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Calcium folinate vs Capecitabine

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

Calcium folinate was dispensed 76.0× as often as Capecitabine in March 2026 — 228 items versus 3 in England.

228items

Calcium folinate · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

3items

Capecitabine · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Calcium folinate versus Capecitabine: national items dispensed by month

▬ Calcium folinate   ·   ╌ Capecitabine

Capecitabine 228

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Calcium folinate versus Capecitabine, March 2026
Measure Calcium folinate Capecitabine
Items, March 2026 228 3
Items, last 12 months 2,810 19
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £46,817 £412

See the full profile for Calcium folinate or Capecitabine.