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Calcitonin (Salmon) vs Denosumab

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

Denosumab was dispensed 2,697.0× as often as Calcitonin (Salmon) in May 2026 — 10,788 items versus 4 in England.

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Calcitonin (Salmon) · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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Denosumab · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Calcitonin (Salmon) versus Denosumab: national items dispensed by month

▬ Calcitonin (Salmon)   ·   ╌ Denosumab

0 5k 11k Jan 2021 Oct 2021 Jul 2022 Apr 2023 Jan 2024 Feb 2025 May 2026 Denosumab 4 Jan 2021: 5 Feb 2021: 9 Mar 2021: 4 Apr 2021: 7 May 2021: 13 Jun 2021: 5 Jul 2021: 11 Aug 2021: 15 Sep 2021: 6 Oct 2021: 13 Nov 2021: 13 Dec 2021: 8 Jan 2022: 9 Feb 2022: 7 Mar 2022: 6 Apr 2022: 1 May 2022: 3 Jun 2022: 1 Jul 2022: 2 Aug 2022: 3 Sep 2022: 4 Oct 2022: 3 Nov 2022: 5 Dec 2022: 4 Jan 2023: 2 Feb 2023: 7 Mar 2023: 6 Apr 2023: 7 May 2023: 3 Jun 2023: 5 Jul 2023: 4 Aug 2023: 2 Sep 2023: 3 Oct 2023: 3 Nov 2023: 2 Dec 2023: 1 Jan 2024: 2 Feb 2024: 1 Apr 2024: 1 Jun 2024: 2 Aug 2024: 2 Oct 2024: 1 Nov 2024: 1 Dec 2024: 2 Jan 2025: 6 Feb 2025: 8 Mar 2025: 8 Apr 2025: 1 May 2025: 4 Jul 2025: 2 Aug 2025: 3 Sep 2025: 4 Oct 2025: 4 Nov 2025: 3 Dec 2025: 4 Jan 2026: 2 Feb 2026: 3 Mar 2026: 2 Apr 2026: 4 May 2026: 4

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Calcitonin (Salmon) versus Denosumab, May 2026
Measure Calcitonin (Salmon) Denosumab
Items, May 2026 4 10,788
Items, last 12 months 39 122,862
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £9,703 £1,911,627

See the full profile for Calcitonin (Salmon) or Denosumab.