Bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide vs Entecavir

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)

Data updated March 2026

Entecavir was dispensed 70.5× as often as Bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide in March 2026 — 282 items versus 4 in England.

4items

Bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

282items

Entecavir · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide versus Entecavir: national items dispensed by month

▬ Bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide · ╌ Entecavir

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide versus Entecavir, March 2026
Measure	Bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide	Entecavir
Items, March 2026	4	282
Items, last 12 months	43	3,281
Net ingredient cost, March 2026	£3,518	£123,157