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Independent analysis of NHS open data
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Abacavir vs Entecavir

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated December 2022

Entecavir was dispensed 279.0× as often as Abacavir in December 2022 — 279 items versus 1 in England.

1items

Abacavir · December 2022

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

279items

Entecavir · December 2022

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Abacavir versus Entecavir: national items dispensed by month

▬ Abacavir   ·   ╌ Entecavir

0 150 300 Jun 2021 Nov 2021 Nov 2022 Dec 2022 Entecavir 1 Jun 2021: 1 Nov 2021: 1 Nov 2022: 1 Dec 2022: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to December 2022

Abacavir versus Entecavir, December 2022
Measure Abacavir Entecavir
Items, December 2022 1 279
Items, last 12 months 4 3,330
Net ingredient cost, December 2022 £166 £138,668

See the full profile for Abacavir or Entecavir.