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Cabergoline vs Pramipexole

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

Pramipexole was dispensed 166.7× as often as Cabergoline in April 2026 — 48,513 items versus 291 in England.

291items

Cabergoline · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

48,513items

Pramipexole · April 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Cabergoline versus Pramipexole: national items dispensed by month

▬ Cabergoline   ·   ╌ Pramipexole

0 27k 53k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 Apr 2026 Pramipexole 291 Jan 2021: 545 Feb 2021: 443 Mar 2021: 458 Apr 2021: 440 May 2021: 402 Jun 2021: 515 Jul 2021: 467 Aug 2021: 460 Sep 2021: 411 Oct 2021: 439 Nov 2021: 441 Dec 2021: 446 Jan 2022: 411 Feb 2022: 421 Mar 2022: 468 Apr 2022: 379 May 2022: 450 Jun 2022: 402 Jul 2022: 430 Aug 2022: 426 Sep 2022: 417 Oct 2022: 404 Nov 2022: 410 Dec 2022: 410 Jan 2023: 452 Feb 2023: 384 Mar 2023: 472 Apr 2023: 389 May 2023: 405 Jun 2023: 407 Jul 2023: 429 Aug 2023: 432 Sep 2023: 414 Oct 2023: 426 Nov 2023: 449 Dec 2023: 422 Jan 2024: 438 Feb 2024: 385 Mar 2024: 423 Apr 2024: 383 May 2024: 422 Jun 2024: 377 Jul 2024: 391 Aug 2024: 383 Sep 2024: 382 Oct 2024: 415 Nov 2024: 376 Dec 2024: 344 Jan 2025: 429 Feb 2025: 329 Mar 2025: 377 Apr 2025: 328 May 2025: 367 Jun 2025: 333 Jul 2025: 391 Aug 2025: 321 Sep 2025: 339 Oct 2025: 352 Nov 2025: 328 Dec 2025: 372 Jan 2026: 328 Feb 2026: 334 Mar 2026: 387 Apr 2026: 291

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to April 2026

Cabergoline versus Pramipexole, April 2026
Measure Cabergoline Pramipexole
Items, April 2026 291 48,513
Items, last 12 months 4,143 596,542
Net ingredient cost, April 2026 £24,090 £615,301

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