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Alendronic acid vs Romosozumab

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

Alendronic acid was dispensed 412,874.0× as often as Romosozumab in April 2026 — 412,874 items versus 1 in England.

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Alendronic acid · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Romosozumab · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Alendronic acid versus Romosozumab: national items dispensed by month

▬ Alendronic acid   ·   ╌ Romosozumab

0 240k 481k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Romosozumab 412,874 Jan 2021: 459k Feb 2021: 429k Mar 2021: 478k Apr 2021: 462k May 2021: 439k Jun 2021: 468k Jul 2021: 467k Aug 2021: 447k Sep 2021: 464k Oct 2021: 444k Nov 2021: 458k Dec 2021: 481k Jan 2022: 446k Feb 2022: 419k Mar 2022: 470k Apr 2022: 442k May 2022: 458k Jun 2022: 431k Jul 2022: 404k Aug 2022: 448k Sep 2022: 433k Oct 2022: 428k Nov 2022: 435k Dec 2022: 435k Jan 2023: 428k Feb 2023: 394k Mar 2023: 447k Apr 2023: 404k May 2023: 430k Jun 2023: 437k Jul 2023: 426k Aug 2023: 438k Sep 2023: 427k Oct 2023: 431k Nov 2023: 436k Dec 2023: 431k Jan 2024: 439k Feb 2024: 412k Mar 2024: 419k Apr 2024: 431k May 2024: 441k Jun 2024: 410k Jul 2024: 447k Aug 2024: 433k Sep 2024: 419k Oct 2024: 443k Nov 2024: 423k Dec 2024: 434k Jan 2025: 437k Feb 2025: 391k Mar 2025: 414k Apr 2025: 417k May 2025: 431k Jun 2025: 415k Jul 2025: 443k Aug 2025: 408k Sep 2025: 425k Oct 2025: 437k Nov 2025: 401k Dec 2025: 444k Jan 2026: 420k Feb 2026: 386k Mar 2026: 421k Apr 2026: 413k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Alendronic acid versus Romosozumab, April 2026
Measure Alendronic acid Romosozumab
Items, April 2026 412,874 1
Items, last 12 months 5,043,794 7
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £599,976 £428

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