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Carglumic acid vs Mercaptamine

National NHS prescribing compared (Prescription Cost Analysis)
Data updated June 2025

Mercaptamine was dispensed 8.0× as often as Carglumic acid in June 2025 — 8 items versus 1 in England.

1items

Carglumic acid · June 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

8items

Mercaptamine · June 2025

NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis

Figure 1. Carglumic acid versus Mercaptamine: national items dispensed by month

▬ Carglumic acid   ·   ╌ Mercaptamine

Mercaptamine 1

Source: NHSBSA Prescription Cost Analysis, to June 2025

Carglumic acid versus Mercaptamine, June 2025
Measure Carglumic acid Mercaptamine
Items, June 2025 1 8
Items, last 12 months 7 102
Net ingredient cost, June 2025 £275 £1,536

See the full profile for Carglumic acid or Mercaptamine.