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Abacavir vs Famciclovir

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

Famciclovir was dispensed 517.0× as often as Abacavir in December 2022 — 517 items versus 1 in England.

1items

Abacavir · December 2022

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

517items

Famciclovir · December 2022

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Abacavir   ·   ╌ Famciclovir

0 287.5 575 Jun 2021 Nov 2021 Nov 2022 Dec 2022 Famciclovir 1 Jun 2021: 1 Nov 2021: 1 Nov 2022: 1 Dec 2022: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to December 2022

Abacavir versus Famciclovir, December 2022
Measure Abacavir Famciclovir
Items, December 2022 1 517
Items, last 12 months 4 6,494
Net ingredient cost, December 2022 £166 £320,367

See the full profile for Abacavir or Famciclovir.