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Artemether with lumefantrine vs Mepacrine hydrochloride

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

Mepacrine hydrochloride was dispensed 27.8× as often as Artemether with lumefantrine in March 2026 — 111 items versus 4 in England.

4items

Artemether with lumefantrine · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

111items

Mepacrine hydrochloride · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Artemether with lumefantrine versus Mepacrine hydrochloride: national items dispensed by month

▬ Artemether with lumefantrine   ·   ╌ Mepacrine hydrochloride

Mepacrine hydroc… 4

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Artemether with lumefantrine versus Mepacrine hydrochloride, March 2026
Measure Artemether with lumefantrine Mepacrine hydrochloride
Items, March 2026 4 111
Items, last 12 months 27 1,588
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £130 £32,755

See the full profile for Artemether with lumefantrine or Mepacrine hydrochloride.