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Carbocisteine vs Erdosteine

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

Carbocisteine was dispensed 594.9× as often as Erdosteine in March 2026 — 350,997 items versus 590 in England.

350,997items

Carbocisteine · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

590items

Erdosteine · March 2026

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Carbocisteine versus Erdosteine: national items dispensed by month

▬ Carbocisteine   ·   ╌ Erdosteine

Erdosteine 350,997

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to March 2026

Carbocisteine versus Erdosteine, March 2026
Measure Carbocisteine Erdosteine
Items, March 2026 350,997 590
Items, last 12 months 4,068,258 6,930
Net ingredient cost, March 2026 £1,765,404 £5,197

See the full profile for Carbocisteine or Erdosteine.