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Aceclofenac vs Allopurinol

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated May 2026

Allopurinol was dispensed 3,142.8× as often as Aceclofenac in May 2026 — 619,140 items versus 197 in England.

197items

Aceclofenac · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

619,140items

Allopurinol · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Aceclofenac versus Allopurinol: national items dispensed by month

▬ Aceclofenac   ·   ╌ Allopurinol

0 331k 663k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Allopurinol 197 Jan 2021: 427 Feb 2021: 392 Mar 2021: 419 Apr 2021: 459 May 2021: 407 Jun 2021: 422 Jul 2021: 432 Aug 2021: 427 Sep 2021: 417 Oct 2021: 387 Nov 2021: 399 Dec 2021: 428 Jan 2022: 400 Feb 2022: 365 Mar 2022: 418 Apr 2022: 400 May 2022: 392 Jun 2022: 407 Jul 2022: 374 Aug 2022: 392 Sep 2022: 380 Oct 2022: 382 Nov 2022: 377 Dec 2022: 370 Jan 2023: 364 Feb 2023: 330 Mar 2023: 390 Apr 2023: 349 May 2023: 371 Jun 2023: 381 Jul 2023: 337 Aug 2023: 366 Sep 2023: 377 Oct 2023: 327 Nov 2023: 375 Dec 2023: 353 Jan 2024: 393 Feb 2024: 323 Mar 2024: 351 Apr 2024: 342 May 2024: 358 Jun 2024: 325 Jul 2024: 357 Aug 2024: 343 Sep 2024: 329 Oct 2024: 361 Nov 2024: 329 Dec 2024: 321 Jan 2025: 331 Feb 2025: 280 Mar 2025: 291 Apr 2025: 303 May 2025: 273 Jun 2025: 269 Jul 2025: 310 Aug 2025: 278 Sep 2025: 292 Oct 2025: 277 Nov 2025: 256 Dec 2025: 255 Jan 2026: 247 Feb 2026: 212 Mar 2026: 228 Apr 2026: 218 May 2026: 197

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Aceclofenac versus Allopurinol, May 2026
Measure Aceclofenac Allopurinol
Items, May 2026 197 619,140
Items, last 12 months 3,039 7,516,006
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £1,892 £618,756

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