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Atovaquone vs Pentamidine isetionate

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

Atovaquone was dispensed 35.5× as often as Pentamidine isetionate in June 2026 — 71 items versus 2 in England.

71items

Atovaquone · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

2items

Pentamidine isetionate · June 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Atovaquone versus Pentamidine isetionate: national items dispensed by month

▬ Atovaquone   ·   ╌ Pentamidine isetionate

0 36 72 Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Jun 2026 Pentamidine iset… 71 Jan 2021: 44 Feb 2021: 42 Mar 2021: 39 Apr 2021: 44 May 2021: 35 Jun 2021: 35 Jul 2021: 46 Aug 2021: 53 Sep 2021: 38 Oct 2021: 45 Nov 2021: 52 Dec 2021: 43 Jan 2022: 33 Feb 2022: 38 Mar 2022: 46 Apr 2022: 42 May 2022: 47 Jun 2022: 52 Jul 2022: 50 Aug 2022: 58 Sep 2022: 58 Oct 2022: 56 Nov 2022: 65 Dec 2022: 59 Jan 2023: 72 Feb 2023: 51 Mar 2023: 69 Apr 2023: 55 May 2023: 68 Jun 2023: 55 Jul 2023: 61 Aug 2023: 56 Sep 2023: 58 Oct 2023: 59 Nov 2023: 55 Dec 2023: 72 Jan 2024: 53 Feb 2024: 50 Mar 2024: 52 Apr 2024: 62 May 2024: 66 Jun 2024: 49 Jul 2024: 60 Aug 2024: 49 Sep 2024: 63 Oct 2024: 71 Nov 2024: 48 Dec 2024: 62 Jan 2025: 63 Feb 2025: 57 Mar 2025: 59 Apr 2025: 58 May 2025: 70 Jun 2025: 52 Jul 2025: 58 Aug 2025: 51 Sep 2025: 61 Oct 2025: 59 Nov 2025: 56 Dec 2025: 60 Jan 2026: 53 Feb 2026: 61 Mar 2026: 65 Apr 2026: 72 May 2026: 62 Jun 2026: 71

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to June 2026

Atovaquone versus Pentamidine isetionate, June 2026
Measure Atovaquone Pentamidine isetionate
Items, June 2026 71 2
Items, last 12 months 729 16
Net ingredient cost, June 2026 £41,093 £64

See the full profile for Atovaquone or Pentamidine isetionate.