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Allopurinol vs Sulfinpyrazone

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

Allopurinol was dispensed 647,801.0× as often as Sulfinpyrazone in June 2026 — 647,801 items versus 1 in England.

647,801items

Allopurinol · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

1items

Sulfinpyrazone · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Allopurinol   ·   ╌ Sulfinpyrazone

0 331k 663k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2026 Sulfinpyrazone 647,801 Jan 2021: 513k Feb 2021: 483k Mar 2021: 543k Apr 2021: 528k May 2021: 504k Jun 2021: 541k Jul 2021: 543k Aug 2021: 520k Sep 2021: 544k Oct 2021: 518k Nov 2021: 538k Dec 2021: 565k Jan 2022: 528k Feb 2022: 496k Mar 2022: 559k Apr 2022: 526k May 2022: 551k Jun 2022: 536k Jul 2022: 539k Aug 2022: 561k Sep 2022: 554k Oct 2022: 547k Nov 2022: 560k Dec 2022: 566k Jan 2023: 558k Feb 2023: 514k Mar 2023: 587k Apr 2023: 530k May 2023: 568k Jun 2023: 581k Jul 2023: 566k Aug 2023: 584k Sep 2023: 573k Oct 2023: 580k Nov 2023: 583k Dec 2023: 583k Jan 2024: 596k Feb 2024: 559k Mar 2024: 569k Apr 2024: 592k May 2024: 608k Jun 2024: 567k Jul 2024: 623k Aug 2024: 604k Sep 2024: 588k Oct 2024: 623k Nov 2024: 595k Dec 2024: 616k Jan 2025: 623k Feb 2025: 558k Mar 2025: 595k Apr 2025: 601k May 2025: 626k Jun 2025: 606k Jul 2025: 652k Aug 2025: 606k Sep 2025: 633k Oct 2025: 649k Nov 2025: 599k Dec 2025: 663k Jan 2026: 634k Feb 2026: 583k Mar 2026: 641k Apr 2026: 630k May 2026: 619k Jun 2026: 648k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to June 2026

Allopurinol versus Sulfinpyrazone, June 2026
Measure Allopurinol Sulfinpyrazone
Items, June 2026 647,801 1
Items, last 12 months 7,558,232 21
Net ingredient cost, June 2026 £646,577 £69

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