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Aciclovir vs Palivizumab

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

Aciclovir was dispensed 116,865.0× as often as Palivizumab in June 2026 — 116,865 items versus 1 in England.

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Aciclovir · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Palivizumab · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Aciclovir versus Palivizumab: national items dispensed by month

▬ Aciclovir   ·   ╌ Palivizumab

0 58k 117k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2026 Palivizumab 116,865 Jan 2021: 80k Feb 2021: 76k Mar 2021: 85k Apr 2021: 83k May 2021: 80k Jun 2021: 86k Jul 2021: 86k Aug 2021: 81k Sep 2021: 85k Oct 2021: 82k Nov 2021: 86k Dec 2021: 90k Jan 2022: 85k Feb 2022: 81k Mar 2022: 93k Apr 2022: 85k May 2022: 90k Jun 2022: 90k Jul 2022: 91k Aug 2022: 91k Sep 2022: 88k Oct 2022: 88k Nov 2022: 89k Dec 2022: 91k Jan 2023: 90k Feb 2023: 83k Mar 2023: 96k Apr 2023: 85k May 2023: 93k Jun 2023: 96k Jul 2023: 94k Aug 2023: 95k Sep 2023: 91k Oct 2023: 93k Nov 2023: 93k Dec 2023: 93k Jan 2024: 96k Feb 2024: 91k Mar 2024: 92k Apr 2024: 96k May 2024: 99k Jun 2024: 94k Jul 2024: 102k Aug 2024: 97k Sep 2024: 96k Oct 2024: 102k Nov 2024: 96k Dec 2024: 100k Jan 2025: 103k Feb 2025: 92k Mar 2025: 100k Apr 2025: 99k May 2025: 105k Jun 2025: 103k Jul 2025: 110k Aug 2025: 100k Sep 2025: 106k Oct 2025: 108k Nov 2025: 101k Dec 2025: 112k Jan 2026: 110k Feb 2026: 101k Mar 2026: 111k Apr 2026: 109k May 2026: 109k Jun 2026: 117k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to June 2026

Aciclovir versus Palivizumab, June 2026
Measure Aciclovir Palivizumab
Items, June 2026 116,865 1
Items, last 12 months 1,293,430 1
Net ingredient cost, June 2026 £346,874 £564

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