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Carbocisteine vs Dornase alfa

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

Carbocisteine was dispensed 1,466.8× as often as Dornase alfa in May 2026 — 334,426 items versus 228 in England.

334,426items

Carbocisteine · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

228items

Dornase alfa · May 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

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

▬ Carbocisteine   ·   ╌ Dornase alfa

0 182k 363k Jan 2021 Nov 2021 Sep 2022 Jul 2023 May 2024 Mar 2025 May 2026 Dornase alfa 334,426 Jan 2021: 237k Feb 2021: 222k Mar 2021: 249k Apr 2021: 241k May 2021: 230k Jun 2021: 248k Jul 2021: 250k Aug 2021: 240k Sep 2021: 252k Oct 2021: 245k Nov 2021: 255k Dec 2021: 269k Jan 2022: 252k Feb 2022: 236k Mar 2022: 268k Apr 2022: 254k May 2022: 264k Jun 2022: 257k Jul 2022: 259k Aug 2022: 269k Sep 2022: 265k Oct 2022: 266k Nov 2022: 276k Dec 2022: 283k Jan 2023: 282k Feb 2023: 259k Mar 2023: 296k Apr 2023: 267k May 2023: 287k Jun 2023: 292k Jul 2023: 284k Aug 2023: 296k Sep 2023: 289k Oct 2023: 298k Nov 2023: 303k Dec 2023: 304k Jan 2024: 314k Feb 2024: 296k Mar 2024: 301k Apr 2024: 314k May 2024: 321k Jun 2024: 302k Jul 2024: 331k Aug 2024: 319k Sep 2024: 312k Oct 2024: 335k Nov 2024: 321k Dec 2024: 333k Jan 2025: 341k Feb 2025: 306k Mar 2025: 322k Apr 2025: 327k May 2025: 337k Jun 2025: 329k Jul 2025: 349k Aug 2025: 322k Sep 2025: 340k Oct 2025: 353k Nov 2025: 325k Dec 2025: 363k Jan 2026: 350k Feb 2026: 322k Mar 2026: 351k Apr 2026: 345k May 2026: 334k

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to May 2026

Carbocisteine versus Dornase alfa, May 2026
Measure Carbocisteine Dornase alfa
Items, May 2026 334,426 228
Items, last 12 months 4,083,512 3,074
Net ingredient cost, May 2026 £1,673,196 £132,977

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