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Artemether with lumefantrine vs Quinine bisulfate

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

Quinine bisulfate was dispensed 4,330.0× as often as Artemether with lumefantrine in June 2026 — 12,990 items versus 3 in England.

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Artemether with lumefantrine · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Quinine bisulfate · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Artemether with lumefantrine versus Quinine bisulfate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Artemether with lumefantrine   ·   ╌ Quinine bisulfate

0 12k 23k May 2021 May 2022 Apr 2023 Dec 2023 Jan 2025 Sep 2025 Jun 2026 Quinine bisulfat… 3 May 2021: 2 Jun 2021: 1 Aug 2021: 2 Sep 2021: 1 Oct 2021: 1 Dec 2021: 1 Feb 2022: 3 Apr 2022: 1 May 2022: 1 Jun 2022: 1 Aug 2022: 3 Oct 2022: 1 Nov 2022: 1 Jan 2023: 2 Feb 2023: 1 Mar 2023: 3 Apr 2023: 1 May 2023: 4 Jun 2023: 3 Jul 2023: 5 Aug 2023: 2 Sep 2023: 2 Oct 2023: 3 Nov 2023: 1 Dec 2023: 4 Jan 2024: 1 Feb 2024: 1 Apr 2024: 1 Jun 2024: 3 Jul 2024: 4 Aug 2024: 3 Nov 2024: 1 Jan 2025: 2 Feb 2025: 4 Mar 2025: 5 Apr 2025: 3 May 2025: 1 Jun 2025: 2 Jul 2025: 3 Aug 2025: 3 Sep 2025: 1 Oct 2025: 2 Nov 2025: 5 Dec 2025: 1 Jan 2026: 1 Feb 2026: 1 Mar 2026: 4 Apr 2026: 2 May 2026: 3 Jun 2026: 3

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to June 2026

Artemether with lumefantrine versus Quinine bisulfate, June 2026
Measure Artemether with lumefantrine Quinine bisulfate
Items, June 2026 3 12,990
Items, last 12 months 29 154,655
Net ingredient cost, June 2026 £64 £43,665

See the full profile for Artemether with lumefantrine or Quinine bisulfate.