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Adefovir dipivoxil vs Entecavir

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated December 2023

Entecavir was dispensed 298.0× as often as Adefovir dipivoxil in December 2023 — 298 items versus 1 in England.

1items

Adefovir dipivoxil · December 2023

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

298items

Entecavir · December 2023

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Adefovir dipivoxil versus Entecavir: national items dispensed by month

▬ Adefovir dipivoxil   ·   ╌ Entecavir

0 150 300 Jan 2021 Jun 2021 Dec 2021 May 2022 Oct 2022 Mar 2023 Dec 2023 Entecavir 1 Jan 2021: 5 Feb 2021: 5 Mar 2021: 6 Apr 2021: 3 May 2021: 4 Jun 2021: 4 Jul 2021: 3 Aug 2021: 3 Sep 2021: 4 Nov 2021: 2 Dec 2021: 4 Jan 2022: 1 Feb 2022: 2 Mar 2022: 4 Apr 2022: 4 May 2022: 1 Jun 2022: 4 Jul 2022: 1 Aug 2022: 2 Sep 2022: 4 Oct 2022: 1 Nov 2022: 4 Dec 2022: 4 Jan 2023: 2 Feb 2023: 4 Mar 2023: 3 Apr 2023: 3 May 2023: 2 Jun 2023: 2 Jul 2023: 1 Sep 2023: 2 Oct 2023: 2 Nov 2023: 1 Dec 2023: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to December 2023

Adefovir dipivoxil versus Entecavir, December 2023
Measure Adefovir dipivoxil Entecavir
Items, December 2023 1 298
Items, last 12 months 27 3,355
Net ingredient cost, December 2023 £252 £157,619

See the full profile for Adefovir dipivoxil or Entecavir.