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Independent analysis of NHS open data
PharmaInsight

Anakinra vs Methotrexate

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated September 2025

Methotrexate was dispensed 182,888.0× as often as Anakinra in September 2025 — 182,888 items versus 1 in England.

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Anakinra · September 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

182,888items

Methotrexate · September 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Anakinra versus Methotrexate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Anakinra   ·   ╌ Methotrexate

0 99k 198k Jan 2021 Apr 2021 Jun 2021 Aug 2021 May 2024 Mar 2025 Sep 2025 Methotrexate 1 Jan 2021: 3 Mar 2021: 2 Apr 2021: 1 May 2021: 1 Jun 2021: 1 Jul 2021: 1 Aug 2021: 1 Sep 2021: 1 May 2024: 1 Aug 2024: 1 Mar 2025: 4 Apr 2025: 1 May 2025: 2 Sep 2025: 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to September 2025

Anakinra versus Methotrexate, September 2025
Measure Anakinra Methotrexate
Items, September 2025 1 182,888
Items, last 12 months 16 2,236,227
Net ingredient cost, September 2025 £1,469 £2,247,752

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