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Carbocisteine vs Dornase alfa

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

Carbocisteine was dispensed 1,468.6× as often as Dornase alfa in March 2026 — 350,997 items versus 239 in England.

350,997items

Carbocisteine · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

239items

Dornase alfa · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Carbocisteine versus Dornase alfa: national items dispensed by month

▬ Carbocisteine   ·   ╌ Dornase alfa

Dornase alfa 350,997

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Carbocisteine versus Dornase alfa, March 2026
Measure Carbocisteine Dornase alfa
Items, March 2026 350,997 239
Items, last 12 months 4,068,258 3,153
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £1,765,404 £138,504

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