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Bumetanide vs Eplerenone

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

Eplerenone was dispensed 1.2× as often as Bumetanide in April 2026 — 183,413 items versus 158,823 in England.

158,823items

Bumetanide · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

183,413items

Eplerenone · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Bumetanide versus Eplerenone: national items dispensed by month

▬ Bumetanide   ·   ╌ Eplerenone

0 93k 186k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Eplerenone 158,823 Jan 2021: 147k Feb 2021: 137k Mar 2021: 155k Apr 2021: 151k May 2021: 146k Jun 2021: 157k Jul 2021: 159k Aug 2021: 152k Sep 2021: 158k Oct 2021: 151k Nov 2021: 156k Dec 2021: 163k Jan 2022: 153k Feb 2022: 144k Mar 2022: 163k Apr 2022: 154k May 2022: 162k Jun 2022: 157k Jul 2022: 158k Aug 2022: 163k Sep 2022: 159k Oct 2022: 157k Nov 2022: 160k Dec 2022: 160k Jan 2023: 158k Feb 2023: 145k Mar 2023: 167k Apr 2023: 151k May 2023: 162k Jun 2023: 165k Jul 2023: 162k Aug 2023: 164k Sep 2023: 162k Oct 2023: 163k Nov 2023: 160k Dec 2023: 156k Jan 2024: 157k Feb 2024: 148k Mar 2024: 150k Apr 2024: 156k May 2024: 160k Jun 2024: 151k Jul 2024: 165k Aug 2024: 159k Sep 2024: 154k Oct 2024: 163k Nov 2024: 155k Dec 2024: 160k Jan 2025: 161k Feb 2025: 146k Mar 2025: 155k Apr 2025: 158k May 2025: 163k Jun 2025: 160k Jul 2025: 170k Aug 2025: 155k Sep 2025: 160k Oct 2025: 164k Nov 2025: 151k Dec 2025: 168k Jan 2026: 159k Feb 2026: 147k Mar 2026: 161k Apr 2026: 159k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Bumetanide versus Eplerenone, April 2026
Measure Bumetanide Eplerenone
Items, April 2026 158,823 183,413
Items, last 12 months 1,917,269 2,073,679
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £1,241,709 £398,717

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