health supplements | 147.0K | £660.7K | 1 |
| Oral nutrition | 6.7M | £469.6M | 266 |
| Enteral nutrition | 282.4K | £113.8M | 39 |
Top Drugs in Nutrition and Blood
| Drug | Items | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Colecalciferol | 28.2M | £103.9M |
| Folic acid | 9.6M | £8.2M |
| Ferrous fumarate | 5.3M | £11.9M |
| Ferrous sulfate | 3.7M | £6.4M |
| Thiamine hydrochloride | 3.7M | £4.5M |
| Hydroxocobalamin | 3.2M | £9.3M |
| Cyanocobalamin | 2.4M | £12.8M |
| Other multivitamin preparations | 1.1M | £8.4M |
| Ready to serve 1.5 kcal/ml milkshake (0913011) | 962.0K | £39.6M |
| Vitamin B compound | 869.7K | £2.2M |
| Ready to serve 2.4 kcal/ml milkshake lower volume (0913011) | 833.9K | £52.7M |
| Alfacalcidol | 788.4K | £5.2M |
| Sodium bicarbonate | 583.1K | £2.7M |
| Powder thickener - gum based (0913161) | 482.4K | £15.9M |
| Powder extensively hydrolysed formula (0913101) | 472.3K | £34.6M |
| Powder 1.6 kcal/ml milkshake (0913011) | 466.1K | £8.5M |
| Calcium carbonate | 419.2K | £2.3M |
| RtS 2.4 kcal/ml m/sk lower volume, higher protein (0913011) | 412.3K | £36.7M |
| Ready to serve 1.5 kcal/ml juice style (0913011) | 393.6K | £22.9M |
| Ferrous gluconate | 276.3K | £365.6K |