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Acetylcysteine vs Erdosteine

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

Acetylcysteine was dispensed 81.1× as often as Erdosteine in March 2026 — 47,863 items versus 590 in England.

47,863items

Acetylcysteine · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

590items

Erdosteine · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Acetylcysteine versus Erdosteine: national items dispensed by month

▬ Acetylcysteine   ·   ╌ Erdosteine

Erdosteine 47,863

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Acetylcysteine versus Erdosteine, March 2026
Measure Acetylcysteine Erdosteine
Items, March 2026 47,863 590
Items, last 12 months 479,330 6,930
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £431,484 £5,197

See the full profile for Acetylcysteine or Erdosteine.